Summer Learning: Tips for Summer Learning ActivitiesPerhaps boredom is inevitable for all young kids during the summer. Try as I might, I always hear "I'm bored" at some point, no matter how many activities I provide. I'm beginning to think it's not humanly possible to prevent their boredom, since there's no way I can drive…
Summer Learning: STEM Activities for Kidsmom • education • parenting • education
STEM Education—My two young daughters keep me hopping during the day, so I do my best to keep them busy. Now that my oldest is in preschool, I am trying to incorporate more scientific activities into our play. My husband, a mechanical engineer, and I, a biologist turned…
Tips to Motivating Your Kids to Read During Summer Breakmom • education • parenting • education
Someone once said that "Boys are meant for kisses and hugs,/For watching rainbows and catching bugs,/For sharing all of your favorite things,/For books to read and songs to sing." Kids are meant to enjoy summer, to play, to explore. On the other hand, so many experts say that…
Summer Learning: Helping Your Child Make Smart Life Choicesmy world • Leaving a Legacy • parenting • education
Summer Learning—I recently bought $750 worth of goats to help feed families living on a dump, in Africa. We received pictures of them, and my kids and I named each one. Ruby, Bob, Max and 12 others. My boys learned a geography lesson about Africa, a cultural lesson…
PBS KIDS: Tuesday #gno Twitter Party on Summer LearningFearing the “I’m bored” phrase during the summer months? With summer break right around the corner, you might be brainstorming and planning ways to keep the kids entertained until they go back to school in the fall. Instead of using TV and movies as “babysitters” for your kids, turn to…
