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How To Help your Children Love Mexican Culture and Tradition

Mexican history and culture are magical, vibrant and multifaceted. Help your kids appreciate its rich architecture, art, music, flavors, and festivities.

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How to Ensure Our Youngest Learners Are Ready for School

When it comes to preschool and kindergarten readiness, there is no magic formula to ensure a child’s success. Yet these are ways kids can hit the ground running.

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What Exactly is STEAM Learning and How Does it Help my Kids?

When you hear about the relatively new emphasis on STEAM learning, you may wonder how that’s unlike the diversified studies from years past. Here's why it matters.

Wellbeing 6 Tips for Getting Back to a School-Year Bedtime Routine

6 Tips for Getting Back to a School-Year Bedtime Routine

With summer having thrown everyone off schedule, it's a good idea to add "gradually shift bedtime routine" to your back-to-school to do list.

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How a Positive Relationship With Grandparents Can Shift Views of Aging

The benefits extend beyond your child when they have a positive relationship with their grandparents. It's a love that touches the whole family for the good.

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5 Steps for a Body-Positive Pregnancy

Pregnancy is truly a time of metamorphosis, a transition from one phase of life to another. It takes time, patience, and self-compassion to navigate.

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How to Teach your Children To Be Problem Solvers

By our nature, humans must be problem solvers, but, that’s not to say problem solving always comes easily to adults—let alone children. Here's how to grow this skill.

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Why Social-Emotional Learning Works

Things that happen socially cause an emotional impact and can influence learning in children. Here's what social-emotional learning is, and why it works.

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How to Make Art With Little Kids - Even if You Aren't Arty

At a young age I decided art wasn't for me. My coloring didn't stay inside the lines. Then I became a parent. I wanted to foster my kids' skills and creativity.

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Milestones Are Not a Race: Here’s Why They Matter

Milestones in how your baby plays, learns, speaks, acts, and moves are signposts as they grow. Here's why they matter, and why they are not a race.

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8 School Day Hacks That Will Transform Your Mornings

Mornings aren't easy for anyone, really. So get your game face on and tackle them like you mean it with these shortcuts that will make life just a little smoother.

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3 Ways to Raise Children who Love to Read

What if our children say “reading is boring”—how do we reset their love of reading? Here are 3 ways to put the spark back into your children’s love for books.

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How to Balance Household Work When One Parent Stays Home

A division of labor where one person does all the work outside of the home and one person does all the work inside of it would be fairly unbalanced.

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A Helpful Guide to Introducing Your Kids to the Arts

Art- be it music, dance, theater, or visual, enhances learning of all kinds. Introducing the different modalities to our kids from an early age is key.

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What Is the Creativity-Confidence Loop, and How It Can Help You Parent

Creativity goes far beyond arts and crafts—-it can also be a valuable tool in fostering independence during a child’s early developmental stages. Here's how.

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7 Things You Can Do To Fight Overwhelm this Back-To-School Season

Whether you’re a seasoned parent or sending your child to kindergarten for the first time, the back-to-school season is a big transition for everyone, every year, no matter your age or grade. It’s...

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Why Toddlers Don’t Want to Poop in the Potty and What to Do About It

If you’ve been struggling to get your toddler to poop in the potty, you’re not alone. Let’s explore why toddlers don’t want to poop in the potty and how to help.

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8 Ways to Prep for Fall for Kids With Special Needs

Now that fall draws near, the bucket lists on Pinterest pages are filling up. But parenting a kid with special needs adds another layer of consideration.

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7 Tips for Choosing the Right Daycare for Your Little One

There isn't one formula for choosing the best daycare for your family. Here are some tips and points to consider if you're also going through this journey.

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Natural Approaches to Keeping Kids Healthy During the School Year

From a healthy diet with colorful rainbow plates to getting plenty of rest to good-for-kids supplements, here are trusty tips for boosting little immune systems.

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How to Keep Your Relationship from Collapsing After Having a Baby

Only those of us who are moms and dads truly understand how much a baby changes your life, including the dynamic with your partner. Here's how to nurture your marriage.

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How to Transition from Summer to a School Routine

Preparing children for school after summer break provides direction and fosters a positive attitude toward returning. It sets the stage for a successful year.

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Back-to-School Blues: Help Your Child Overcome Anxiety

If your child is skittish about returning to school, you can help them overcome their stress. Start with seeking to understand what's behind the anxiety.

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Here, Take My Kid: A Guide to Raising Resilient Children

A recent study found that links outside the home can improve kid’s resilience, in particular by providing some protection from adverse events in childhood.