by Super Mom | Nov 10, 2016 | Parenting Tips
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...
by Super Mom | Oct 7, 2016 | Parenting Tips
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...
by Super Mom | Sep 9, 2016 | Parenting Tips
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...
by Super Mom | Aug 26, 2016 | Parenting Tips
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...
by Super Mom | Aug 1, 2016 | Parenting Tips
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...
by Super Mom | Jul 19, 2016 | Parenting Tips
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...
