Small tweaks to what and how you ask can give you a true sense of how your child is actually coping — beyond “yes,” “no” and fine.” By Catherine Pearson Kids have been through a lot since the COVID-19 pandemic began: school closures, massive changes to how they socialize and unrelenting uncertainty about what comes […]
By Joanna Pearlstein Let’s just get this out of the way: Don’t feel guilty. That’s the advice experts offer to parents who are worrying about how to keep their kids fit during the coronavirus pandemic, especially as the days get shorter, the weather begins to cool and options for playing outside diminish. Although the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that […]
By Maija Kappler MICHELLE OBAMA / INSTAGRAMMichelle Obama with her mother, Marian Robinson, and brother, Craig Robinson. It’s comforting to know that even a young Michelle Obama had temper tantrums. That was just one thing we learned about the former U.S. First Lady’s childhood in the most recent episode of her podcast. She was joined […]
It helps literacy and emotional growth, but that’s not all, a new survey reveals. By Valerie Howes We know kids thrive on routines and rituals: The predictability helps them feel secure, develop good habits and learn to better regulate their own emotions. Sometimes it can feel like a drag for parents to live life on a schedule, but a […]
