Sports are a great way for our kids to get some exercise and have fun, but it is important to encourage friendly competition in order for everyone to maintain a healthy perspective.
It's imperative that we are thorough with preparation and safety when our children study overseas. As a parent of kids who travel abroad fairly often, I share these tips with you.
The week of May 5-11 is Be Kind to Animals Week, and the Humane Society would like to encourage people to take some time to acknowledge how much animals give to us.
Siblings are built-in friends — most of the time. Celebrate National Siblings Day by focusing on what your children mean to each other through fun activities.
Reading is a wonderful way for children to enrich their lives while spending quality time alone or with friends and family, and International Children's Book Day is a great place to start.
Skip the flashcards and all the other academic prep. If you really want to be sure your child is ready for kindergarten, focus on these 17 things (which you're probably already doing every day).
You learn that people are more alike than they are different. Culturally we, and our children, are conditioned to focus on differences—language, culture, politics, religion, race and ethnicity, perspective, etc.—and see them as roadblocks to getting along. You develop understanding. Hosting enables you to focus on and embrace differences, the first steps to building understanding and compassion for one another.
Don't be alarmed by low grades on your child's report card. It's still early in the school year, so take these steps now to ensure that his next report card makes the grade.
