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These Rideshare Companies Shuttle Your Most Precious Cargo – Your Kids

by Pam Moore

Sometimes your kid just needs a ride somewhere, not a sitter to watch them. In the age of the smartphone, there’s an app for that.

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Learning Parenthood

Let’s Quit Doing the Work for Our Kids

by ParentCo.

How are children supposed to learn to do their own best work when parents intervene and micromanage?

Learning

What If We Treated Sex Like Driving?

by Emma Taylor

Just as a thought experiment, how would it be if we talked with our children about sex the same way we talk with them about driving?

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Learning

Not That You Need A Study to Prove it, But a New One About Spanking Offers a Deeper Case Against it

by ParentCo.

These findings suggest that spanking is not only an ineffective technique, but that it also makes children’s behavior worse.

Learning

Will Your Family History Survive the Digital Dark Age?

by Kathy Sisson

The promise of a “digital dark age” is enough to send this archivist into panic mode. So what’s to be done about it?

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Learning

Is Technology Squashing Our Kids’ Critical Thinking Skills?

by ParentCo.

How will kids ever learn to retain information and connect the dots if technology rapidly provides all the answers?

Learning

Sol-Mi and the Little Songs That Are Important for Kids' Development

by ParentCo.

The sol-mi interval is found in many nursery rhymes and singing games. These little songs are important and can foster a lifelong love of music.

Learning

Why Those Baby Snuggles May Be More Important Than You Think

by ParentCo.

Physical contact between infants and their caregivers can even affect children at the molecular level – an impact that’s detectable four years later.

Learning

Take Your Child to a Bookstore, and Build the Future

by ParentCo.

Across the U.S., bookstores set aside the first Saturday in December to celebrate the magic that happens when every kid has a book to read.

Learning

Dear Teacher: Please Just Give My Kid What She Deserves

by ParentCo.

Teachers, please don’t be afraid of raising your standards and expectations. Our kids are capable of more than you are asking for.

Learning Wellbeing

Gratitude's Flip Side: How to Follow Up When a Professional Lets You Down

by ParentCo.

How do people in positions of authority know when their judgments or actions harm others unless the consequences result in litigation?

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Learning Wellbeing

Does Conflict in Your Home Really Matter? What the Latest Research Says

by ParentCo.

A recent study of toddlers aged 14 to 36 months focused on the impact of family conflict on parent-child interactions.

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Learning

4 Amazing Discoveries Made by Kids Just Like Yours

by ParentCo.

From astronomy to paleontology, kids have been making scientific discoveries for centuries, long before they could drive.

Learning

Hands-On Ways to Practice Math With Kinesthetic Learners

by ParentCo.

One truth stands the test of time: Most children prefer hands-on learning to pencil and paper drills.

Learning

How Your Baby's Sleep Bolsters Language Development

by ParentCo.

A recent study found that six- to eight-month-old babies were able to create a meaning for a word, but only after they’d had a nap.

Learning

Expert Tips for Helping Kids Cope With Nightmares

by ParentCo.

While we can't prevent nightmares from occurring altogether, we can take steps to help our kids through them.

Learning

Baking My Way Into My Son's World

by ParentCo.

This is how I sneak into his world – a world of limited language and foods which has been a slow experiment in itself.

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Learning

Boys Perform Better in Schools That Have More Girls

by ParentCo.

When it comes to school performance boys do better when there are more girls around, according to a new study.

Learning

These 5 Words Can Help You Take Control of Technology Before it Controls You

by ParentCo.

We are raising our kids in the next industrial revolution where smart technology will change how they live their lives. These 5 words can help you steer.

Learning

The Other Side of Being "Gifted"

by ParentCo.

For most of us, the word “gifted” conjures images of privilege and automatic success. But that's not the whole picture.

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Inspiration Learning

Christmas Traditions From Around the World That Could Create a New Family Tradition

by ParentCo.

If you are looking for new activities to celebrate the holiday season, consider these fun and unique ideas from countries around the globe.

Learning

Educational and Fun Etsy Gifts for the Young Reader in Your Life

by Tara Parsell

Etsy sellers also seem to notice this lack of educational toys and have created their own options perfect for the young readers in your life.

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Learning

Moral Dilemmas in a Post "Leave It to Beaver" World

by ParentCo.

If this situation took place on a modern TV show, I wonder what would have transpired?

Learning

New Research on Screen Time Explains Why It Sabotages Children’s Sleep

by ParentCo.

Even just leaving a phone or computer on in the bedroom can hinder good sleep for kids and teens, and yet so many do it.

Learning

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