DIY with Kids: Grow Your Own Tomato and Basil Plants What’s better than a summer tomato? Picking one that you have grown yourself! Here is everything you need to start your edible garden: Tomato Plants You will need: Tomato seeds Water Seed starter mix Gardening soil...
Parenting with Screens: The Hidden Costs of Screen TimeWhile screens are part of life for nearly everyone, our screen habits — and the parenting choices we make with screens — can have a real impact on our families and a child’s development. Repeated studies have...
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Parenting Technology: Making the Most of Screen TimeHow do you best use screens — from smartphones and tablets to computers and TVs — to help in the process of parenting? (Our take: Be as present as possible while parenting, and wait until the kids are asleep before...
Child Development 101: TV or Not TV?In a recent study, researchers observed what happens if youngsters receive a healthier "diet" of TV programming to reduce aggressive behavior, rather than reducing viewing time, as previous studies have done. Their conclusion: While...
Five-Year-Olds Who Watch TV for 3+ Hours a Day More Likely to be Antisocial Five-year-olds who watch TV for three or more hours a day are increasingly likely to develop antisocial behaviors, such as fighting or stealing, by the age of 7, indicates research published...
