How Exercise Can Boost Young Brains

The New York Times - Gretchen Reynolds "Encourage young boys [...]

October 8th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Child Development, Childhood Education, Childhood Obesity, Exercise, Outdoors, Physical Activity, Playing|Tags: Education, School|

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Ditch the playdate: 4 ways to encourage creative play for kids

The Christian Science Monitor - Lane Brown "Parents and experts [...]

August 15th, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Creativity, Outdoors, Parents, Physical Activity, Playing|Tags: Education, School|

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3 Reasons Children Need A Video Game Vacation And 1 Reason They Don’t

Forbes - Jordan Shapiro "...when I took my kids to [...]

August 13th, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Education, Outdoors, Parenting, Parents, Playing, Screen Media, Technology, Video Games|Tags: Education, School|

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Back to school: 12 things parents, kids should do before summer ends

Global News - Carmen Chai "For your kids, July may [...]

August 1st, 2014|Categories: Books, Children, Culture, Family, Money, Outdoors, Parents, School, summer, Technology|Tags: Education, School|

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Get it Growing: Gardening with children

Sequim Gazette - Jeanette Stehr-Green "Gardening offers many benefits to [...]

July 27th, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Education, Childhood Obesity, Diet, Family, Food, Nutrition, Obesity, Outdoors|Tags: Education, School|

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Squeeze on playgrounds as schools tackle places crush

BBC News - Hannah Richardson "Pupils in a third of [...]

July 27th, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Education, Class Size, Outdoors, Physical Activity, Playing, Recess, Students, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, School|

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Fighting summer slide with backyard exploring

The Christian Science Monitor - Susan Sachs Lipman "Many parents [...]

June 27th, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Education, Education, Outdoors, Parents, summer|Tags: Education, School|

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Most important summer activity for kids? Not reading, many parents say.

The Christian Science Monitor - Stacy Teicher Khadaroo "Although 83 [...]

June 18th, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Education, Outdoors, Physical Activity, Reading, summer|Tags: Education, School|

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Old-time children’s games are best for a child’s development

SnoValleyStar.com - Sherry Grindeland "“Executive function is the brain’s “air [...]

June 6th, 2014|Categories: Brain, Child Development, Exercise, Outdoors, Physical Education, Playing|Tags: Education, School|

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Forget tech: get children exploring

The Irish News - Staff Writer "IN AN ideal world, [...]

May 28th, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Outdoors, Parenting, Parents, Playing, Technology, Toddlers|Tags: Education, School|

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