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Storytelling and Learning: The Connection is Real.

What do storytelling, imagination, play, and learning have in common? Much more than you think. If you want to raise a learner, you'd be...

Live in the US? Teach Your Children About Race.

If you live in the United States, there is no escaping racial sensitivity. Here are four steps to help you handle this topic in your family

Mixing Fun and Food in all the Wrong Ways

We want our children to have fun and we want to celebrate life's big events with them. But does it have to be with a sugar overload, unhe...

Exactly What is Play?

When we think of playing, we think of keeping a child busy. But that's not quite what experts have in mind. It is more than just busy, it is

3 Reasons Timeouts Do More Harm Than Good

Timeouts are a popular way of disciplining young children. It is fairly benign and easy to implement. If only it wasn't so broken.

That Child Who Can't Stand to Lose

Competition comes with two big emotions that can be hard to control. How can we help our child to win well and lose better?

Bored Children = Bad Parenting?

Children absolutely should experience boredom sometimes. It is just as important for their development and being busy.

Please Leave Young Children Out of This

Why are children learning to code and memorizing the periodic table by age 5? Let's think realistically about what we are doing here.

Kids Virtual Schooling This Fall? Some Unlearning Needs To Happen.

Learning mechanism in most schools is top down, which goes directly against independent learning. How to return to the independent child?

Prepare Your Home For Learning This Fall (K - 3rd grade edition)

Set up your home for learning this fall. For families with children grades K-3. Series of blog posts to help you get started.