At the height of 2020’s COVID-19 shutdowns, outdoor activities—and the demand for bicycles and gardening supplies—soared. Electronic screens just didn’t cut it as…
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However it may sound at first hearing, “critical thinking” doesn’t mean “thinking negative things” any more than “graphic novel” means “R-rated literature.” If…
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HELPING YOUR FAMILY START THE DAY RIGHT You’ve probably seen cartoons that portray children leaping out of bed on Saturday morning-then hiding under…
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No matter how high your Bachelor of Education GPA, no matter how many years you dreamed of a career in the classroom, you’ll…
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Children get dozens if not hundreds of daily laughs from “plain old ordinary” life; most adults manage fewer than two dozen laughs a…
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If your typical summer agenda includes a family road trip, you may be especially looking forward to it this year, after months of…
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THE WORLD OF DAYDREAMS It’s annoying to catch a child’s attention drifting when you’re trying to assign chores or teach a class. Yet…
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THE BEST APPROACH TO REWARD “What’s in it for me?” is a question never far from most people’s minds. That can be a…
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5 WAYS TO RAISE OPTIMISTIC CHILDREN We all enter the world convinced we can learn anything and overcome any challenge. Yet many people…
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What do you do with a primary-school-age child who climbs every tall object in sight, forgets to look both ways before crossing the…