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The Importance of Play Houses for Kids

by Carrie Snyder, Posted Mar 17th 2010 1:00PM

With dreams of summer and backyard camp-outs -- and the early spring reality of chilly mud advancing to the doorstep -- the children have requested that Cabin Fever haul out the play tents from the basement. I have a love-hate relationship with these ...
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Olympic Fun at Home: Cooperation Meets Competition

by Carrie Snyder, Posted Feb 19th 2010 12:00PM

A Facebook friend posted yesterday that his four-year-old son was speed skating non-stop in the living room. Apparently, this dad had his finger on a trend, because reports began pouring in from other parents. Pairs figure skating in the dining room. ...
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Solo Parenting: Taking the Kids Out to Eat

by Carrie Snyder, Posted Feb 16th 2010 3:00PM

There's a funny paradox about parenting solo. When my husband goes out in public, minus me and accompanied by all four of our children, he is lauded, praised, and admired. "What a great dad you are!" "All on your own with four kids! Amazing!" ...
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Puzzles: Why Old-Fashioned Toys Never Go Out of Style

by Carrie Snyder, Posted Jan 22nd 2010 11:00AM

Sleepy days spent indoors: All parents who stay home with their children know these days well. Cabin Fever is right here, right now. Deep in the clutches of winter. We're snowed in, our senses dulled by lack of sunlight, our motivation to burst into ...
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Life as a Soccer Mom: When the team just doesn't gel

by Heather Craven, Posted Oct 3rd 2006 2:00PM

The youth soccer teams in our area are designed so that they have tow age groups on every team. My son is currently in the U14 bracket, so this means that the team is comprised of 12 and 13 year-old boys. This also means that every year one age ...
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How your baby learns to become a social partner with peers

by Heather Craven, Posted Aug 1st 2006 7:30AM

A recent study in Child Development investigated how one-and two-year-old peer pairs reacted when presented with a simple cooperative task. Age differences were found in amount of coordinated activity, monitoring the peer's activity and location in ...
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