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Mindfulness in the Classroom: Meditative Training Helps Kids Thrive

Sep 30, 2019 09:30AM

A grassroots movement towards meditation in the classroom is happening as emerging research documents the strong positive effects of mindfulness on children's developing brains.

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Digital Kids: How to Click With Young Techies

Aug 30, 2019 09:30AM ● By Ronica O’Hara

Sound strategies from experts that parents can use to help kids navigate the electronic world we live in.

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The Pure Joy of Play

Jun 30, 2019 02:00AM

by Ronica O’HaraNot so long ago, kids would be shooed out the door to play and told to return home at meal time. But the rising use of digital devices and kids’ highly scheduled sports and school acti

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The Pure Joy of Play: Why Kids Need Unstructured Fun

Jun 28, 2019 12:37PM ● By Ronica O’Hara

Numerous studies show that giving kids open time for “free play” is so important that pediatricians are writing prescriptions for it. Here are ways to encourage more playtime in kids' lives.

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Gardening for Kids: The Fun of Growing Their Own

Apr 30, 2019 02:45PM ● By Ronica A. O’Hara

How to involve kids in growing their own garden to get them outdoors, foster an appetite for fruits and veggies, teach them planning, and develop their motor, literacy and scientific skills.

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Air Care for Kids

Apr 25, 2019 02:00AM

Keeping the Homefront Allergy-Free by Avery MackAn allergy is a dramatic overreaction of the immune system to environmental agents that are harmless to most people. Antibodies fight allergens with the

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Soothing Anxious Kids

Jan 31, 2019 09:48AM

Natural Remedies Restore Calm by Marlaina DonatoKids and teens have always had plenty to be stressed about, such as family finances, parental bickering, the birth of a sibling and other challenges on

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AUTISM’S GUT-BRAIN AXIS

Dec 31, 2018 02:00AM

A Promising Approach to Healing by Emily CourtneyWith the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) on the rise—now affecting one in every 59 school-age children, according to estimates from the U.S

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Beyond Toys

Nov 30, 2018 05:35PM

  Gifts that Evoke Kids’ Creativity by Sandra MurphyChoosing thoughtful gifts for kids can be a challenge, especially when opting for creativity over this year’s hot toy. It’s possible to find gi

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Nurturing Creative Kids: Hobbies Engage and Grow Healthy Kids

Oct 31, 2018 12:03PM ● By Marlaina Donato

Unplugging with creative and fun activities fosters skills that can last a lifetime. Here are ways children can express themselves through arts, crafts, hobbies and more.

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Nurturing Creative Kids

Oct 27, 2018 06:21PM

Hobbies Engage and Grow Healthy Kids by Marlaina DonatoUnplugging with creative and fun activities fosters skills that can last a lifetime. Studies published by the National Endowment for the Arts Off

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Banishing Body-Image Blues

Sep 28, 2018 03:00AM

How Teens Can Learn to Love Their Looks by Amber Lanier NagleMany young women don’t feel comfortable in their own skin. A 21st-century global study sponsored by Unilever’s Dove brand found that 90 per

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