Books With No Pictures: Using novels to spark your childs imagination
Reading novels to your kids teaches them to focus on longer texts while capturing their imagination.
The Brain Chase Challenge keeps kids engaged with summer learning
Our interview and overview of Brain Chase, a five-week online treasure hunt / learning competition for kids ages 6-16.
"I was part of a study in the form of a day care that involved monkeys."
As a toddler in 1981 and 1982, I attended a day care with monkeys. Or, perhaps more precisely, I was part of a study in the form of a day care that involved monkeys. I was two, then three. I remem...
Top 5 links for parents May 15 to 22
It's so hard to say goodbye, but this montage of David Letterman interviewing kids is a great look back on 33 years of hilarity. If you're gunning for the title of "Most Awesome Parent", you may wa...
Maryland Drops Parallel Parking From Driver's Test - NYTimes.com
As of this week, Maryland has dropped the parallel parking portion of their driver's test. The reasoning? A Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration spokesperson says that the requirement is redundan...
What can teachers do for children who fidget? Plenty, actually.
Last week, NPR ran a story about the connection between movement, thinking and ADHD. Teachers who wrote in following the article, didn't need a study to tell them what they already knew- students w...
In the US, replacing free play with formal instruction for very young kids seems to have backfired.
The idea seems obvious: Starting sooner means learning more; the early bird catches the worm. But a growing group of scientists, education researchers and educators say there is little evidence th...
5 new links to share with your curious kids
Share awesome, fun links with your kids on an Internet Field Trip curated for Parent Co. by Today Box. Today Box curates fun and educational facts, videos, photos, and jokes for curious kids, paren...
Top 5 reading list for parents 5/8-5/15
Playing catch up? Here are 5 great places to start.
21 Surprising Statistics That Reveal How Much Stuff We Actually Own
Since reading Marie Kondo's, The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up, we've been on a tear chucking and donating the things in our homes that don't bring us joy. That stupid ride on airplane with the...
We love this iPhone audio message feature
If you haven't yet discovered the joys of the iOS 8 audio message feature, here's how to use it. And why it's so perfect for parents. I use this with my kid and my partner. It's a fun way for al...
Green Graffiti- How one teacher is feeding his students, mind and body
Stephen Ritz, a teacher in the disadvantaged South Bronx school district began landscaping and beautifying abandoned lots with his high school students in hope of amplifying their sense of communit...
5 new links to share with your curious kids
Share awesome, fun links with your kids on an Internet Field Trip curated for Parent Co. by Today Box. Today Box curates fun and educational facts, videos, photos, and jokes for curious kids, paren...
Four ways to tell if an educational app will actually help your child learn
With over 80,000 "educational" apps available in the Apple App store alone, it's not hard to believe that they are not all created equal. In fact, a good portion of them don't offer much learning a...
The Unexpected History of Mother's Day
A quick look at the strange history of Mother's Day, from ancient times to today's $20 billion commercial bonanza.
The Atlantic asks kids "What's Your Favorite Slang Word?"
This is the first episode in a new series from The Atlantic, where we ask tweens for their thoughts on everything from middle-school jargon to what it's like growing up in the digital age. We inter...
Top 5 links for parents April 26 to May 2
Raising Your Successful 35-Year-Old We should be thinking about the adult were raising from the day our children are born, says Dr. Ginsburg, and that means looking past the goals immediately i...
Take an Internet Field Trip: 5 Links to Share with Your Kids
Share awesome, fun links with your kids on an Internet Field Trip curated for Parent Co. by Today Box. Today Box curates fun and educational facts, videos, photos, and jokes for curious kids, paren...
Top 5 links for parents 4/17-4/24
This conversation between Darin Ross and his daughter is the sweetest thing we've read this week. (And as a bonus, we stumbled upon it when revisiting his amazingly epic burrito rant. BTW, it's eve...
Ultimate List of Education Apps for Kids
Check out Katie Williams, M.Ed. super useful list of Education Apps for Kids: "This ultimate resource lists the best apps for kids, the best apps for parents, and the best apps for teachers. Plea...
Maya Angelou & Basquiat Wrote a Children's Book
In Life Doesnt Frighten Me, Maya Angelous poems speak to the courage within each child. While unknown things, darkness, and new experiences may make a kiddo nervous, Angelou writes about not bein...
The best book for exploring and sharing nature with kids
My very favorite book for exploring and sharing nature with kids is This Book Was a Tree: Ideas, Adventures, and Inspiration for Rediscovering the Natural World by Marcie Chambers Cuff. Its both...
The Overly-Critical Childrens Book Review: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? I see a book plagued by lack of conviction, critical thinking, and true intellectual curiosity. It's doomed from page two.
I’ve noticed that almost all parents who ask "How much homework help do I offer my child" have 3 things in common.