Outdoor Play: Why Does it Matter? Research shows that the average American kid only spend 4-7 minutes in outdoor playing. Yet they spend 7 plus hours of time per day in front of a screen. This lack of time outside in unstructured play (no, organized sports don’t count…) is detrimental to our kids. To their health,…
How to Keep Kids Busy Do your kids constantly complain about being bored? Do they always need you to play with them? With everything kids have access to nowadays, how could they possibly be bored? How could a child with every hot new toy under the sun have trouble playing? Parents seem to be dealing…
The Importance of Mixed-Age Play Children playing only with others of their own age is a relatively new concept. This idea of separating children by age has been made increasingly stark through our current (yet completely outdated) education system. Throughout most of human history, children played with other children in multi-age groups. Our society has…
5 Steps to Encourage Independent Play Design for Independent Play One of the biggest issues parents are experiencing right now is trying to keep kids entertained and busy while also working from home. But they aren’t sure what steps to take to encourage independent play. This shift in mindset will help. Try to think in terms…
Learning at Home Schedule Looking for a learning from home schedule? Having a daily schedule for your family is important as it sets up a predictable routine for your kids. Kids thrive on structure but that doesn’t mean that you need to have an hour by hour schedule with explicit activities booked for every minute…
