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How Independent Play Encourages Your Child’s Development

August 2, 2016 Guest Author 0 Comments play

Do you spend most of your day entertaining your child? If you are not giving your child time to play

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Self Improvement 

Simple ways to weed out distractions in your life

March 7, 2013June 5, 2014 Guest Author 0 Comments distractions, entertainment, gadgets, Mike Freiberg, play, productivity, Self Improvement, work

Our world is full of stimulus—there’s always something to read, something to watch, somewhere to be; and it’s not always

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Bicycles Humor Outdoors 

Hank D and the Bee: Zero-emissions vehicles

February 14, 2013February 14, 2013 2 Comments clean vehicles, CO2, Hank D and the Bee, play, vehicle emissions, winter

Here’s a breakdown of various means of transportation and how their CO2 emissions compare. Oddly, sleds did not make either

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Outdoors 

Make Outdoor Play a Part of Every Day: Get the Be Out There Parent Guide

March 22, 2012 Derek Markham 2 Comments Media, Nature, Parenting, play, play outside

Is it difficult to get your kids to play outdoors instead of being glued to the TV, computer, or video

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Kids 

Prescription for Play: The Importance of Play for Children’s Health

July 14, 2011 Derek Markham 1 Comment Dr. Ken Ginsburg, Dr. Marilyn Benoit, importance of play for children's health, play, Prescription for Play, Video

How important is play for the health of our children? Take a couple of minutes and watch this video about

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Kids 

Take the Park-a-Day Summer Challenge from KaBOOM!

June 13, 2011 Derek Markham 0 Comments KaBOOM!, park-a-day summer challenge, parks, play

A new initiative from a national non-profit, KaBOOM!, is challenging parents to take their children to as many parks as

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Health Humor Kids 

Hank D and the Bee: SNOW!

February 10, 2011February 9, 2011 0 Comments children, Hank D and the Bee, Nature, outside, play

It’s been a crazy winter, but we can still spend time outside. Did you hear me? Hey everyone, GO OUTSIDE!!!

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Fitness Humor 

Hank D and the Bee: Are You Ready For Some Football?!

January 13, 2011February 26, 2013 0 Comments Hank D and the Bee cartoon, Media, play, sports

Like Hank, I love playing sports–however, I no longer watch them with the joy I did as a kid. I

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