When you have a pool in your yard, it is important to ensure the safety of your children, as well as the other children in your neighborhood. In some states, a pool fence is a requirement. However, the expense of building a permanent fence around your yard or just your pool may not be in [...]
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Build a Wood Rocking Horse
Are you building a wood rocking horse? Chances are, if you’re a woodworker, you’ll at some point make a rocking horse or hobby horse for some little family member. Here are some pointers for getting started on a project that may well become a family heirloom. Styles of Rocking Horses
Building a Kid-Friendly Backyard
One of the joys of childhood is being able to run around in the backyard. It can be a place for adventure, imaginative play, and a child’s first introduction to sports. Whether you just moved into a new home or you’re simply preparing your yard for a new arrival, there are certain steps you can [...]
Recess: Vital to Healthy Child Development
Ask most students what his or her favorite time of the school day is and “recess” often tops the list. While some 40% of all U.S. school districts continue to cut recess time to add more classroom time to the day, more and more studies indicate that recess is just as important as any other [...]
My Kid Is More Than a Number and So Is Yours
As it stands now, your child’s performance on standardized tests and IQ tests will be the primary factors affecting his or her future education. Although it may be convenient for the education system to separate children into gifted programs and intermediate classes, it fails to address the distinct learning styles and talents that vary from [...]
An Education in Nature
The world as we know it today is overpopulated and our consumption usage is extremely high. It is absolutely essential that why try to make an attempt to keep people and more importantly our children in touch with Mother Earth. The beauty and delicacy of the Earth must not be ignored; it’s changing seasons, natural [...]
Educational Children’s Activities for the Holidays
The holidays are a wonderful time for families to spend time together for laughter, games and delicious food. Helping children learn as they play is one of the best things to help them develop their cognitive and motor skills, especially when they are still young. To help you think of ways to create simple educational [...]
Holden’s Story and Childhood Cancer
Wendy Harless knew something was wrong with her two-year-old son. He kept complaining about his back hurting. Doctors told her that he was just fine, but they kept running tests on him. For three months, the process continued. She and her husband would take Holden in for a new test, they would bring him home [...]
The Remarkable Wooden Rocking Horse
There is nothing more magical and amazing than the experience of watching the joy on a young child’s face as they play on a hand crafted rocking horse. It can consume hours of time transporting them into their own imagination, and it doesn’t matter if they are a boy or girl. The remarkable gift of [...]
Fun and Adventure for Both the Kids and Grandparents
With the change in season and cooler weather families seem to be spending more and more time indoors. This however is the perfect time to load up the family, from the kids to the grandparents, and take off driving through the scenic and colorful fall landscape. The leaves are changing colors and it is still [...]
Barbie: Is She Evil or Good?
Over the past decade there has been attack after attack criticizing the message that one of Mattel’s most popular toys, Barbie, is sending to young girls. Critics claim that Barbie is giving young girls an unrealistic perception of body image. Although I may be several years behind in adding my voice to the argument, I [...]
Education Perspectives: Student-Based Solutions
Few people disagree that our current education model has problems. Trying to get a handle on fixing these problems is difficult—especially when we can’t even agree on what the problems are. Teachers, parents and school administrators all have different perspectives. But the perspective often missing completely from the education conversation is from students themselves. Finding [...]
12 Fun Ways to Celebrate National School Lunch Week
Parents and teachers can do much more than drag out the Food Plate chart during National School Lunch Week, Oct. 10-14. Thanks to the Internet, you can choose from a variety of online quizzes, interactive games, live events in your school and community, and even simple do-it-yourself “fun with food” experiments in your own kitchen.
10 Easy to Improve Memory Activities for Kids
Kids start out as a blank slate. Their brains develop very quickly from birth to three years old, and the development continues at an accelerated rate until they are adults. Improving your kid’s memory is a fun and easy activity. Games are the best way to improve memory and there are easy and fun ones [...]
Most Important Traits of a Teacher
The job of teachers is educating students and helping mold them into individuals that will be able to successfully function in society. Being an effective teacher involves more than having a degree and knowledge of the subject you are teaching. There are many people who have jobs as teachers, but the most successful possess the [...]
Don’t Let Them Lose Their Creativity
Young children are excellent problem solvers and naturally creative individuals. They’re typically not afraid of failure and intuitively engage in the kinds of divergent thinking that people who value innovation tend to prize. Unfortunately, by the time they’ve made it through second grade, that creativity and ability to immediately grasp ideas and concepts in an [...]
Best Rides for Toddlers at Disney World and Disneyland
Many families want to experience the best vacation possible with their young children. In order to do this, many families want to find child-friendly locations. One fabulous destination idea for your next family vacation is Florida or California. Both of these states offer fantastic weather all year round and amazing theme parks, such as Disneyland [...]
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