Kids & Teens
Barbie Threatened by Popularity of Action Figures
By Jenny Talorman · 14 years ago
Toys, over the centuries, have proven themselves to be a staple part of childhood. In fact, if asked, the average adult would likely have dozens of stories to tell about what they played with. Perhaps ...
The History of a Classic Boys Toy
By Jenny Talorman · 14 years ago
The Beginning
In a sense, action figures have been around just as long as other toys. Officially, the first action figure was GI Joe, produced in February, 1964 by Hasbro. Seen as Hasbro’s answer to ...
Young Brain Stimulation with Toys
By Jenny Talorman · 14 years ago
What Exactly are Educational Toys?
New parents, and even some experienced parents, feel that educational toys are dull and boring. Nevertheless, they feel constrained to not only provide these things for their children, but insist ...
The Exciting World of Baby Modeling
By Mary Garza · 14 years ago
Baby modeling is a great opportunity for your baby. It can open up many windows of possibility later in your child's life. It can also create opportunities for you to meet other parents and connect ...
Best Electronic Learning Toys for Christmas 2010
By Inger Fountain · 14 years ago
Christmas is fast approaching and while parents want to give their kids toys they enjoy they also want toys that don't dumb them down. There are a number of new electronic learning toys on the ...
The Best Star Wars Lego Sets: Part One
By Inger Fountain · 14 years ago
If you are a fan of wither Star Wars or Lego then you are aware of the popularity of Star Wars Lego. Apart from the fact that it is a merging of two huge properties ...
Consider the Effect of Your Custodial Agreement
By Cheryl Gowin · 14 years ago
Today nearly half of all babies born today will spend some time in a one-parent family. Each year more than 1 million children experience the divorce of their parents. According to the Census Bureau, in ...
3 Ways to Make Money That Teenagers Can Do Now
By Bill Littler · 14 years ago
As the costs of college go up and the economy continues to wade through it's current malaise you are wondering what to do? Can you make the budget stretch or achieve your goals for those ...
Financial Literacy for Kids - how to teach your kids about money. Explaining interest to a child
By Dj Britton · 14 years ago
Up until the ages of 7 or 8 children are literally being programmed by their environment, what they see, touch, hear and most importantly feel, shapes the 'rules' they create in their subconscious minds. These ...
Toy Hazard Recalls
By Mark Rogers · 14 years ago
A large number of hazard recalls in the toy industry have hit the U.S. throughout the last decade. Both lawfully brought in and fake "name brand" toys have been introduced into the U.S. manufactured in ...
What is Your Child’s Personality Type?
By Rachelle Salinger · 14 years ago
Child development experts are still locked in a debate over nature versus nurture. It is the longstanding argument over whether a person’s innate qualities ("nature") or her personal experiences ("nurture") carry more importance in determining ...
What Things to Think About When Shopping for a new Kids Drum Set
By Jasrina Owen · 14 years ago
Learning how to play a musical instrument is really a skill many parents want for their kids. Whether it be the piano, violin, or anything else, understanding how to read, perform, and appreciate music just ...
The Best Online Spelling Program For Your Child
By Peter Watts · 14 years ago
There are many educational sites that claim to have the best online spelling program. They promise parents that they will help their children become achievers in English and other subjects. They contain large libraries of ...
Adolescent Anger Management Ideas To Assist Both Parent And Child
By Andy Guides Jr · 14 years ago
The adolescent years can be hard to live through for the pubescent youth. Some situations happening around an adolescent can make them become very angry. Numerous adolescents are unsure of how to control their anger ...
Is My Child Slow?
By Karen Quinn · 14 years ago
In Testing For Kindergarten, I talk a lot about where a child should be developmentally at age 3, 4, and 5. So often, as parents, we wonder if our child is developing the way he ...
OLSAT and Stanford-Binet Test Preparation
By Karen Quinn · 14 years ago
A common question that appears on Stanford-Binet test assesses your child's thinking, memory, and expressive language skills. This test is often used across the country to qualify children for gifted and talented or GATE program ...
Harry Potter Years 1-4 Lego Game Review
By Inger Fountain · 14 years ago
If ever there was a franchise suited for a Lego computer game, it is Harry Potter. With the success of the Lego Star Wars Games as well as the Batman and Indiana Jones Lego Games ...
Using Lego in Higher Grades Of Learning
By Inger Fountain · 14 years ago
Lego is one of those amazing toys that kids play with eagerly but never realise they are learning some mighty life skills while they are doing it.
Basically Lego is a construction toy comprised of ...
Some Resources to Help Kids Learn and Enjoy the Piano
By Inger Fountain · 14 years ago
If your child is beginning to learn piano and is having trouble getting enthused about the idea there are a number of different sheet music themes that kids will relate to.
My young daughter showed ...
Choosing Your College Major
By Ken Sundheim · 14 years ago
Choosing Your College Major:
After graduating high school, choosing a college major can be a splash of reality and your first formal introduction into the "real world." Many colleges have a plethora of majors in ...