I am the mother of a preschooler and I have to admit that my child watches several hours of television each week. I am sure he watches more hours than any educator would recommend, but I’ve decided to dismiss the recommendation of the so-called experts. For the record, my child is a precocious, intelligent child who started preschool at the head of his class and will start kindergarten next fall at the head of his class. So who is right? I think we both are because there are …
Keeping Kids Active This Summer
Experts say that kids need 60 minutes or more of physical activity a day. With childhood obesity on the rise, its even more important to keep our kids interested in sports. Keeping these tips in mind could help your children enjoy activity even more.
Make reading fun – use personalized stories
There is no question over the importance of reading during the early years of childhood.
However, it can often be difficult to encourage children to read. This article explains how personalized story books can make the difference.
One Word Can Bring Your Family Closer Together And Create Memories To Last A Lifetime
Every parent hopes their family will build a close and loving relationship. Every parent hopes when their children are grown that they will have many fond memories of their childhood. But how do families create those bonds and memories? That is by creating rituals.
It is so hard in today’s fast-paced, overscheduled world to find time to spend together as a family. It is too easy when a gap appears in the family schedule to simply collapse in front of the television and med…
Boost Your Child’s Vision
Vision problems often run in families, but there are some factors that you can control in your childs environment to help their eyesight. Try these tips to give your childs vision a better chance.
The Recorder
A member of the woodwind family, the recorders history is not well known, although examples of it can be found in medieval paintings, and what appears to be a recognizable recorder-type instrument dating back to the Iron Age has been found although it is made of sheep bone rather than wood! The instrument, however, often gets a bad press, largely due to peoples recollections of struggling to learn the instrument in the classroom or perhaps being unfortunate enough to ha…