Many young people get excited about the beginning of the sports season. Youth sports can be a wonderful thing. Learning how to take instruction, be a team player, build basic motor skills, win and lose with grace and have fun in the process are a valuable part of a child’s growth and development. Any participant…
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At the end of summer, children are facing many transitions in the making. Kindergartners are attending school for the first time. Last year’s fifth-graders will go on to middle school. Eighth-graders who were at the top of the pecking order are entering high school and essentially are now the little fish in the big pond.…
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Time for parenting 101! When David and Victoria Beckham were criticized by parenting experts for allowing their 4-year-old daughter to have a pacifier, David fought back. He took to social media to set the record straight. “Why do people feel they have the right to criticize a parent about their own children without having any…
6 Things for Parents to Remember About Sports
Many young people get excited about the beginning of the sports season. Youth sports can be a wonderful thing. Learning how to take instruction, be a team player, build basic motor skills, win and lose with grace and have fun in the process are a valuable part of a child’s growth and development. Any participant…
6 Ways to Help Children Thrive During Transitions
At the end of summer, children are facing many transitions in the making. Kindergartners are attending school for the first time. Last year’s fifth-graders will go on to middle school. Eighth-graders who were at the top of the pecking order are entering high school and essentially are now the little fish in the big pond.…
Parenting 101
Time for parenting 101! When David and Victoria Beckham were criticized by parenting experts for allowing their 4-year-old daughter to have a pacifier, David fought back. He took to social media to set the record straight. “Why do people feel they have the right to criticize a parent about their own children without having any…