When children are very young, their minds are very quick to retain information. Think for a moment of all the words your child has learned in the last three months. Now try to imagine that you have to learn an equal number of new words – words you have never heard before – and use [...]
Parents have been hearing this a lot lately: kids today just don’t have enough imagination. They don’t dream enough, aren’t inventive enough, don’t come up with new ideas. Instead they sit around and watch TV.
Well, not your kids. You want them to have a great imagination and be creative in the way they think for [...]
Especially with the influx of computer and video games, children are spending less time than ever before outside. Even if you shoo them outside for a few hours a day, they still might not be getting enough time in nature to stimulate their inquisitive side. Here are a few reasons why spending time outdoors is [...]
One of the most frustrating parts of being the parent of a newborn baby is that neither of you can communicate with the other. Your baby is crying and she doesn’t understand your questions about why, nor can she explain herself.
When your baby gets to be a few years older, this frustration is replaced with [...]
