All Entries in the "Activities & Fun" Category
You Might be Surprised What Hides Behind Your Jokes
Parents sometime forget that some of their grown-up jokes are not suitable for their children ears. Usually children see these jokes directly reported to their own person and many of them might seem not the right thing when more carefully analyzed.
Maybe to the parents making fun or saying funny things is [...]
Physically Active Teen Boys Tend To Be Smarter, Study Says
According to a Swedish study, physically active boys tend to be snarter than their couch-potato counterparts.
The investigators say, physical education in schools not only helps students to shift from sedentary lifestyle to active lifestyle, but also helps in reducing risk of disease.
Dr. H. Georg Kuhn and colleagues from the Institute of Medicine at the University [...]
Encouraging Your Child To Be Active Rather Than Lazy
There are many ways to avoid laziness in your child. The first step is to set a good example.
It is good to do family activities with your children.
This will help your children to stay active and healthy.
You can keep your children active by doing things that they are interested in doing. [...]
The Internet: When Can You Introduce To Your Child?
You can start your child off onto the wonders of the internet as soon as he or she is old enough to read a bit and is able to effectively use the basics of the computer.
Yes there are many safety concerns about what is out there, however, before starting, you can put [...]
Starting Your Child On A Hobby
For all of us who have a cherished hobby, we know the value of having something in our lives that we can be passionate about, whether it is collecting something, creating some art or craft, bird watching or other nature activity, gardening, cooking, reading; the possibilities are literally endless.
So what better can [...]
How To Turn Children’s Video Games To Your Advantage And Limit Harm?
Let’s face it; video games are part of our children’s lives and there is no way that we can completely eradicate them from our children’s lives.
Video games do however have their advantages that we can use to our and our children’s benefit with a little circumspection.
Eye Hand Coordination: When your child [...]
Playgrounds Still Fall Short On Safety
Playgrounds have been improved now compared to the olden days. Monkey bars and hot metal slides have been replaced by colorful plastic castles with guardrails and ramps and rounded edges.
Many new playgrounds are covered with soft wood mulch or springy rubber chips made from recycled tires, instead of blacktop and concrete.
Experts say, yet with many [...]
Just How Dangerous Is Cheerleading?
When you think about dangerous sports your high-school aged child might want to participate in, chances are you think of contact sports, like football, wrestling, and soccer.
Surprisingly, however, the most injuries in high school athletes are among cheerleaders.
And not only are there more injuries among cheerleaders, most of those injuries [...]
Proper Play Date Etiquette
It is wonderful when you find children who love to play with your children.
Here are some rules you should follow to make sure your play date goes well.
If your child is sick, or you suspect he may be getting sick, cancel the play date. To do otherwise would be inconsiderate.
After all, [...]
Unexpected Uses For Sidewalk Chalk
Sidewalk chalk is a great fun, but there’s more that you can do with it than just play hopscotch.
You can use sidewalk chalk to mark off an area your child is not allowed to enter.
For example, if you are grilling outside, establish a sidewalk chalk perimeter a safe distance from the [...]
