balance and self-regulation
Teaching your tween about balance and self-regulation for screen time is the goal of these helpful suggestions to try this summer. Read more
Playborhood: Turn Your Neighborhood into a Place for Play
Mike Lanza wrote Playborhood: Turn Your Neighborhood into a Place for Play as a “road map” for solving the “free play problem” confronting families living in a world of safety fears, school encroachment, and adult structured activities. Mike highlights eight diverse neighborhoods where free play is being supported and then outlines six key suggestions for creating such a neighborhood where children can “laugh and run and think... every day.”
recess in every U.S. state
Recess is incredibly valuable for many reasons. A study has been done on the quality, quantity, laws, and regulations of recess in every U.S. state and assigned each a grade. How does your state rate? Read more
dirt and danger
Kids need dirt and danger. Malka Haas turned children loose to play with discarded objects, giving them a different sort of preparation for life. Read more
tips to raise active kids
Parents play a very important role in getting kids moving and positively influencing them to participate in sport, but there’s a lot we can do to help nurture their love of being active. Here are 19 simple tips to raise active kids. Read more
enjoy summer camp
All children experience a mixture of excitement and nervousness when summer camp approaches. Here are tips for helping anxious children to enjoy summer camp. Read more
repeat kindergarten
Some families consider having their child repeat kindergarten, but even the loss of an entire school year may not be grounds for holding kids back a grade, according to some early childhood experts. Read more
child drowning
After a year when many children missed crucial learn-to-swim programming, child drowning remains high, reports the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Read more
Reggio Emilia Approach
The Reggio Emilia Approach is an approach to teaching children based on observing what children know, what they are curious about, and what challenges them. The emergent curriculum develops as the teachers actively seek out and follow the interests of the children.
harmful to punish parents
At long last, states and parents are coming to the same conclusion: It is harmful to punish parents for letting their children take some risks. Read more
