Why are kids sometimes lazy? Is it problematic or restorative? Find out! Here are questions about laziness kids can ask themselves—and answer. Plus, discover next steps and useful tips to help them manage laziness, and engage in happy productivity.
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Let’s Go For Ice Cream!
Check out these “ice cream-y” ideas! Discover delicious treats, create family fun, and enjoy memorable experiences! (BTW – my favorite ice cream flavor is moose tracks. What’s yours?)
Lasting Lessons from the Olympics and Paralympics
This article will inform and inspire parents and kids as the 2024 Games unfold in Paris, and as the world appreciates the epitome of excellence, and the impactful stories about what drives the athletes!
Best Times Ever!
Discover ten different ways to facilitate fun—and then encourage your family to extend the ideas throughout the entire year. Find out how to maximize play, creativity, exploration, and joy now, and later.
Powering Through Change: Tips For Kids
Change is inevitable. However, it can be challenging! This blog provides self-motivating strategies children and teens can think about, act upon, and share with others. And, parents can encourage all these suggestions!
Summer Qualms? Supporting Kids In Times Of Change
Changes in routines and social situations are inevitable—for example, when the school year ends, or at holidays. Such transition times can be difficult for lots of children. Here are 7 tips for parents to help facilitate smooth change processes.
Summer Learning Lapses? Relax!
During the summer, parents are often concerned whether their kids will retain the knowledge they’ve acquired over the past school year, or whether they’ll experience a learning lapse. Here are some considerations and suggestions for parents.
Let’s Play!
Dr. Joanne Foster’s guide to enriching family time focuses on creative, engaging activities that blend play, learning, and exploration. Discover crafts, games, and outdoor adventures that nurture children’s development and strengthen family bonds.
Intelligence: What’s Praise Got to Do with It?
In this article find out about the nature of intelligence, and what kinds of praise are most effective and encouraging—that is, beneficial for nurturing children’s advancement and their joy of learning.