Making New Friends: 3 Tips

Making New Friends: 3 Tips

Making new friends is a big part of life from the time you’re two to when you’re too old to be scared of it. The way you make friends changes over time—when you’re little, it’s just about who else is in the mood for tag, but as you get older, it’s more important...
How Play Helps Kids Learn

How Play Helps Kids Learn

Work and no play makes Jim a dull boy, they say, and that’s true for learning, too. Physically active, creative play helps kids learn faster and smarter, and here are five reasons why: Kids integrate what they learn into how they play. Kids often play by mimicking...
Why We’re Better Than a Kid’s Gym

Why We’re Better Than a Kid’s Gym

During the summer with no P.E. to make them run laps, parents look for creative ways to help their kids exercise. Maybe that’s why there’s been a rising trend in some areas to open a kid’s gym. A kid’s gym—what a fun idea. If by gym we’re meaning gymnastics,...
Open-Ended Play: Your New Superhero

Open-Ended Play: Your New Superhero

Picasso was right when he said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” How do you keep kids creative when they grow up? The answer is through open-ended play. Let’s elaborate on Picasso’s quote. As children, we’re...
When Kids Get Hurt Playing, What Are They Thinking?

When Kids Get Hurt Playing, What Are They Thinking?

Most parents don’t have to think hard to remember a time their kids got hurt playing. In fact, you’ve probably saved them from worse things than little injuries. For example, maybe you once desperately chased after them as they walked right, right up to the edge...