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Child Learn & Play

Children learn by observing, experimenting and asking questions. Find out when to guide them—and when to step back and let them explore.

How to support your kids’ reading skills based on their current reading level

When you're served up their reading level, turn it into an opportunity to push past the label and tune into the reader behind it.

‘Play first, school second:’ how to parent like a Scandinavian

What Americans can learn from the Scandinavian approach to parenting.

The cure for grumpy mornings? Laughter

Wherever you are and whatever you are doing, you can use the power of words to get laughter going with your kids.

Montessori at home: 10 ways to encourage math skills in young children

A big thing you can do to help your child learn to love math is to establish familiarity with numbers.

10 times your kid’s ‘bad behavior’ isn’t actually bad

When your child cuts his own hair or makes a fort with freshly washed sheets, he's doing exactly what he's are supposed to be doing.

Why it’s okay—maybe even good—for your kids to fight

Sibling disagreements can actually be good for a child’s development if we give them the right tools.

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Want to raise resilient kids? Teach them to embrace their feelings

It is the emotional mending of what has been broken that paves the way to being able to thrive and bounce back.

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A letter to my wild child

At every turn, you find new limits to test, places to explore, and journeys to be discovered. There is never a dull moment with you in the family.

Your independent child is evidence of a healthy parental attachment 

When children can take us for granted, they can leap into new surroundings of their own making.

Montessori at home: Kids need to learn self-care, too

It will show him that you see him as a capable person who can participate in household activities and help take care of himself.

I’m raising a funny daughter—and wouldn’t want it any other way

Her sense of humor is a huge reason why she’s a confident, self-assured little girl.

Tech for kids isn’t ‘bad’—it just needs to be used carefully

Technology is a necessary component of modern life, but nothing replaces one-on-one interaction with a human.

LEGO’s new Women of NASA collection is a fun step forward for all girls

LEGO announced today the new collection is launching (no pun intended) on November 1.

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The ‘discipline’ approach that *prevents* kid problems

It is called soliciting good intentions, and the aim is to work ahead of challenging problems instead of when emotions are really stirred up.

Montessori at home: 12 ways to learn in your own backyard

Hint: It might end up being the most relaxing part of your day!

There’s a bright side to your kid’s first lie

And it’s not just that hide and seek is much more fun to play. 

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