Oct 24, 2019
Moms – Kelli Catana
Halloween can be a tricky time of year for parents. It’s such a fun day for kids who love to dress up in costumes and go door to door trick or treating, gathering bags filled with chocolate, chips, and candy but it can be frustrating for parents who are trying to ensure that their kids aren’t overdoing it on the sugar every night. There are a few ways that parents can limit how much candy their kids are eating without being the person that sucked all the fun out of Halloween. Here’s some advice if you’re looking for some clever ways to make sure your child’s sugar high doesn’t last until Christmas.
https://www.moms.com/how-to-limit-how-much-candy-your-kids-eat-without-ruining-halloween/
Oct 23, 2019
Moms – Elisa Cinelli
If you are considering enrolling your child in Karate lessons, you will want to know when the right time to start is. Martial arts have wonderful benefits for kids, but starting too young can come with costs. The best time to begin will vary from child to child, depending on a few factors. Karate is one of the best activities you can choose for your children. It offers skills that last a lifetime and an opportunity for continuous learning and development. Kids who practice karate have excellent focus and develop useful self-defense skills. The martial art keeps them fit and lets them thrive within a community of strongly bonded friends.
https://www.moms.com/karate-lessons-kids-age-questions/
Oct 23, 2019
Moms – Allison Cooper
There is no glossing over the fact that we live in a world that is consumed with our phones. They are basically mini computers that have become an extension of our arms that we always have handy if we need to text or google something. They are always by our sides. Because so much of what we do everyday has gone digital, this means the time spent on our phones just continues to rise and rise and a new study is sharing some pretty staggering statistics about the toll this is taking on the time we spend (or don’t spend) with our kids.
https://www.moms.com/parents-screentime-same-as-invested-time/
Oct 22, 2019
The Boston Globe – Nicole Graev Lipson
The problem isn’t that parents no longer value politeness. Being well-mannered is among the top four virtues they say they wish to instill, up there with responsibility, hard work, and helping others, according to a 2014 Pew Research Center report. Yet what parents say and what they actually do aren’t always the same, and many families are falling short — including my own. No matter how much my husband and I emphasize courtesy, our children still shout at restaurants and answer grown-ups’ questions by mumbling at their shoes, if they say anything at all.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2019/10/22/parents-give-and-give-and-their-kids-just-get-ruder-and-more-entitled/FyKWSq5b1U4aPJMAR6SyDM/story.html
Oct 22, 2019
Te Washington Post – Deborah Kris
In my work as an education journalist, I often take research about learning and the brain and translate it into usable chunks of information for parents and teachers. But this fall, I took on a personal challenge. Could I teach my 8-year-old about how the brain learns? And could this knowledge help her strengthen her academic confidence and agility?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2019/10/22/daydreaming-is-good-you-other-things-i-want-kids-know-about-their-brains/
