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How to Transition from Summer to a School Routine

Preparing children for school after summer break provides direction and fosters a positive attitude toward returning. It sets the stage for a successful year.

Back-to-School Blues: Help Your Child Overcome Anxiety

If your child is skittish about returning to school, you can help them overcome their stress. Start with seeking to understand what's behind the anxiety.

Creative Ways to Teach Children About Water Safety

When you teach water safety skills, you can add sustainable water practices, so your kids can learn to be careful around the water while taking care of the planet.

How to Know if Your Child is Ready for Potty Training

What many may not realize is that readiness for potty training isn't just about age—it's more about your child's individual development. Here's how to know.

5 Tips to Teach Kids the Subtle Art of Graciousness

In an effort to improve both manners and self-esteem, here are five easy tips to practice when accepting a compliment. You'll help raise a gracious kid.

No, Really, Your Kids Need to Do Chores

As a member of the household, and in the interest of building skills that they'll need for a lifetime, your kids should be doing chores. Here's the case for why.

7 Mess-free Ways to Teach your Child about the Environment

If you’re a busy parent looking for easy, dirt-free ways to celebrate our Earth with your child all year long, here are 7 fun, simple ideas to try with your family.

Kid Made Recipe: Funfetti Ice Cream Sandwiches

Add rainbow sprinkles to a package of store bought cookie mix and you’re halfway done already. Who needs the ice cream truck?

5 Things I Hope My Children Learn From Growing a Vegetable Garden

There are endless other little lessons that I hope my children pick up on through gardening. I'm looking forward to the ones they point out to me someday.

17 Books to Read on Cozy Hygge Nights

The best winter reads by authors from Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. This quality children's literature can be enjoyed by readers of all ages.

Kid Made Recipe: No Bake Cinnamon Ornaments

Here’s an easy and inexpensive holiday craft that kids of all ages can make - Cinnamon Ornaments! Gather just a few ingredients, a few cookie cutters, and ribbon or string and get ready to roll.

4 Activities that Will Teach your Child Kindness

Kindness does not always come naturally—especially to little ones who are just beginning to develop. It’s up to us parents to nudge them in the right direction.

Fantastic Winter Books for Kids of All Ages

We find ourselves in the days when the holiday hustle and bustle is behind us but spring feels like it will never arrive.

5 Fun Toys That Will Teach Your Kids To Code

When kids learn how to code they also learn important life skills like how to communicate and solve problems. For parents, the question is where to start. Here are 5 answers.

Short-sightedness is epidemic. The solution? Teach kids outside.

Short-sightedness is epidemic for modern kids. It's tempting to blame screen time, but the problem really lies in the spaces where they live and learn.

Devices May Be Making Our Children Smarter, but Is There a Catch?

Technology has expanded our brain function. But does it lead to improvement in complex life skills, such as problem solving and planning?

From Twilight Sleep to Push Presents: How Birth Has Changed Through the Decades

Since the dawn of time, the process of birth has evolved. But no period in history has seen such monumental change as we have in the last several decades.

Why I'm Not Teaching My Four-Year-Old to Read

Play is the not the only valuable currency in childhood, but an early push toward academics may not have the desired outcome.

15 Kid's Books That Celebrate Immigration

In honor of such a monumental move, here are 15 books to help your child grasp what it means to arrive in a new land.

Helping Children Access the Rich Cultural Heritage of Immigration Through Literature

Libraries are full of wonderful books which can open doors to understanding other people who have different experiences and perspectives from our own.

Teaching your Child Gratitude through Teacher Appreciation

Here's how to instill gratitude in your children and teach them how to express appreciation for their teachers. Plus, songs and stories to inspire both of you.

7 Kids' Books For Celebrating All the Winter Holidays

There is so much to celebrate. These seven children’s books will help you bring that magic home to your kids during the holiday season and cooler months of the year.

Kid Made Recipe: Pumpkin Fudge

Pumpkin spice season is in full swing! These treats are full of fall flavor, have only five ingredients, and are super easy for kiddos to make.