With childhood obesity reaching an all time high across the country, many parents struggle with how to help their children maintain a healthy weight with proper nutrition. Dr. Joanna Dolgoff, the official doctor of Camp Shane and a board certified pediatrician, has created Dr. Dolgoff’s Weigh, a traffic-light system that allows kids to learn which foods are [...]
Fischer Price is giving away a Free “The Princesses Save the Ball” DVD from their new Precious Places line. Little girls love playing princess-and they’re sure to love all the magical surprises of the new Precious Places™ line from Fisher-Price. Catch Princess Sirina and her friends on this exciting DVD, as they discover their own [...]
Before you jump in the car to start your summer vacation, we want parents to make sure their children are safely buckled up in the backseat. The majority of serious injuries and fatalities for children under the age of 14 occur in the summer months due to motor vehicle collisions. With only 28 per cent [...]
I’ll be the first to admit, I am not a veggie lover. I eat a very limited group of vegetables. I have tried to expand that number and introduce my kids to a wider variety of vegetables than I eat. My oldest son likes a fair amount of veggies and will often choose a salad [...]
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April 16, 2009 | 3 Comments
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Mike Thaler has written more than 200 books for children, including Scholastic’s bestselling “Black Lagoon” series, which introduced “monster teacher” Mrs Green in The Teacher from the Black Lagoon 20 years ago. Mike is also the creator of “The Letterman” from PBS’ longtime educational show “Electric Company”. Mr Thaler is known as “America’s Riddle King” [...]
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March 25, 2009 | 2 Comments
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If you have a middle schooler or know a middle schooler-I want to tell you about a great book. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk Middle School: 101 Stories of Life, Love, and Learning for Younger Teens. In the vein of all of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books, it is a collection [...]
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Get Cooking is Sam Stern’s third cookbook. That fact may not excite you. What if I told you he was only 18 years old and that he wrote his first cookbook when he was 14! The concept behind Get Cooking is rather creative. Sam teamed up with seven of his friends. Has asked each of [...]
Free Entertainment for Kids on Spring Break “Stay-cation”
10 Web Sites to Keep Your Kids Entertained and Safe In these tough times, a lot of families are opting for Spring Break “stay-cations” instead of big holiday trips. But if you’re staying home, it can be hard to keep the kids entertained and out of trouble. [...]
Last time we talked about how important it is for children of all ages to have regular times of creative free play. According to Sergio M. Pellis, a behavioral neuroscientist at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, “A child who has had a rich exposure to social play experiences is more likely to become an [...]
Years ago I worked with a toy company and one of the company’s sayings was “A child’s work is play.” It sounds a little odd until you really think about it. For young children, their “job” in life is to play and learn. Playing and learning go hand-in-hand. Even in the 21st century with all [...]
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