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Fun Summer Activities for Kids

Summer is a perfect time to gain new strength and enjoy life. Kids have been waiting for the holidays whole year and now they are free from homework and other daunting stuff. Do you know how to make this summer memorable and exciting? There`re many ideas to implement.��

20 Things to Do in the Summer

Holidays should be both healthy and beneficial. Ideally, by the end of August, children must become...

Top Homeschooling Styles to Choose From

As soon as you take your kid out of school to homeschool, it’s high time to think about a learning style, which influences everything:

Daily schedule;Topics your kid learns;The amount of time needed;Learning environment;Evaluation system;The choice of material and even lecturers (you or a qualified teacher), etc.��

The homeschooling method is a manual to your new lifestyle. If you hit the spot and...

Best Ways to Stay Connected With Your Kids

Research in the journal Pediatrics has revealed that connecting with kids helps them not just live happily but even flourish in life. Thus, 49% of 37,000 children who reported having a good relationship with parents were more likely to enjoy their life. Furthermore, the kids were from 26 different countries which proves the truthfulness of the results. They were asked numerous questions about th...

How to Raise a Strong-Willed Child (& Signs You Have One)

Bringing up children isn’t always cheerful. Kids can throw temper tantrums, and be unsatisfied with your views on their daily schedule. Plus, there`s nothing more unpredictable than their mood. The parents of such kids perceive calm children as a blessing. Yet, is parenting a strong-willed child so unbearable? I don’t think so, as well as many parents of such restless little ones.

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Fathers Matter (+Father’s Day Celebration Ideas)

Traditionally moms are paid more attention. Kids devote rhymes to them and paint pictures to give as gifts on Mom’s Day. Dads are always left behind, but is it fair? The importance of fathers is underestimated nowadays.����

What Is the Role of the Father?

Apart from making a living, dads can take responsibility for their family’s mental well-being. It includes providing a sense of safety and welfa...

Fathers Matters (+Father’s Day Celebration Ideas)

Traditionally moms are paid more attention. Kids devote rhymes to them and paint pictures to give as gifts on Mom’s Day. Dads are always left behind, but is it fair? The importance of fathers is underestimated nowadays.  

What Is the Role of the Father?

Apart from making a living, dads can take responsibility for their family’s mental well-being. It includes providing a sense of safety and welfare...

How to Transition from Traditional School to Homeschooling

Starting homeschooling is a nervous process since one has to change his daily routine completely. It affects not only students but their parents too. Mom or dad should stick to a new schedule, retire from work or start working remotely. Also, parents have to find out all the legal details associated with the transition to homeschooling. Yet, the most challenging thing is to organize the learning...

Your 101 Guide to Homeschooling

Homeschooling is becoming more and more popular. In 2020-2021, there were approximately 3.7 million students that studied at home. Interestingly, since 2019, the number has increased to more than a million. That can be explained by the pandemic, which has changed the number dramatically. Still, homeschooling owes its popularity not only to the pandemic but also to new trends. Nowadays, many pare...

How to Choose Books for Your Kids

First books in a kid’s life are very important. They affect the way children perceive reading. In case your little ones don’t like the books you offer to them, they may develop a false impression about reading. In such a case, children tend to regard reading as something boring. If you force kids to read books, they have all chances to begin hating it. That’s why caregivers should be insightful ...

How and Why Teach Kids Patience

Patience is a rare quality in many adults, let alone children. We always resent waiting for a train and get angry when a cup of coffee isn’t ready for more than 2 minutes. Children can throw tantrums as well if they want something immediately. Kids’ breakdowns, in turn, often provoke impatient parents to be cruel and unfair. Subsequently, everybody gets nervous and feels offended and unhappy. I’...