How to Help Your Child Choose the Best Musical Instrument to Play | 4...
With my son entering fifth grade next year, the time has come (so the school tells me) for him to choose an instrument to play for band. Choosing the right instrument at this stage is more important...
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How to Imrpove Your Child’s Test Scores | 5 Steps to Improvement + 11 Ideas...
It’s often a shock when you first find out that your child has received a bad test score. But whether you child’s scores have been slowly falling over time or have taken a sudden drop, it’s important...
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LOL Stations Review — Entertainment for Teens, Birthday Parties, and More
This weekend, my 10-year-old son attended a birthday party at Laugh Out Loud (LOL) Stations—an entertainment facility for older kids, tweens, teenagers, and (sort of) adults. Noise Level The first...
View ArticleStuff to Do During the Summer — Keeping Kids Busy While Teaching New Skills |...
If you’re like me and you have to work out of the home, you want to make your summer extra-special for your kids. Or maybe you’re lucky enough to be able to stay home with your kids full-time. Whatever...
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Benefits of Playing Video Games — and How Gaming Inspires a Love of Learning
Most of the buzz you hear about video games in the parenting community is the bad stuff. How video games take time away from homework (true), can cause isolation (true in some contexts, but certainly...
View ArticleBeware Parents: YouTube Movie Trailer for “30 Minutes or Less” Reveals...
When my family saw the trailer on Comcast for the movie 30 Minutes or Less, it appeared to be your typical humorous–although violent–film. The premise: a young man named Nick gets into trouble with...
View ArticleSchool Closed Due to Bad Weather : How to Keep Kids from Falling Behind
We’ve just finished the second official week of school, and the schools have already had to close for 2 days due to bad weather. No, we’ve not been hit with a snowstorm in September: it’s good-ole’...
View ArticleHow to Keep Halloween Fun–and Avoid that “Too Much Halloween” Feeling
For the first time ever, my son–who’s 11 years old now–suggested that he might be a bit tired of Halloween. At first, I was gripped with a fear that he might be getting “too old” for the holiday–until...
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