My girls are four and two, and we have been reading since day one. When they were born, I pledged to read them a different book each day throughout…
Browsing: Learning
Why is middle school so hard? And why you should count yourself lucky if your kids move on having formed a bond with at least one teacher or adult.
Scott Wichmann didn’t know about the concept of filling someone’s bucket with kindness until he began writing Have You Filled A Bucket Today? The Musical for Virginia Rep On Tour.…
Make Maymont your homeschool classroom this spring. Maymont educators offer a variety of historical and environmental programs to incorporate into your planning for the school year. Homeschoolers can explore the…
Can parents be overly attentive to their kids? This month, I decided to review The Gift of Failure by Jessica Lahey to find out. This teacher, journalist, and parent addresses…
In her 11 years of experience working with special education students, Beverly Worth Palomba has found that developmentally-challenged individuals require certain teaching strategies. After developing a culinary arts class for…
The Benefits of Exposing Children to Music at an Early Age Early exposure to music not only enhances children’s ability to create and enjoy music, but research shows it also…
“The next time you read a sensational headline in a parenting magazine or hear about the latest research on child development at a meeting or on a talk show, stop…
I have been wanting to read Einstein Never Used Flashcards by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff for some time now. The baby-educating industry has become a huge market yet…
Ideas, Questions, and Knowledge, Oh My! by Victoria Ryan O’Toole Be a good role model. Take advantage of your kids’ “monkey see, monkey do” tendencies to increase their curiosity. Whenever…
A Curious Mind Is Never Bored: Victoria Ryan O’Toole, creator of Molly Moccasins, explains why curiosity is one of the most important skills parents can teach their kids in today’s…
If you think homework overload is interfering with your family life and jeopardizing your child’s wellbeing, you’re not alone. “We were surprised to discover that homework overload is happening from…
