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Here’s some advice from travel enthusiasts about ways to make family vacations educational. You’ll also make memories everyone in your crew, young and old, will forever cherish. More: How to keeps kids busy while traveling Digitally Prep Harness your child’s excitement and curiosity about the destination they are about to explore while preparing for your trip,” says Emma Wynne and her colleagues at the educational app Curious World. “For example, an app like Curious World has a great selection of games, books and videos that help kids discover the world: from Italy to Africa, the ocean, the rainforest and more....

Recognizing Friendship Levels Skill: Begins to recognize that friendship has different levels and that at this age these levels are frequently in flux. Why It’s Important: Fourth graders embark on simultaneous but opposite learning paths this year: working more independently and working in small groups. Knowing that not all kids will be friends, let alone best friends or even more than just an acquaintance, can make it easier for students to learn to work with new people....

If you want to learn more about parenting, you’ve already made the first step toward becoming the best parent you can be. Clearly, you care about how you interact with and raise your kids; that’s likely the most important part of being a good parent. Parents who struggle with their parenting responsibilities or feel too overwhelmed to try to improve may be negatively impacting their kids. Neuroscience research shows that when kids are exposed to negative experiences during their childhood, it can be harmful to their developing brains....

With mental health becoming almost as much of a concern as COVID-19 itself, parents across the country are pushing for things to be as normal as possible for their kids—and that includes the occasional trip to the playground. But is this childhood rite of passage safe during a pandemic? Most experts say yes, but encourage basic health and safety precautions to cut down on potential virus transmission. Playgrounds and Pandemics: Can They Mix?...

Jaundice is caused by elevated levels of bilirubin in the blood (hyperbilirubinemia). It’s easy to treat and rarely leads to other health problems. The major potential complication associated with jaundice in babies is a serious type of brain damage that’s a risk if the condition isn’t treated promptly and properly. What can make jaundice potentially tricky for premature babies—those born before 35 weeks of gestation—is that they may be susceptible to this complication at lower levels of excess bilirubin than full-term babies....

Here are a few of our favorite jump rope games to get kids moving and having fun! Scissor jumps: Land with one foot forward, then on the next jump switch feet.Cross jumps: Land with feet crossed like an X, then apart, then crossed again.Duckie: Land with heels apart, toes and knees pointed in; then on next jump, put heels together and toes and knees pointed out.Swing: Land on one foot and swing the opposite leg out to the side, then switch on next jump....

More: Can You Eat Thanksgiving Turkey While Pregnant (What Thanksgiving Foods to Avoid When Pregnant) “Food allergy affects an estimated 6 to 8 percent of children under age 3 and up to 3 percent of adults. While there’s no cure, some children outgrow their food allergy as they get older,” according to the Mayo Clinic. Be Prepared to Educate If a child in the family has a food allergy, be ready to thoroughly explain the situation to catering companies, restaurant servers, or friends who are hosting a holiday meal....

It’s also important to be selective with your food choices. Survey the spread before you dive in and eat everything. Figure out what you really want, and then monitor everything else so you can balance it out. Don’t deprive yourself ! If you want a piece of cake, have some, but remember that quality is more important than quantity. Follow these simple holiday menus to help cut your calories and fat intake down from one holiday to the next....

Jorge Arce grew up in Puerto Rico to the sounds of the conga drums, guitar, and accordian. Today, Arce is a professional singer, dancer, composer, and percussionist. He works as a performing arts teacher in the Boston public schools. We asked him to tell us about the role music plays in preparing young children for school. [insert_object] FamilyEducation Network: How can music get kids interested in learning? Jorge Arce: Kids love rhythm, sound, singing, and dancing....

Level: Moderately difficult Time involved: One to two hours Ingredients: 6 to 8 potatoes 1 small onion 2 eggs 1/3 cup flour or matzoh meal 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper Vegetable or peanut oil (approximately 1 cup) Equipment: Colander Paper towels Mixing bowl Food processor Spoon Large griddle or frying pan

Making a book is a wonderful way to let your child express her creativity and use her reading and writing skills. Materials needed:Construction paperScotch tapeGlue stickMarkersYarn or thin cordLined or plain white paperGlitter, buttons, other decorative items (optional)Paper punch What to do: Step One: Discuss with your child what she might like to write a story about. Events and people from her own life are wonderful sources of material. She can also write stories involving characters from her favorite books, TV shows, or movies....

You can overcome an aversion to small talk and learn to use and even enjoy it. Anybody can. It’s what the experts call “learned behavior,” which means a silver-tongued genius will be better at it than most, but anybody can be good at it. It takes only about four seconds for somebody to size you up and make a preliminary judgment. Research shows that Americans expect three things when they meet someone for the first time—a smile, eye contact, and a handshake....

Your toddler can make a marbleized Valentine’s Day card with tempera paints and a small rolling pin. Pink construction paper Scissors Red and white liquid tempera paint Spoons Small rolling pin (optional)

Aware of shaping the destinies of family members. Sensitive to mediating the interaction between other family members. Cognizant of the family dynamics. Hesitant to allow others to take a role in the family more active than her own-that includes making family decisions, caring for the children, or managing the household. Determined, according to research at the University of Washington, to be “first among equals” when it comes to home and hearth, and, to cling to control....