The performing and visual arts present unique opportunities and challenges, posing both an important step in developing children’s creativity and a way for parents to accidentally fall into toxic “stage parent” tendencies. What does navigating this look like? We tapped David Katzner, president and general partner at the National Parenting …
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Helping Children Rebuild Trust Amid National Violence
The United States has seen an inflation in gun violence, with active shooter incidents becoming alarmingly more common in recent years. They increased from just three in 2000 to 40 in 2020, according to FBI data. Heartbreakingly, Americans are seemingly inundated with mass shooting scares and alerts, even in …
Read More »Leading Their Way Through the Pandemic as Mothers and Teachers: Teresa Pearl
No one needs a reminder of how COVID-19 disrupted nearly every facet of life, especially our educational infrastructure. Teachers and educators had some of the hardest jobs, charged with delivering a full education via virtual learning and pivoting completely almost overnight. In honor of Mother’s Day, we spoke with two …
Read More »Leading Their Way Through the Pandemic as Mothers and Teachers: Emma Auffarth
No one needs a reminder of how COVID-19 disrupted nearly every facet of life, especially our educational infrastructure. Teachers and educators had some of the hardest jobs, charged with delivering a full education via virtual learning and pivoting completely almost overnight. In honor of Mother’s Day, we spoke with …
Read More »‘Ready or Not’: Parenting in the Modern Age
When psychologist Dr. Madeline Levine’s latest book “Ready or Not: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Uncertain and Rapidly Changing World” (Harper, 2020) published at the end of February 2020, unbeknownst to her, the book’s material was about to get even more relevant. Levine, a New York Times …
Read More »Childhood 2022
Kids today are growing up in an age defined by access to the internet, online devices and an increasingly connected world through social media. Parents navigating this world must make difficult decisions about what online activity to allow their children to partake in and how to protect kids from …
Read More »National Reading Month With Your Kids
March is National Reading Month. When you were a child, did you have a love for books and the array of universes that reading opens? Promoting literacy is important, especially in a society that may not always inspire the enthusiastic consumption of books. According to 2020 results from a …
Read More »Keep That Dental Appointment
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused us to rethink, rework and reprioritize the way we go about our lives. It’s resulted in confusing decisions for parents, raising questions such as “which outings are necessary?” and “how do I keep my child healthy when at businesses and other types of appointments?” …
Read More »Keeping Your Child Free from Head Lice
Lice. Just reading the word can send shivers down a parent’s spine. However, lice infestations in children are relatively common. According to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between 6 million and 12 million American children between the ages of 3 and 11 get head lice …
Read More »Early Learning: Child Care Trends in 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that the right care from birth through childhood optimizes an individual’s health and overall success in life. Is it any wonder that child care can be daunting for parents to navigate? We asked several experts to help explain the nuances and …
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