Parenting
How to Get Your Kids Over the “Back to School” Blues
This story was contributed by Harvey Karp, M.D. For so many kids, back-to-school season is full of excitement! They get to pick out a new lunchbox or backpack, see old friends, play at recess, and return to a more predictable routine. The truth is: While children...
Gentle Parenting 101
Gentle parenting is a popular parenting ideology, focusing on empathy and respect and doing away with punishment and yelling. What we've learned from our mom friends and social media, though, is two things—gentle parenting can mean different things to different...
Screen Time: 9 Ways To Help Your Kids Form A Healthy Relationship With Tech
In this day and age, expecting your kids to never lay eyes on a screen is probably unrealistic. Many schools are even incorporating them into the curriculum. But research shows that kids under 8 are using mobile devices more than 2 hours a day (despite the...
Best Children’s Books for Halloween
It’s the season of ghosts and goblins and we are thrilled to share our list of brand-new picture books along with some timeless favorites that are…
Tips To Prevent Bullying at School
School Social Work Toolkit by: Cynthia L. Henderson, PhD, LICSW, LCSW-C Tips for Students Tell an adult when you see or hear about activities that may cause physical or emotional harm to you or anyone else. School is a place where students have a right to...
First Day of School: Goodbye without Tears
Dropping off your child for the first time can cause anxiety for not only your little ones but also for us parents! I cried for the first month dropping my two-year-old son at his preschool and it became a daily battle where I had to stay strong so he could stay...
7 Ways To Get Your Child Ready for a Great School Year
Advice from a School Social Worker By: Heather Alden, MSW, LICSW With the school year just around the corner, school social workers are offering ideas and strategies for parents that you can incorporate into their summer to get you child ready for a great...
Through the Lens of an Educator & Parent at BIS Houston
We all know that teachers have a lasting impact. The right person will inspire a student to uncover new interests and build confidence to build a pathway to a bright future. BIS Houston teachers come from all around the world, but they all share a belief that an inspired student will achieve amazing things!
Black History Month – Books and Activities for Kids
In February, schools and churches throughout the U.S. commemorate Black History Month with special activities for kids. Did you know that Black History Month was established in 1926? What better way to celebrate and teach your kids about Black History Month than with...
5 Ways to Help Moms Stay Happy Over the Holidays
This story was contributed by Caitlyn Dunn, LCSW.Ah…the most wonderful time of the year (wink, wink)! More like the most stressful time of year, especially for all of us “making” the holidays—aka moms. Here are some tips to help actually feel lots of...
How to Raise a Bilingual Child
Much like learning to swim or ski, it’s a heck of a lot easier to learn a second language when you’re young. But did you know the other benefits to growing up bilingual? “Learning a second language has lifelong benefits from cognitive to social to health,”...
Cerebelly: What a Neurosurgeon Created to Feed Her Own Kids
As moms, we all want to give our kids a healthy start, and that’s why so many of us have made our own baby food. From those adorable first bites to enticing picky toddlers, feeding our kids can be rewarding, a struggle, or (in most cases), both. That’s one of the...
3 Things To Know About Forming A Learning POD
Virtual schooling is a reality for at least the first month of school. It may also be the right choice for some families even after in-person schooling becomes available. Yet virtual schooling comes with significant challenges. One popular option is to form a small...
Galveston Bay Foundation Holds Virtual Camp This Summer
WHO: Summer camps might be not be an option for everyone this year, but kids can still discover and explore the Galveston Bay virtually this summer thanks to the Galveston Bay Foundation’s Camp at Home and Wonders of Wetlands: Virtual Experience programs. WHAT: With...
Children’s Books to Encourage Inclusion and Acceptance
Books are a wonderful tool to begin meaningful conversations between children and adults. They have the potential to create a lasting impact while gently guiding children through characters and situations that promote important topics, including respect for...
FOX 26-MY20 Classes at Home
“iWRITE Classes at Home,” Educational Programming for Houston-Area StudentsAiring on FOX 26-My20 on Thursdays at Noon (CST)Interactive writing lessons from iWRITE Founder & Children’s Author Melissa Williams Murphy on CH 20Houston, TX - April 14, 2020 —The iWRITE...
10 Home Schooling Apps to Try
If you’re moonlighting as a homeschool teacher for the next few weeks, technology can help get you up to speed. High quality apps and websites exist for every subject and every age. For younger kids, they can add some variation to other screen-free activities....
How much Screentime is too much?
We all know that less screen time is better for kids. And the current recommendations are clear, from the American Academy of Pediatrics: for kids under 18 months, screen time should be limited to video chatting, while for kids 2 to 5, it should be kept to 1 hour per...
How To Get Your Toddler To Eat Better
Yummy Toddler Food is one of our absolute favorite resources online for, well, really yummy toddler food. Whether it’s mini pumpkin muffins ortenders, baked chicken recipe developer, blogger and mom of two Amy Palanjian takes foods most kids like—like...
Halloween Safety Tips For Safe Trick or Treatin’
You’ve already made sure that the house is decorated, the candy is bought, and costumes are made/purchased/cleaned; it is never too late to discuss some tips with your kids on how to be safe while out Trick or Treating.Here are few tips before the spooky...
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