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Family Activities to Keep Your Tween Healthy
by Kimberly Hays February 17th, 2020 | Seasonal, Tweens4 Truths to Communicating with Our Children
by Joe Lawrence February 10th, 2020 | Communication, Elementary4 Ways to Help Kids Reach Activity Milestones
by Marnie Bii February 3rd, 2020 | Development, Preschool5 Tips for Creating a Healthy Toddler Schedule
by Marnie Bii January 27th, 2020 | Infants/Toddlers, Seasonal
Family Activities to Keep Your Tween Healthy
by Kimberly Hays February 17th, 2020| Seasonal, Tweens
It can be difficult to get your tween to disconnect from technology and move to get some exercise. Most often, they’d rather play a video game, watch a movie, or chat with friends on social media. Having at least one activity that you do as a family will assure that
4 Truths to Communicating with Our Children
by Joe Lawrence February 10th, 2020| Communication, Elementary
Communication is the most important part of any relationship. When we communicate well, things run smoothly. When we do not, there is much frustration. Most people would agree with this; however, most of us (me included) are very intentional with making our children better communicators.
We practice communication from the moment
We practice communication from the moment
4 Ways to Help Kids Reach Activity Milestones
by Marnie Bii February 3rd, 2020| Development, Preschool
During the preschool years, the timing of hitting movement milestones tends to spread out across the peer group. Some preschoolers may exhibit a strong ability to run, climb and jump, while others are a bit clumsier. Most kids’ abilities tend to even out upon approaching kindergarten, which is important due
5 Tips for Creating a Healthy Toddler Schedule
by Marnie Bii January 27th, 2020| Infants/Toddlers, Seasonal
Toddlers of all personality types, from outgoing to reserved, thrive on routine. A stable daily routine helps eliminate constant anxiety from expecting the unexpected. Toddlers are taking in new information a mile a minute, so it is important to keep some areas of life stable and calm. You do not
Teen’s Perspective on Schedules
by Sam P. January 20th, 2020| Seasonal, Teens
Schedules are everything. They are so important in my life and many of my friends' lives, simply because they keep us organized. My friends and I all keep fairly busy schedules, so having a way to lay out our day and what we need to achieve makes it much easier
Tweens and Twitter
by Gary Hays January 13th, 2020| Safety, Social, Tweens
Twitter is one of the largest and most popular social media sites on the internet. It allows for quick and easy communication between friends but limits posts to 140 characters, so long dissertations are not a possibility. From the outside looking in, Twitter appears to be a safe enough site
Catching up From Sick Days
by Gary Hays January 6th, 2020| Elementary, School
With winter comes cold and flu season. Let’s face it, when subjected to the confines of a classroom full of other sneezing students, your child is a target for airborne enemies, and more than likely, before the season is over, will catch their own case of the bug. It simply