Teaching your kids to ride a bike is a task that every parent will face, and there are multiple ways to go about it. Typically, the process consisted of a number of months using stabilisers followed by that unnerving-but-joyous day when the stabilisers came off. The invention of the balance […]
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How I Calm Down When the Kids Are Out of Hand
We all get frustrated. Trust us, even the calmest, most even-tempered guy who has the demeanor of a three-camera-sitcom-dad-hits his breaking point during a day with the kids. Because of course he does. Stressors pile up. One thing turns into another turns into another turns into a tantrum turns into […]
Nordstrom Anniversary Sale: Kids style deals
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Here’s how parents can protect their kids from coronavirus as schools reopen
Get ready to pack your back-to-school pencils, binders and … hand sanitizer? While some schools and universities are opting for remote learning or a hybrid of in-person and online sessions, others are pushing ahead with in-person classes – with proper sanitation protocols, of course. Social distancing markings, COVID program coordinators and smaller class sizes are only a […]
Millions of kids could lose access to free meals if this program expires
The Trump administration is resisting calls to make it easy for tens of millions of students to get free meals at school this year, even as childhood hunger rates have risen to the highest levels in decades. During the spring and summer, as the coronavirus health crisis exploded, the government […]
Millions of kids may lose out on free meals as they return to school
The Trump administration is resisting calls to make it easy for tens of millions of students to get free meals at school this year, even as childhood hunger rates have risen to the highest levels in decades. During the spring and summer, as the coronavirus health crisis exploded, the government […]
How to teach sustainable habits to kids
How to teach sustainable habits to kids In a world of Greta Thunbergs, the ever-looming threat of climate change, and its already disastrous toll, what can you do to ensure your kids understand the state of the world, without overwhelming them, and help them become part of the solution? The […]
Will your kids be learning online or in the classroom? Here’s your last day to decide
Wednesday is the last day for parents to decide if they want their child to learn in a classroom or continue learning online once schools reopen in Miami-Dade County with new COVID-19 safety measures in place. The 2020-2021 school year begins next month and deciding whether to completely or partially […]
‘Someone needs to help parents control their kids’ spending’
The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Louise Hill, founder of GoHenry, a banking business that provides debit cards for children. Standing on the touchline as her son played football, Louise Hill started moaning about how her kids’ […]
The woman who wants to make kids better with money
The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Louise Hill, founder of GoHenry, a banking business that provides debit cards for children. Standing on the touchline as her son played football, Louise Hill started moaning about how her kids’ […]
I’m running a ‘Common Sense Camp’ for my kids this summer
Oona Hanson is an educator based in Los Angeles, California. Her story “I’m Running a ‘Common Sense Camp’ for My Kids This Summer,” was originally published on Forge by Medium in June, and is reprinted here with permission. One of my favorite single-panel comics from Gary Larson’s “The Far Side” […]
Make a vaccine? I’m trying to teach my kids the alphabet
By Kate Holton, Emma Thomasson and Stephen Jewkes LONDON/BERLIN/MILAN (Reuters) – It’s tough to do any useful work when you’re stuck at home, struggling to home-school bickering kids, let alone when you’re trying to produce a COVID-19 vaccine. British drugmaker AstraZeneca had spent years preparing for a pandemic, but when […]
Inside One Mother’s Fight To Help Her Kids Get An Education During Coronavirus
(Photo: Illustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost; Photos: Terri Johnson/Getty) This story about rural education was produced as part of the series Critical Condition: The Students the Pandemic Hit Hardest, reported by HuffPost and The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Terri Johnson willed her body not […]
Here’s Where to Buy Face Masks for Kids Online
I’ve been enjoying ’round-the-clock family time with my two girls since quarantine began, spending our time just outside New York City. Face masks for kids are essential, since our social distance outings have been walks on the beach, neighborhood strolls, and drive-by hellos past our family and friends’ homes. As […]