President Obama stood in front of thousands of students last week and asked them to “put your best effort into all that you do.” He challenged them to take the personal responsibility, to set goals for their futures, and to be accountable and put in the hard work it will take to reach those goals. [...]
The switch from summer days to school days is always a challenge. August brings the back to school lists – school supplies, clothes, communication with teachers, books, lunch ideas, bus schedules, after school arrangements …and then there’s the dreaded alarm clock. Yes, your kids need a good night’s sleep also and the switch from summer to [...]
Last week I talked about the rise in blood pressure for kids who do not get outside for enough play and exercise. Another study reported in the Washington Post found equally disturbing news that about 7.6 million kids, ages one through twenty-one – that’s 9% of U.S. children and young adults have very low, deficient levels [...]
When I visualize a parent or caregiver interacting and talking to a baby, I see that baby’s brain light up, neurons popping and wiring all over the language center. When I visualize that same baby watching TV, I see the same language center monotone, quiet, no connections being made. Why? Characters on TV are speaking [...]
“The game is aimed at ages 10 to 15 because kids that age have largely stopped going to zoos and are more interested in things like video games.”
Parents on the lookout for ways to balance their children’s real world experiences with online experiences have a new videogame from national zoos and the folks who study wolves [...]
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