Recently, I visited the Marian Koshland Science Museum in DC. Although the museum is small compared to others in DC, there were several fascinating exhibits. The Earth Lab stood out to me, because the exhibit helped visitors see global warming not just as a national problem, but a problem that personally efforts everyone. My visit […]
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Toys can help children build brilliantly! Building blocks are great toys that teach kids. My children received their first Lego Brick set when they were 3 years old. They were young but my kids were no longer in the habit of putting non-food objects in their mouths so I was comfortable giving them regular Lego
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I’m a mom of two beautiful and brilliant daughters. I am in awe of the things they come up with. Sometimes this fun turns my house upside down, and their “inventions” run into the common areas of our home. My kids are only 5 so it’s OK. I fully recognize that at their age play
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I left home 5 minutes late again, headed towards the baby sitter’s house. All I could think about was all I had to do that day and how can I make up for lost time. Maybe if I went a little faster through this neighborhood, maybe I could get behind that blue car in the
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Thank you Katherine for sharing your guest post! Homeschooling is great because learning can take place anywhere, including your own home. Although I’m not totally homeschooled as a kid, I started to learn reading and writing at home with my mom as my teacher and a couple of curriculum books as her lesson plan. I had
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Recently a study/experiment was released where a researcher sat at a fast food restaurant and observed 55 families with children. Of the 55 families, 40 of those observed had a parent/adult that spent more time on a mobile device than interacting with the kids. There were several that stayed on their device throughout the entire
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Teaching your kids new skills can be one of life’s simplest pleasures. What can be more difficult, however, is discussing something like responsible drinking. Most parents realize talking to their kids about alcohol is a necessary part of parenthood. But when is the right time to mention the subject? And what’s the right approach? As
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