Because a child’s imagination is Nature’s classroom
This was an interesting article cited by Deborah McNeills recently. Posted via the Public News Service, we found it compelling! And we think celebrating childhood with play only helps! Study: Early Attachment Helps Teens Make Better Decisions October 15, 2010 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, teen smoking rates in [...]
With just a few weeks to go before school started, my three kids were beginning to show the inevitable signs of summer-sibling-strain: way too many squabbles going on with calls to mom or dad for reporting or resolution. So we did the family meeting thing. We started with the ”something has to change” parent speech. [...]
Guest Contributor: Cathy Puett Miller, “The Literacy Ambassador” Today’s families are busy (and scheduled) more than ever. With grocery carts that provide a toy car to ride in (far away from Mom or Dad) and DVD players in cars, there can be too many “no talk” zones. And why is that important? Because, as Dr. Catherine [...]
