Safe Playground Equipment
July 29, 2022
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When you were a kid, what was your favorite place? Was it the backyard garden, a kindergarten classroom, or your family’s kitchen table? For many kids, their favorite place is the playground. My first grade students proved this day after day. Every morning,…
Cell Phone Manners
July 28, 2022
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Nothing is more exciting and terrifying than handing over that first cell phone to your child. Your child is excited—you are terrified. Using a phone with several parental controls that slowly rolls out more features eases some of that fear, but there are…
How To Stop Stealing: 6 Ways Kids Can Stop Theft
July 27, 2022
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I love to bike. Growing up, my friends and I would spend hours cycling through our neighborhood, racing each other down side streets, and exploring unknown areas. I didn’t use public transportation, so I mainly got around using my bike. It was a…
How Do I Know a Website Is Credible?
July 26, 2022
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What spreads faster than wildfire? Misinformation. In our digitally driven world, information is more than merely available—it’s almost too available. Anyone can create a website, write an article, or share something online without the qualifications or experience to do so. While there’s some…
What to Do When Your Kid Isn’t Invited
July 25, 2022
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I’ve been a mom long enough to know that watching your kids suffer is way worse than suffering yourself. I’m pretty sure it’s a mom-gene thing. And I don’t think it’s just limited to moms. I’ve watched my husband worry over our kids…
Introducing Technology to Your Kids
July 22, 2022
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Kids today seem like they were born with a phone in their hands. There is so much technology available to them, most of which we as parents never had growing up. I can still remember changing the TV channel with my foot while…
Technology and Child Development
July 22, 2022
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Whether we like it or not, technology is an essential part of our kids’ lives. They use it to build relationships with far-away family, exercise their brain with educational games, and express themselves creatively. Tech is even used in the classroom! It’s safe…
Six Ways to Teach Kids How to Handle Peer Pressure
July 20, 2022
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When you were a kid, did your friends ever goad you into doing something you didn’t want to do? I know mine did. Way back in junior high, I let my friends convince me to text in class. I knew that texting during…