One in seven children is involved in bully-victim interactions. All children lose when aggression is tolerated: the bullies, the victims and the bystanders. Some of the more common forms of bullying include: Physical violence and attacks (including biting, pushing and hitting) Verbal taunts, name-calling and put-downs Spreading rumors Exclusion and isolation from the peer group […]
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!
Review: Gnomeo & Juliet, the movie
It’s movie time for the kids this Valentine’s Day weekend! The latest Disney film to grace the big screen is GNOMEO & JULIET, a spoof of the Shakespearean classic tale Romeo & Juliet. The movie opens this Friday, February 11th and is in 3D (so much fun for your kiddos to wear those glasses if […]
Crazy Makeup — 5 Tips for Finding Safer Products
By Sarah Finnie Robinson, Director of Social Programming at Practically Green I am not one who can dash through the gleaming ground-floor cosmetics bazaar at Saks. No: I am the one you always see perched on a velvet highchair as a fleet of beauticians tsk-tsk over my gaping pores and fine lines and sell me tiny […]
Save Green & Go Green on Back-to-School!
By thredUP.com‘s Chief Mom, Carly Fauth I can’t believe another summer has just flown by! It’s that time of year for parents to pack away the beach towels and bathing suits and pull out the lunch boxes, notebooks, pens and pencils. Unfortunately back-to-school time is all about “new, new, new” and “buy, buy, buy.” This […]
These Are Common Chemicals in Kids’ Food That You Should Avoid
As a mom and a health coach, I’ve always been a label reader and one who is skeptical of food products with a cartoon character on the front and ingredients that remind me of chem class on the back. Recently I was asked by NYC Green Schools to research just what some of these ingredients […]
5 Tips for a “Smart Playroom”
By: Karri Bowen-Poole and Dale Oberlander, two educators who developed Smart Playrooms & who recognize that when children are engaged in a productive and organized play environment they learn and grow naturally. Remember that PLAY is important to a child’s intellectual growth. Children develop a sense of competence and leadership when you reinforce and value their […]
Five Questions with Dr. Edward Hallowell on the “Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness”
Dr. Edward Hallowell is the keynote speaker at our Mommybites Summit in NYC on May 20, 2010. He has authored several books on parenting, including one titled The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness. We asked Dr. Hallowell to answer five questions about his own parenting and childhood. 1. What do you really want for your […]
Dr. Gerard Costa Teaches How to Use Books to Enhance Development
In this video, psychologist Dr. Gerard Costa shares ways to use books to enhance infants and children’s overall development. He discuses the research on how infants respond to the human face and voice and how even young babies can tell if parents are emotionally present around them. Join Dr. Costa in this segment to learn […]