Not getting vaccinated is like playing a game against a team of vampires. They are bigger, stronger, and faster. The odds are in their favor, and it will undoubtedly wear you out to beat them. But even if you do beat them, there’s a good chance someone from that team of vampires will wander off into the stands to attack someone else.
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The Mover Kit: Wearable tech for kids; with a huge range of possibilities to code, create, and encourage kids to do more. It’s fairly simple in appearance but like any child’s imagination – it’s the potential within which is amazing.
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Below you’ll find three new books, that might be of interest to your young readers, especially for their summer reading.
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Your early reader may be ready for Bitsbox, even if your child a few years younger than recommended.
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We all want the best for our kids. To be happy; To be smart; To be healthy; To be educated. The latest buzzword in parenting is “resilient”: we all want our kids to survive. Because in life, when you get knocked down, you need to get up again – swinging. But how do we instill resilience? What’s the magic potion that raises your survival stats +10? The answer may lie in improvisation.
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As a fan and frequent user of my local branch, I wonder: How do we instill appreciation for libraries in our kids this National Library Week?
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The projects weren’t fancy; they were just a way to support my daughter’s interest and help her connect with other kids.
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For quite a few weeks now, I’ve been enjoying spinning some fun tales and leading my boys through some fun adventures with the ‘Adventure Maximus’ RPG. As kids will do, they constantly surprise me with their creativity for dealing with obstacles. (Rather than fight a dragon hiding in The Dump, they sweet-talked him into joining their group because they are always looking for treasure like dragons and figured he’d rather be looking for treasure than fighting.) But yesterday, my youngest son asked me something that made my heart swell… he said, “I want to be Maximus Master.”
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Introducing your family to cosplay can be daunting! In this series, learn the basics about cosplay, including resources, tutorials, and tips to help turn your child into a confident and skilled costume extraordinaire!
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Maybe honesty is not always the best policy as poor Mommy found out in “Mommy’s 15 Seconds” videos about Honest Valentines.
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My hypocrisy keeps me humble, which allows me to be open to change and growth.
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Comics, or properties based on comics, are not inherently intended for children. No should they be.
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If you’ve got a young student who is showing an interest in programming, the key is to encourage but not overwhelm. Sometimes you need to sneak something educational in under the radar, right?
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Since teaching some basic programming camps over the last two summers, I’ve had requests from parents of younger children for a similar type of camp, but it won’t be happening in 2016. That said, in order to even consider the request, I’ve been examining various apps and books to see just how I might go about introducing programming concepts to a younger audience. I’ve been looking for something to recommend to parents as a simple way to gauge the interest of a child in programming without being overly complicated or lengthy. The solution I found came from DK Publishing.
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Now the Hour of Code is finished, what do you do with your budding game developers? EG Mum takes a look at one of the academic programmes for older students and interviews Dr Maria Stukoff, Head of PlayStation First.
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As the first of my Facebook friends to have seen The Force Awakens, I have gotten a lot of questions about whether it is little kid appropriate. L is 6-years-old, precocious cognitively, but very 6 emotionally. So, my answer is:
It is kid dependent. Multiple factors have to be considered before taking your youngling to go see this movie.
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My parents took me to see the original trilogy in the movie theaters. But times change….
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If you asked my daughter what she wanted to be when she grew up for the first few years of her life, she would have said she wanted to “sew the material,” which was her way of saying she wanted to make clothes and be a crafter like her mom.
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Nostalgia mixes with a new generation of Care Bears & Cousins.
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No matter what makes you unique, you deserve a role model equally unique that shows you your inner strength, even when it is hidden.
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If the “geek shall inherit the Earth” then PAX is where they divvy up the loot. As an expo, it is a huge opportunity to try new games, find new talent, and “mingle with your people.”
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Every parent dreams of their children turning into adults with successful careers they love. But how can you tell if your kid has a bright future in one of the fastest-growing industries in the world?
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It’s a delicate thing, introducing things we love to our kids. We want them to love those things, too, so we have to be careful with how we do it. Here are some suggestions.
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I needed to convince my 11-year-old daughter that wearing a rainbow wig to pick her up from school was not going to ruin her life.
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Bitsbox founders Scott Lininger and Aidan Chopra talk about some incredible statistics they’ve gathered, including kids age 4-6 investing over 34,000 minutes in app creation.
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It’s hard to believe, but it’s true. Summer is waning. Even here in North Carolina, where the hot season tends to linger a little longer than I’d like, we’ve had hints of autumn. My daughter just started preschool, and my son is back to school next week. But they had some great times this summer—we traveled, we relaxed (well, at least they did), and we immersed ourselves in some great books.
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The author recalls the shock of learning his ten-year-old son couldn’t swim!
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Power up and read with Scholastic and Energizer!
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While pondering the recent Father’s Day, it occurred to me that many of us geek dads hope that our children will one day share our love for whatever our hobbies may be. But I think we also recognize that our children are more than likely to develop their own hobbies and interests.
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Natania’s 8-year-old might not be the demographic for Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, but he’s benefiting from the show to everyone’s surprise.
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