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Brain Boosters: Family Ideas for Kids and Parents

The first three years are critical to children's brain development, so get your child's mind fueled up and stimulated starting with these important years. These brain boosting family ideas and tips will help.

Reading Development and Your Baby

Interacting with your infant throughout the day can make you both happy. Here is a simple activity that uses all the senses.

Read Now to Improve Grades Later

If there’s one school subject that kids complain about most, it’s math. But there's good news: Studies say kids can eliminate their fears by reading books that integrate math into the storyline. Here's how you can help.

Not Every Normal Baby Likes to Be Held

Your baby isn't rejecting you if it doesn't want to be cuddled. Not every normal baby wants a lot of cuddling. Instead watch for the best times to snuggle according to your infant's needs.

Music Education: Childhood Brain Development Research Shows It's Good for Learning

Childhood brain development research is singing classical music's praises. It might just be the elixir for reducing stress in children, bumping up scores on standardized tests, and boosting brain growth.

Breast or Bottle for Your Normal Baby?

Often, the first big decision for new parents of normal babies is how they will feed their newborn. If you're still weighing the pros and the cons of the breast versus bottle, this info may help.

Meaningful Family Ideas to Spend the Summer Days

The summer can provide bountiful time for fun family activities that promote play, togetherness, travel for kids, and healthy fitness. These family ideas can add zest to your summer.

Reading Boosts Developmental Learning

Whether you're reading from classic children's books or funny bedtime stories, making time to read with your child has lasting effects. When you're searching for fun family ideas, look no further than the bookshelf.

IDing Learning Types: Kinesthetic Kids

Did you know there are three main learning types? If you've got a can't-sit-still child, he may be a kinesthetic — or physical — learner. When your child absorbs information best through touch, there are several ways to help.

Building Blocks for K 12 Grades Math

Forget the flashcards for your little ones. The best ways to introduce K12 grades math concepts to your children involve building, creating and moving to the beat of your favorite music.

A Parent’s Development Journal

Becoming a parent is a journey with many wonderful lessons to be learned along the way. Keeping a parent's development journal can help you slow down and enjoy each daythoughtfully.

Babies' Development: By 6-8 Months, Children Should...

Here are some milestones in baby development stages that normal babies should be able to accomplish by the time they are six to eight months old. Check your babies' development.

Separation Anxiety: Babies and Young Children

Many children fear separation at some point. Separation anxiety in babies and children occurs frequently with daycare providers and preschool teachers. Is this normal baby behavior?

Development in Baby: Capturing Kodak Moments

Taking photos of your infant with special needs can be tough, but take pictures of his or her child development stages anyway. You'll treasure the photos, and your parent's development will benefit.

Family Ideas for a Smarter Summer: The Arts Advantage

Want to make your family's summer special? Fun family activities include visiting an art museum, putting on your own play and filling the refrigerator with products of your child's artistic genius.

A Musical Infant Activity: A Parent's Voice

Long before your child says "Mama" or "Papa," she is learning a lot about her native language. How? By listening to your voice. The more you talk to your baby, the more baby teaching you're providing.

Toddlers' Activities Help with Sharing

Sharing doesn't come naturally to toddlers, but toddlers can learn to share. Among toddlers' activities that encourage sharing, this one is simple to accomplish and uses only a few simple materials.

Minding Your Kids’ Manners

From tantrums in children to teens' manners (or lack thereof), your kid's behavior in public reflects on you. Raising a child to be polite is an important part of teaching character. Need help? Check out these five essential ...

Family Ideas for Speech Language Development

Help your children build word power through their various language development stages with these baby activities, toddler activities, and preschooler activities.

Parent Interaction Boosts Speech Development in Children

Infant brain development research has shown that parents' verbal interaction with their babies boosts language and speech development in children.

Keeping Baby Calm at the Doctor's Office

For many parents, the worst part of doctor exams is filling out forms in the waiting room and calming baby at the same time. These activities for infants may help.

Activities for Toddlers Ease Waiting Room Stress

For many parents of toddlers, the worst part of doctor exams is entertaining their child in the waiting room. These activities for toddlers will help the time pass quickly.

Toddler Games for Healthy Fitness

Toddler games keep your child moving and teach her that healthy fitness can be fun. Simple activities for toddlers encourage movement and promote toddler learning.

Getting To Know Your Grandkids

If you don't see your grandchildren often, it may take time for them to warm up to you as you participate in family home activities. These tips will help to break the ice.

Aim, Focus and Shoot for Picture-perfect Toddler Learning About Values

Don't leave your child's values and habits to chance. Take these three simple steps immediately to help model the kinds of toddler learning actions you would like to see your child exhibit later.

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