Lego has developed a social network for kids: https://www.wired.com/2017/01/lego-life-social-network-kids/
Read More »Kids and fantasy play
January 26, 2017 | For parents of children | Click on title to comment!
Deena Weisberg out of University of Pennsylvania is exploring the importance of imagination and fantasy play in building cognitive skills: http://www.wpr.org/leave-reality-adults-fantasy-helps-kids-learn https://aeon.co/ideas/why-kids-can-learn-more-from-tales-of-fantasy-than-realism?utm_content=buffer36e9b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Read More »Teaching how to tie a shoe
January 25, 2017 | For parents of children | Click on title to comment!
A great instructional video from a master: http://www.scarymommy.com/5-year-olds-shoe-tying-tutorial-goes-viral/?utm_source=FB
Read More »Teens and chores
January 24, 2017 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
A discussion about trying to get teens to do chores: http://yourteenmag.com/family-life/getting-teenager-to-do-chores?utm_source=Weekly+Emails&utm_campaign=d61025cd08-Weekly_Digest_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_418d895dd9-d61025cd08-408240285&mc_cid=d61025cd08&mc_eid=f18f5a8f38
Read More »Kids, Teens, and cell phone use
January 24, 2017 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
Some tips for parents on modeling good cell phone use: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/23/well/family/5-no-phone-zones-for-parents-and-kids-alike.html?mwrsm=Email&_r=0 And some thought about how to deal with teens who are on their phones all the time: Too Much Screen Time? When Your Teenager is Always On the Phone
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