So You Miss Actually Seeing Your Children’s Faces. Between distance learning and Zoom karate, kids have been heads-down on devices for months. But it’s easy to get them on the other side of the screen, said Carol Greenwald, director of children’s media for Boston public media producer G.B.H. “What does […]
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Krista Lord prepares for her read-aloud virtual session at the Lewiston Public Library on Thursday. Lord adds some visual interest to her scene each week. This week it was a dinosaur, other weeks she decorates the backdrop with polka dots or displays a stuffed animal. The stories are streamed to […]
Refinery29 8 Deals You Can Score On 2021’s Top Planners The weird year of 2020 is finally nearing its big blah finale — do you know where your 2021 goals are? Whether you hope to dream big, do more, finally get organized, or just keep all of your Zoom dates […]
“We haven’t forgotten that they’re human,” he said. In this year that has upended so many school traditions, Westport students are far from the only ones who are losing their beloved snow days. Brookline, Cambridge, Lawrence, Lynn, Medford, Milton, Newton, and Quincy — some of the many districts that plan […]
Delegate responsibilities. Whether working with siblings or other kids remotely, the teamwork required in establishing duties and meting out responsibilities cannot be underestimated. This phase is guaranteed to raise tempers; there may be tears. You may want to skip this phase altogether, but that’s a bad idea, unless you plan […]
Find all of the most important pandemic education news on Educating N.J., a special resource guide created for parents, students and educators. The number of students, teachers and school staff who have contracted or transmitted the coronavirus at school rose to 285 this week after four new school outbreaks were […]
The coronavirus pandemic has been looming in Lake Havasu City since March, when the first positive case was confirmed. For months, families have been forced to adapt to the many changes brought by the virus — from school shutdowns, new hybrid schedules, a lack of recreation options, online learning, changes […]
Shopping for holiday gifts for kids? Looking for activities that don’t involve a screen? Consider toys and activities that will inspire them this holiday season and beyond. Here are four great gift ideas that will encourage kids to be creative and use their imaginations: • Arts and crafts: Craft kits […]
There were new additions to classrooms when schools opened this fall. There were plastic shields and cloth facemasks, hand sanitizer and login instructions when learning went online. But something was missing — tens of thousands of students. The coronavirus pandemic has pushed kids out of school for various reasons: health […]
Months into our not-so-new routine of staying at home, parents are still working overtime in between conference calls, virtual coffee meetings, and emailing just to entertain their kids. When screen time is off the table, fort building, meal prepping, and crafting are all easy ways to capture little ones’ attention. […]
Contrary to popular belief, there are benefits for kids who play video games. We know, it’s kind of a shock, considering people have been saying video games have been rotting brains for decades. But what are the benefits? Improved coordination and problem-solving skills, to name a couple. Plus, games can […]
From The Pioneer Woman Although some of your favorite Christmas traditions might change this year in order to keep your family safe and healthy, there are still plenty of annual activities that you can still do: Decorating the Christmas tree, watching holiday movie marathons, and baking up batches of delicious […]
Submitted Published 6:09 a.m. ET Nov. 17, 2020 CLOSE Young Professionals collecting to aid foster kids FREMONT – This GivingTuesday, Sandusky County Young Professional Group (SCYPG) will inspire generosity by giving birthdays to our most vulnerable youth who are a part of Sandusky County foster and kinship care programs. GivingTuesday […]
(StatePoint) Shopping for holiday gifts for kids? Looking for activities that don’t involve a screen? Consider toys and activities that will inspire them this holiday season and beyond. Here are four great gift ideas that will encourage kids to be creative and use their imaginations: • Arts and crafts: Craft […]
Joe Bryant, with Hertha Berlin’s mascot Herthinho, presented his Lego model of the club’s Olympiastadion to the club’s fans With soccer matches in Germany’s Bundesliga back behind closed doors, one talented 12-year-old is still allowing us to experience the thrill of a stadium atmosphere — even if it is in […]
Jill Hitchcock is the senior executive vice president responsible for the U.S. private client group at Fisher Investments, a fee-only investment adviser. If you’re like me, virtual learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic has made you more involved in your kids’ education this year. Teachers are doing their very best to […]
Buy Pixel Stars Dreamhouse at Amazon – $30 Buy Pixel Stars Dreamhouse at Walmart – $30 Barbie Astrophysicist Doll Will Lipman Photography Barbie’s had a lot of jobs over the course of her 60-plus-year history, but here at Engadget it’s always going to be the more science- and tech-related editions […]
With rates of COVID-19 on the rise again, parents are preparing for the possibility of another round of stay-at-home orders. Or, even if the official word to stay indoors isn’t coming down from local governments, careful families might be planning for a winter at home, just to be safe. While […]
Josh Duggar (m. Anna Keller) Jim Bob and Michelle’s eldest child, Josh, was born on March 3, 1988. After being home-schooled (as the Duggars would do with all of their kids) he too became a conservative activist, campaigning for the Family Council. He stepped down after old police records surfaced in 2015 revealing that […]
Josh Duggar (m. Anna Keller) Jim Bob and Michelle’s eldest child, Josh, was born on March 3, 1988. After being home-schooled (as the Duggars would do with all of their kids) he too became a conservative activist, campaigning for the Family Council. He stepped down after old police records surfaced in 2015 revealing that […]
CHEYENNE – Five-year-old Brooklynn Crane loves nothing more than being outside, camping with her grandma and grandpa, and roasting marshmallows around the fire. Her parents always had a hard time getting her back into the house, since she was too busy playing in the pool and the sandbox and jumping […]
These days, advent calendars go way beyond chocolate and candy (those are always a solid choice, still). It seems that every brand is coming up with its own one-of-a-kind calendar filled with more exciting — and useful —things than a sugar rush. When it comes to shopping for kids advent […]