
CozyPhones Review
This week, we had the pleasure of reviewing a fun product for children called Cozyphones. Cozyphones is a functional and fun alternative to standard earbuds or headphones, and kids absolutely love them. If your children uses a mobile device, you likely know...
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The Benefits of Raising Kids with Pets
Kids and pets share special bonds. Just look at the way a child’s face lights up when a furry friend is near. Around 4 out of 10 children are born into families with domestic animals, and as many as 90 percent of all kids have pets at some point growing up according...
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Teach Your Kids How to “Treat” Your Puppy this Holiday
The holidays are an exciting time. This is especially true for kids and puppies around the dinner table, as kids of all ages want to play and feed the puppies. But it is important to share with your kids what is safe and what is unsafe for puppies to eat. Did you know...
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Travelling with kids? Take a look at our travel kit before travelling with kids over the holidays:
The holidays and family travel go hand in hand. We researched some of the best suggestions from around the web on how to make getting from point A to point B easier with young kids in tow. Take a look! Food and drink: We love this suggestion by Rough Guides to pack...
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An Overview: Expert Opinions on Screen Time for Children
How much screen time should children be allowed? This is the question that experts and parents have been debating for years. Just a few weeks ago The American Academy of Pediatrics updated it’s guidelines for young kids. The AAP now suggests children can have screen...
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The Benefits of Chores and How to Talk to Kids about Them
According to a poll by Braun Research, 82 percent of adults said they’d done chores as children, but only 28 percent said their kids are expected to do them. Why’s that? Marty Rossman, emeritus professor at the University of Minnesota and a chore expert, says that...
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Understanding the Role Technology Plays In Our Children’s Lives
The young children of today are part of the first generation who will not know what life was like without multiple computers and smartphones at home; who won’t recognize a corded phone, don’t know what a CD is, and will never experience printing (or writing!) out...
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Play and Purpose: Having Fun and Accomplishing Task
We already know how important it is for children to play. Playing helps our little ones build foundational skills for reading, writing, and mathematics; provides them with opportunities to socialize; encourages them to imagine and problem solve; and gives them the...
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At Home Reading Key to Improving Literacy in Children
Few skills are more important for children than learning to read and write. It is something that teachers should not be teaching alone. Parents can play a huge role in helping improve children’s literacy. In fact, children who are read to at home enjoy a substantial...
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Children and the Concept of Time
Parents—how well would you say your young children understand time? They may have memorized how many seconds make a minute and how minutes make an hour, but until age 7 children don’t really understand time durations, according to research from the University of...
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