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Help develop your child’s sense of engagement and civic responsibility.
Archives: Tip & Activity
Treasure hunt at a museum
Turn a museum visit into an active and engaging kinesthetic experience.
Creative bedroom reorganization
Increase spatial awareness with this fun and engaging activity.
Problem-solving for a peer
Help your child strategize about how to help a friend facing troubles.
Chore chart management
Create a chart of regular chores for which your child is responsible. Then put him in charge of it.
Discussing decisions
A structured dinner-table discussion about decisions fosters deep reflection.
Baking together for multiple purposes
Baking can be fun, educational, and even develop a sense of compassion in your child.
Developing interviewing skills
Help your child explore vocational interests and develop interview skills with this simple activity.
Plan and budget a trip
This activity will help your child understand the concepts of planning and budgeting. It will also bring home the fact that travel has costs associated with it (but is money well spent!)
Sleep chart fosters awareness
Create a sleep chart with your child to help her understand the connections between sleep and emotions and energy level.