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Camp Questions to Ask

Get to know camp directors as people through phone conversations, e-mails and a personal visit. Have the director describe the camp’s philosophy and how the staff implements it.

Building Self Sufficient Kids

Preschool experts agree: kids are typically able to do more than many of us think. Here’s how you can encourage your youngster.

Bilingual Babies

A local family reflects on their choice to raise their child with more than one language.

Sticky Hands to Writing Hands

Help your child develop the motor skills he needs for handwriting — beginning in babyhood.

How to Raise a Creative Child

The ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to produce something original and useful.
A 2010 poll done by IBM of 1,500 CEOs identified creativity as the No. 1 “leadership competency” of the future.

Baby Bits

There are so many things to tend to with a baby — feeding, sleeping …oh, and all that stuff!

Let’s Talk About ADHD

Making tough decisions about how to manage a child with ADHD is hard on parents. Some are eager to try medication on their child, some are not. It is a case-by-case and often a trial-and-error endeavor.

Watch Out… Baby’s Cruising!

Of course Baby’s safety is first, but when it comes to learning, be strategic about encouraging her exploration at home.

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