Exercise for Kids: Getting kids moving is important. It is a great way to build muscle, endurance and flexibility. there are many different exercises that you can do, start off with one and get moving. Why is exercise important for children? Exercise helps maintain a healthy body weight while building muscles. In addition, exercise helps…
Author: The mom next door
Mom of three, educator, and professional juggler of all the things. I share real parenting tips, boredom busters for kids, and honest advice about making it all work — from someone who is still figuring it out every day.
Summer Homework
Summer Homework Is it needed? 1 Summer homework may surprise you that it is important for many reasons. Most teachers and school staff feel that the work is beneficial and try not to give to much. Although it may seem like a bother, know that it will help your child. What will your child gain…
Ready for some fun activities?
Let us have some fun with our kids! Are you looking for easy and entertaining activities that are fun, educational and do not cost a lot? There are so many wonderful activities that you can do on a long and boring weekend, rainy day or whenever. Let us start with the basics. Fun activities for…
What to do with children on a hot hot day
It is hot outside- very hot, how should we entertain the kids without going out? Keeping children busy on a hot day is not easy, you probably want to crawl under some shade with a cold cup of coffee or juice and listen to some music or read a book. But the children need to…
Vacation is important!
We all know that vacation is important, yet how important is it? There are numerous studies that indicate that vacations can accomplish much. The benefits of vacation: It is a time to relax and let your body decompress and fill itself up with renewed positive energy. vacation broadens ones horizons and educates develops personal and…
Peer Conversation-Let children talk to children
Peer Conversation: Child to child conversation help build understanding, empathy and language. It is important for adults to talk to children, however when your kid talks to another there are some skills and advantages they can gain in which is not present when they talk to an adult. Conversations are important to build literacy skills…
Are transitions hard for everyone?
How to transition easily: The definition of transition is change from one position, state, stage, or concept to another. Transitions occur on a daily basis whether from school to home or from play time to lunch time. When children graduate or move up a grade, they too transition. Everyone takes to change differently, some react with…
Read on to see how to be a Leader:
Are you a Leader? Do you know that a mom and a teacher are both leaders? They both need to lead and direct others. There are many different types of leaders in this world, however I will break it down into two simple categories. There are successful leaders and there are unsuccessful leaders. Leaders who…
Failure is success-How to help your kids succeed
How can you help your kids achieve, accomplish and succeed? I can go on and on about what is important and what you can do. It certainly is a very lengthy discussion and something that can take days. However I would like to focus on one thing, allowing children to fail. Allow them to try…
Who Said Being a Parent is Easy?
What is it like to be a parent or educator? I can try to sum it up in one long run on sentence. Being a parent or educator you will appear sleep deprived, often hungry, sometimes thrilled, emotionally incapacitated, ecstatic, depressed, hysterical at times, calm and collected other times; simply every oxymoron possible. Yes, being a…