Parents as coaches: Tactics to support your child during remote learning

on March 20, 2020

What are best-in-class teaching tactics you can adopt – as the in-person adult – now that so many schools are converting to remote schooling? It will be tempting for all of us to replicate what we had when we were kids, but educational practices and ... Read full article

Virtual Museum Tours for Kids You Can do Right Now

on March 20, 2020

In this digital era many museums have put their collections online or created virtual tours that can help expand a child's mind. Google Arts & Culture has digitized the collections of numerous big museums, historic locations a... Read full article

The Next Wave of Recess Renaissance

on May 06, 2019

Adaptive Playgrounds and Physical Education Programs Help Special Needs Students Be Their Best Selves... Read full article

THE TOP 5 Sports Classes in Greater Boston and Massachusetts in 2018

by 2018 Family Favorites on June 14, 2018

THE TOP 5 Sports Classes in Greater Boston and Massachusetts in 2018 as voted on by parents throughout Massachusetts... Read full article

The Value of Camp Counselors

on April 19, 2018

At camps that serve children with disabilities or special needs, compassionate counselors are especially critical as campers face various challenges... Read full article

Great Expectations: Holding Children to Higher Standards than Adults

on June 23, 2016

How can we expect our kids to be perfect all of the time when we're not perfect ourselves? ... Read full article

Op/Ed: The Importance of the HPV vaccine – for Girls and Boys

on December 27, 2012

The HPV vaccine has been the subject of controversy and debate since its offering a few years ago. Here, pediatrician Eli Newberger, M.D., offers a medical opinion on why this vaccine is so important for girls and boys, even at ages 9-12.... Read full article

Close the Gap with Long-Distance Relatives

on November 25, 2012

Maintaining close ties between children and their grandparents or other relatives is important, especially at a time when extended families often don't live near each other. Here are some neat ways to stay in touch and keep the family bond strong.... Read full article

Simplicity Parenting – What It is and Why More Parents Are Changing the Way They Raise Their Kids

on March 20, 2012

Fast-paced lives, too many clothes, toys and gadgets, over-scheduled days – Kim John Payne, the founder of the Simplicity Parenting movement, says all of these have contributed to kids under too much pressure. Here's a look at his recipe for change.... Read full article

What We All Need to Know about EpiPens

on February 25, 2012

About 100 people, including children, die of allergic reactions in the U.S. each year, and epinephrine is amazingly effective in preventing this. The EpiPen is easy to use – learn how so that you too can prevent food allergy deaths.... Read full article