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In education, there has long been a slow shift underway toward online instruction. That has accelerated recently, both taxing school systems and forcing major adjustments for all involved. As you and your children adjust to this new set up, it’s important for parents to help their kids establish healthy routines so they can stay focused on learning. Help your kids cope with the transition to remote learning with these online learning tips. Create a schedule Young kids are easier to manage if they are guided with well-established routines. Instead of giving them a free hand on how to go about [...]

Keeping ourselves safe in the midst of a worldwide health crisis is a challenge not only for our world leaders but also for us parents who want to keep everyone in the family safe. If we could keep our children away from unwelcome diseases at all times and wrap them up in a plastic bubble, we would, but that’s of course, outrageous and impossible.  So what should we do then? The next best step is to work on boosting our child’s immune system. Luckily we have antibodies that protect us by naturally fighting off harmful bacteria and viruses that make [...]

Do you know what’s fun? For a lot of us, that’s traveling the world, exploring new sights and finding new experiences. But do you know what’s even better? Seeing your child’s face light up in joy with beaming smiles as they take in these new experiences with you. Traveling with kids can be a hassle when things don’t go as planned. Luckily, times have changed and traveling with kids has become more convenient.  Thanks to the internet, traveling the world has become more accessible. Planning is as easy as a few clicks of a mouse button. Need to book a [...]

Emotional literacy is the ability to identify, understand, name, and process feelings. Not just your own, but also the feelings expressed by others. This deeply undervalued and unappreciated skill is a better indicator of intelligence and a better predictor of success than IQ. At least that’s what the latest research suggests. So what is it and how can we help cultivate it in our children? Appreciating the nuance A big part of emotional literacy is understanding and embracing just how complex feelings can be. The English language has over 4,000 words that describe feelings. Almost always, what a person is [...]

If you think that adults are the only ones who go through the dilemma of dealing with the morning rush, you thought wrong. Even kids feel the pressure that comes along with statements like “you need to get dressed quick!” or “you’re going to be late for school!”. Young kids barely understand the concept of time but it’s never too early to teach them time management skills. Not only is this a perfect opportunity for parents to teach their kids how to tell time, but learning this set of skills can teach them how to independently organize their schedules which [...]

It’s every parent’s dream to have it easy when it comes to bedtime with kids. Who wouldn’t want peaceful evenings to relax and enjoy some time for themselves after all? But working with toddlers can pose a huge challenge. Toddler tantrums at bedtime is a common nightmare that parents with younger kids face regularly. Not only can this cause a lot of stress for you, but it also does for the child who’s going through it. This period in parenting is rough but being sleep-deprived should not be the norm when raising your child. Here are a few effective parenting [...]

If you have been pulling your hair out trying to get your child’s attention to do a certain task, the good news is that you’re not alone. The bad news is that this problem has become so widespread in the digital age where online games and social media have taken over a huge chunk of your child’s attention. But hey, there’s a solution. Think of your child’s attention span as a commodity. They run out, but they also replenish at certain times of a day. They get distracted when their minds are overstimulated, yet sometimes they can hold it for [...]