help children with anxiety
This summer camp offers activities designed to help children with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders. The basis of the camp is to help children challenge their fears. Read more
sleep training methods
Good sleep is so important for kids, and there are sleep training methods that can aid parents who have problem sleepers. Check out this helpful article. Read more
combatting drowning
A new report by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission finds fatal child drownings are on the rise and highlights the need for continued vigilance in combatting drowning. Read more
trustful parenting
Helicopter parenting, snowplow parenting, fuel-injector parenting, tiger parenting, defensive parenting...the many shades of fear-based parenting. Dr. Peter Gray describes these but advocates for trustful parenting. Read more
rethinking Hot Wheels
The world’s #1 selling toy is on a quest to reinvent itself for today’s kids. Mattel has spent the last four years rethinking Hot Wheels for the digital age and has just released a new product called Hot Wheels ID. Read more
the impact of media on kids
Today’s always-on generation is connected to everyone and everything. Common Sense Media has been researching and chronicling the impact of media and technology on kids since 2003. Read more
Doubled risk of high blood pressure
A recent study shows that overweight four-year-olds have a doubled risk of high blood pressure by age six, raising the hazard of future heart attack and stroke. Read more
Roger Caillois
The early twentieth century Frenchman Roger Caillois was a scholar who studied topics in sociology, biology, anthropology, geology, linguistics, religions, and mythology and how they interconnect and influence each other.
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change defunct golf courses into public parks
With the decline of popularity of golfing, a new movement to change defunct golf courses into public parks or nature preserves has taken hold. Read more
