Birthday season is wrapping up in our house. It spans from mid-May to mid-July. The last one is today! It's a particularly sentimental one for me too, marking my foray into motherhood six years ago. We've had two months filled with balloons and pools ...
Category Archives: character development
The Thank You Card: a lost art
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. Why Boredom is Good for Kids
If you enjoy what you read here at Child Perspective, please take a moment to share it with a friend. It's summer break here in the northern hemisphere and there is a barrage of articles on how to keep your kids entertained ...
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. Never Play With Your Kids Again
Parents shouldn't play with their kids. Not ever. Kids should always play by themselves. Why? Well, parents have more important things to do. That seems to be what some readers over at parentdish thought that Lenore Skenazy meant in her recent post, Just Chute Me! A little background: Lenore is the author of Free Range ...
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. Should We Talk to Kids About Skin Color?
Parents frequently tip-toe around the sensitive topic of race. Does highlighting skin color differences create a further sense of otherness or division among the races? Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman sought answers to this question for their provocative book, NurtureShock. Through their research the authors noted ...
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