By Emily Levy, founder & director of EBL Coaching As students progress through school, learning to manage their time becomes increasingly important. They begin to have many more tests to study for, essays to write, projects to complete, and homework assignments to turn in. While some students are naturally able to manage these tasks well, […]
Category: Big Kid
We know you probably hear this all the time, but don’t kids grow up so fast!? One minute you’re worrying that your baby will never sleep through the night and may very well go to school without being potty trained and the next minute, they’re all grown up (which brings it’s own set of challenges!). Don’t worry because here you’ll find parenting tips, through big kid articles, videos and activities on fostering positive friendships, healthy eating habits, language and developmental delays, protecting your children from predators, reinforcing learning at home and more!
Green Parenting: What’s In Our Toothpaste?
By Elise Jones, blog editor It never ceases to amaze me when I’m at the store looking to purchase a staple for one of my children what I discover when I look a bit closer at these items. This week (because strep throat has descended upon my house like the plague) I’ve had to purchase […]
Keeping Your Tot Active – Why and How?!
By Julianne Spohrer, Early Childhood Education Director, Kick & Play Kids, step away from the iPad! I know it’s full of fun, educational games, but finger swipes are not exercise! Parents, you’ve heard it many times but getting your child involved in movement classes and sports is crucial for his/her development. Think about how toddlers […]
I Dread Mealtimes with my Sister’s Kids
I am not a parent or a grandparent, but I am an aunt and I hope you’ll address this issue. My sister Brenda and her husband Patrick have two kids, my niece Kathleen, age 5, and my nephew Frankie, age 3. I adore these kids and love being with them, except at mealtimes. I dread […]
Green Parenting: Antibiotics Are Making Us Sicker
By Elise Jones, blog editor As long as I can remember, if I was really sick there was hope my illness could be treated by an antibiotic to be cured quickly. It was the mentality of my grandparents’ and parents’ generation who lived without these quick medicinal fixes and felt what the doctor told them […]
My Grandson Repeated Something Hurtful My Daughter Said
We live near our daughter, Carly, her husband, and their two children, Mikey, who is five, and Julie, who is ten. We spend a lot of enjoyable time with their family, sometimes babysitting, sometimes just everybody being together. A couple of weeks ago when the grandchildren were spending the weekend with us while their parents […]
Fun Family Shows
Hi Everyone! Now that my older son is almost ten, I am always looking for shows that we both enjoy. A few years ago it was a science show called How It’s Made — it turns out that I did not have a clue how anything was made! Last year, it was Cash Cab — […]
Green Parenting: Poisonous Apple & Grape Juice
By Elise Jones, babybites blog editor The apple juice toxicity news has been bubbling to the top of the parenting news cycle on and off for the past year. After Dr. Oz did a show on the topic, there was a murmur of doubt that entered into the minds of parents. But since the FDA […]