Take an Internet Field Trip: 5 Links to Share with Your Kids
Share awesome, fun links with your kids on an Internet Field Trip curated for Parent Co. by Today Box. Today Box curates fun and educational daily facts, videos, photos, and jokes for curious kids ...
Top 5 reading list for parents 4/10-4/17
We won't name names, but just this morning, someone in our office tried to curse us all with NKOTB's admitted smash hit "The Right Stuff". Thankfully, we stumbled across this article on how to clea...
Learn about "The Olympians" by George O' Connor
The best way to introduce your kids to the Greek Pantheon is via the New York Times bestselling "The Olympians" by George O' Connor.
The best apps for family nature exploration, fun and learning
These super handy apps can make anyone an adventurer. They also make a decent case for swapping Angry Birds for the real thing. Like geese. (Although, geese are always angry.)
Take an Internet Field Trip: 5 Links to Share with Your Kids
Share awesome, fun links with your kids on an Internet Field Trip curated for Parent Co. by Today Box. Today Box curates fun and educational daily facts, videos, photos, and jokes for curious kids ...
Top 5 reading list for parents 4/3-4/10
Louis CK writes, directs, edits, and stars in every episode of his hit show. Season 5 just started, and we're currently on a bender of reading every single word he has to say. This interview, from ...
Introduce your kids to the classics with these beautiful graphic books
Our list of graphic books that are awesome on their own merits, but also happen to serve as a gateway to classic works of literature, mythology and history.
How to Be Emotionally Intelligent - NYTimes.com
Daniel Goleman, author of “Leadership: The Power of Emotional Intelligence" and former New York Times reporter shares his short list of competencies for emotional intelligent leadership. This list...
This is why you should stop being the homework police
I read a blog post not long ago by the mother of a 2nd grader who needed some guidance on how to help her child with homework. Without rehashing the entire blog post, here’s the gist of it. Her dau...
Take an Internet Field Trip: 5 Links to Share with Your Kids
Share awesome, fun links with your kids on an Internet Field Trip curated for Parent Co. by Today Box. Today Box curates fun and educational daily facts, videos, photos, and jokes for curious kids ...
This is why comic books are awesome for kids
WE'RE CELEBRATING COMIC BOOKS for kids (and grownups) this month at Parent Co! We’re interviewing prominent comic book writers and illustrators. We'll show you how your kids can make their own pri...
Top 5 reading list for parents 3/27-4/3
We listened to this edition of On Point earlier this week about screen time for babies 2 and under. Our takeaway? Don't torture yourself with singing and dancing crayons in the name of early educat...
5 TED Talks that will help you understand learning
The research is clear. Children learn best in environments that value relationships, curiosity, creativity, making mistakes, reflection, and personalized learning. Every parent should see these fiv...
Why Kids Need to Move, Touch and Experience to Learn | MindShift
When students use their bodies in the learning process, it can have a big effect, even if it seems silly or unconnected to the learning goal at hand. Researchers have found that when students use ...
Take an Internet Field Trip: 5 Links to Share with Your Kids
Share awesome, fun links with your kids on an Internet Field Trip curated for Parent Co. by Today Box. Today Box curates fun and educational daily facts, videos, photos, and jokes for curious kids ...
When the Computer Takes Over for the Teacher via The Atlantic
Don't think of teachers being replaced by technology in the classroom in 20 years - try five or 10. Joshua Starr, a nationally prominent superintendent, recently told NPR, "I ask teachers all the ...
Every parent should see these 5 TED Talks on education
Why are we still running schools the same way we did fifty years ago? This is the question students, teachers, parents, and researchers now wrestle with in the 21st century. According to the U.S. ...
Study: 60 Minutes of Homework is the Perfect Amount (via Big Think)
Melissa Dahl from NYMag reports that new research published in the Journal of Educational Psychology has found that any amount of homework that surpasses 70 minutes is too much. ...Those who repor...
8 of the Most Important Lessons Nature Teaches Kids (and Adults)
We welcome this guest post from Krissy Pozatek, LCSW, author, therapist and parent coach. After a decade as a wilderness therapist, Krissy identified concepts and skills kids gain in the wildernes...
Take an Internet Field Trip: 5 Links to Share with Your Kids
Share awesome, fun links with your kids on an Internet Field Trip curated for Parent Co. by Today Box. Today Box curates fun and educational daily facts, videos, photos, and jokes for curious kids ...
Top 5 reading list for parents 3/13-3/20
There are only so many hours in the day. Here are 5 articles you might have missed. via The Motherlode In case you haven't yet performed the "et tu, Lego" sigh of disappointment, here's the New Yo...
Here are 3 things your kids will learn in the principal's office
Let me explain. I truly believe there is value for kids when they are sent to the principal’s office at least once a year. The lessons they learn can be some of the most powerful lessons of the yea...
When Students Can't Go Online — The Atlantic
Nearly every school in America has some form of Internet connectivity—but that alone doesn't mean all kids have equal access to the web. via When Students Can't Go Online — The Atlantic.
According to Pinterest, St. Patrick's Day is About Magic Glitter Dumps
Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, Tooth fairy. This is the trifecta of magical creatures our parents lied about. They visited our house while we slept and left gifts or money. Life was simple.