Focus on positive goals
Kids spending too much time staring at screens? Focus on positive goals to get them moving and reading and talking. Read more
practical skills to manage conflict
Conflict isn’t fun, but it doesn’t have to be disastrous either. Teaching kids practical skills to manage conflict in a healthy way will help them navigate everything from small squabbles to big issues. Read more
Parent Cooperative Preschools International
Parent Cooperative Preschools International provides on-going support to families, educators, and social agencies who recognize the value of parents as teachers of their children and the necessity of educating parents to meet the developmental needs of their children.
a waterfront design
The landscape architecture firm behind The High Line, has unveiled a waterfront design that includes everything from a giant ball field to a sandy beach in Manhattan. Read more
play-based approach
Last month a play-based approach for children aged 3-6 became the national educational priority in China. Anji Play is also being embraced in the USA. Read more
bringing independence back
A generation or two ago, parents routinely trusted their young kids to do some things on their own. Here’s how one New Jersey school district is bringing independence back. Read more
3-30-300 rule
This 3-30-300 rule focuses on the crucial contributions of urban forests and other urban nature to our health and wellbeing. Read more
used social media
A generation of kids has used social media their whole lives. How has it affected children’s lives? Read more
bizarre and ineffective
When meeting parents from around the world, a journalist encountered millennia-old methods of raising good kids that made American parenting seem bizarre and ineffective. Read more
Capture the Flag
Usually played outdoors, Capture the Flag is played with two teams of children with the object of capturing the opponent’s flag. The Capture the Flag game has its origins on the battlefield where armies would fly their flags while engaged in battle.
