Failure, a great gift to children.
I have worked with hundreds of kids of all ages, mostly individually for about 20 years, and one amazing advantage of having gone through that before having your own child is that it gives you perspective. I always believed every parent was doing the best they knew how and that there was some innate wisdom to parenthood I had to respect, even if I disagreed with their methods. So I kept my mouth shut, followed their lead and watched.....
Interactive Play Exhibit for Kids (Free)
An amazing exhibit has just opened in NYC and will run through May 15th, 2015, The Wonder of Learning Exhibit (The Hundred Languages of Children) based on the work of the children and teachers of Reggio Emilia in Italy. The Reggio Emilia approach is an educational philosophy for preschool and primary education that has been hailed as some of the best in the world. The emphasis in on exploration, community and a supportive self guided...
5 Easiest Ways to Remove a Splinter in a Child
We have been blessed with a child who, at 2 years old, normally listens, who will reason with you when she wants to do something you said no to and who is pretty sturdy. She once kicked a bump on the floor, and said ouch, but moved on and kept on talking and walking, until I realized that her nail had broken backwards and there was blood all over the floor. Yeap, that kind of sturdy. So you can imagine what I expected when she got a...
IDNYC offers 33 free memberships, but fails to handle the crowds ( and how to get an appointment)
I wrote yesterday about IDNYC because I think it is one of the best ideas any mayor could have come up with. It’s a great way to give those without much documentation ( homeless people, undocumented immigrants, teenagers), a legal id that would allow them to open bank accounts, use city services, file reports with the police and enter certain buildings requiring id. As a perk, so the id won’t be stigmatized, the city is...
IDNYC gives FREE membership to 33 major cultural institutions in NYC.
One of the greatest projects of the city of New York was just launched this month and it is an incredible opportunity for any parent to explore the city’s museums, zoos and arts centers for free with their kids. It is called IDNYC. Why is it so great? For a large segment of the population, IDNYC is an opportunity to get a legal identification document that can be used to open bank accounts, access city services, receive...
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