Learning on Shine

The Age of Overparenting (Why Less is More)

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“This is going to be a really good day,” my 4th-grade daughter said. “Why’s that?” I asked. “Well,” she said, “after school I have nothing to do and I can spend all afternoon making presents.” “Making presents” means scouring the craft drawer and sewing table for…

Who’s Smarter: Kids or Dogs?

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Who’s Smarter: Kids or Dogs? Posted by cole…

A Message To My Boys (poem)

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I sat down today and thought about time

Thought about the day I run out of mine

Wondered if I’ve done enough to let you know

How much I love you; Did I help you to grow?

Have I taught you the most that I possibly could?

Did I make life and love something you…

Going all the way

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Well ladies Halloween was fun but I'm pooped, how about ya'll? My kids had a blast giving out candy to all the kids and even ADULTS (that was different) that came by. They were having so much fun giving out the candy that they even gave out their own personal stash. I…

A Childs Visions

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I have always been a creative thinker, self leader, and a self healer. I have reflected back and ask myself how did I become this way, where did I get most of the knowledge I have gained through the years?

Starting at a very young age I learned many of the answers to the questions I had within my…

Parent Essentials: Halloween Learning Activities

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Amy James from Knowledge Essentials shares some learning activities you can do with your pumpkins before you carve them into Jack-O-Lanterns!

Impact in the lives of creativity

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Product innovations and inventions and creative mind. Science, in all areas, full of coin is different and colorful. Certainly without the creativity, knowledge and arid farm was empty.

5 Things Your Kid's Teacher Needs from You

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Sneakers are tied, cowlicks are tamed, and a morning snack is tucked safely inside…

In Defense of Play-Based Preschool: The reassuring truth about three-year-old academics.

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By Elizabeth Blackwell. When it came time to enroll my three-year-old daughter, Clara, in preschool, I wasn't one of those parents who judged programs by their Harvard-admission rates. Pregnant and distracted, I piggybacked onto the research done by my…