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Educational Activities for Summer
Fun and Easy Summer Activities to Keep Your Child Reading and Writing Research shows that many children drop as much as half a grade in reading ability over the summer because they stop reading for three months. Writing skills...
Read more of this articleCooking With Kids
Cooking with kids can be a fulfilling activity for both you and them. It allows them to be creative in the kitchen, boosts their self esteem, and gives them a life skill they’ll take into the future. If you teach them a few...
Read more of this articleSummer Art Projects for Kids
It’s been hot everywhere these past few weeks. And while summer is fun for the kids, it’s hard for parents to come up with enough activities to keep the kids occupied. If you’re looking for some summer activities...
Read more of this articleSaving “No” for the Big Things
Saving “No” for the Big Things by: Alan Carson ACPI© Coach for Parents I enjoy writing parenting articles for Ellen Braun’s Raising Small Souls website and appreciate Ellen’s willingness to post them. ...
Read more of this articleShort Story
Mom, Dad and 6-year-old Tommy went to a restaurant for dinner. After reading their menus, each member of the family placed an order. Dad: “I’ll have the garlic veal with fried rice.”Mom: “I’ll...
Read more of this articleEducational Learning Toys
As parents, we are always looking for ways to improve/enhance our children’s development, while still encouraging them to have fun. Educational learning toys bring great value to a child’s life. I checked out some...
Read more of this articleHow Learning to Play Music Benefits Children
No matter your child’s age, music plays a huge part in their life. From infancy, mothers sing and hum to their babies and then in grade school they learn the basics of reading music and may begin playing the flute-o-fone or...
Read more of this articleChildren’s Wants Versus Needs
The Art of Letting Go, Pt 2 by: Alan W. Carson ACPI® Coach for Parents In my first article on letting go, we focused on the importance of parents requiring that their kids accept an increasing amount of responsibility as they...
Read more of this articleThe Art of Letting Go
The Art of Letting Go, Part 1 Alan W. Carson ACPI® Coach for Parents While working as a middle school guidance counselor, a young 6th grade teacher called me from her classroom telephone and asked if we could talk about an e-mail...
Read more of this articleKids Who See Ghosts
Today, I have the pleasure of being the 7th blog stop on Dr. Caron Goode’s blog tour for an amazing book, Kids Who See Ghosts, guide them through their fear. If you missed yesterday’s blog stop, check out http://yvonneperry.blogspot.com...
Read more of this articleA Miraculous True Story
My husband left to New York at 4:00am this morning. About two hours from home, halfway between Baltimore and NY, he suddenly realized that he had left an envelope with over $1,000 cash on the top of the car! There was no way...
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