After-School
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When Child-Care Subsidies Disappear, Care is Hard to Find
Motherlode &bull Dec 14, 2011
How can you be a working parent without child care? Day care, preschool, after-school programs: without them, or some alternative, a parent of younger school-age children can work only from 8 a.m. But (do I really need to say this?)… Full Story »
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Familiarity increases the fullness that children expect from snack foods
ScienceDaily: Children's Health News &bull Oct 3, 2011
This finding, published (online ahead of print) in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, is important because it reveals one way in which children over-consume snack foods and increase their risk of becoming overweight. Children are at risk of obesity due to consumption of energy-rich snack foods that are often high in calories and… Full Story »
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Walnut Breakfast Cookies
The Family Kitchen &bull Oct 1, 2011
If granola and breakfast bars are acceptable breakfast fare, why not a homemade cookie? These cakey cookies are loaded with oats, dried fruit and heart-healthy walnuts, which also deliver protein and fiber to provide sustainable energy throughout the morning. The… Full Story »
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Students 'jump into actio'' for better health
ScienceDaily: Children's Health News &bull Sep 28, 2011
JIA aims to help fifth-graders make healthy food choices and become more physically active. The program, taught over the course of the school year, uses a team approach to support students as they set goals to become healthier. Teams of four adults, including the participants' physical education teachers, classroom teachers, school nurses and parents, serve as role models. Students are… Full Story »
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Parents think corporal punishment should be reintroduced into schools
MadeForMums &bull Sep 16, 2011
Out of the 2,000 parents surveyed for the Times Educational Supplement, around 49% of parents believed corporal punishment should be brought back into schools. When asked specifically about "smacking/caning children" the support went down to 40%. Support for traditional punishments… Full Story »
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Totino's Pizza Stuffers: A New Favorite After-School Snack
The Family Kitchen &bull Sep 14, 2011
With the start of the school year in full swing, I am focused on getting back into a new routine. My daughter's school hours are slightly different this year and she is home later in the afternoon than she was… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Snack
- After-School
- School
- Swing
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25 Back to School Sandwiches: Veggie Style!
The Family Kitchen &bull Aug 26, 2011
Here are 25 back to school sandwich recipes to build a very veggie lunchbox! With these fun, plant-based recipes you can easily make your kids lunchboxes meatless any day of the week - not just Monday. These recipes are great… Full Story »
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Topics:
- After-School
- Back To School
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2 New American Girl Dolls
About.com Toys &bull Aug 25, 2011
American Girl Dolls has celebrated their 25th year of bringing beautiful dolls and accessories to young girls. Though I never had one myself, my sister had at least 3, and every year at Christmas it seemed as if her pile… Full Story »
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Walking to School Could Improve Your Kid's Test Scores
iVillage &bull Aug 9, 2011
If school is more than a couple of blocks away, it's tempting to pack the kids in the car and drive, especially when you're running late (often!) or the weather's cold. But a new study shows that when kids walk… Full Story »
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News & Rants: Hot or Not: Nearparent App
Motherproof &bull Aug 8, 2011
Our family decided a while ago to have a strict no-cellphones-for-kids-until-seventh-grade policy, but I'm starting to rethink this rule. My 11-year-old daughter is getting ready to go through her Red Cross CPR and Baby-sitter Certification course. If she's going to be… Full Story »
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Is Your Teenager Thriving?
Psychology Today Parenting Center &bull Jul 29, 2011
The research is clear. After-school programs can increase your teenager's long-term outlook on life and improve their potential to thrive as adults. But helping them find meaningful after-school programs can be challenging. There are so many choices -- sports, community service, theatre, art, music, school clubs and much more. Helping find the perfect fit is an important role for parents, teachers, and youth mentors. Offering your advice can make a difference - pointing teens… Full Story »
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Swords Drawn on 21st Century Community Learning Centers?
Reading Rockets &bull Jul 18, 2011
Beyond School blog: A group of senators proposed a reauthorization plan yesterday for the federal 21st Century Community Learning Center grant program that would enhance application protocol and accountability requirements for after-school, before school, and summer programs. I find Reading… Full Story »
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Disabled Students Squeezed out of More Activities in 2011
Reading Rockets &bull Jul 15, 2011
Public school students with special needs in New York were less likely to be included in school activities this year compared with last. Parents and advocates said that disabled kids missed out on tutoring, field trips and after-school programs. Reading… Full Story »
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My ISTE 2011: Notes from a giant conference
NetFamilyNews &bull Jul 1, 2011
To me, ISTE - with some 13,000 attendees from 68 countries having converged on Philadelphia this week - is like looking out the window from a fast train through a dense urban area: mostly a blur, but your eye freeze-frames what's meaningful to you. So I always come away feeling enriched by the updates and insights I glean and… Full Story »
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My ISTE 2011: Notes from a giant conference
NetFamilyNews &bull Jul 1, 2011
To me, ISTE - with some 13,000 attendees from 68 countries having converged on Philadelphia this week - is like looking out the window from a fast train through a dense urban area: mostly a blur, but your eye freeze-frames what's meaningful to you. So I always come away feeling enriched by the updates and insights I glean and… Full Story »
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San Francisco: A Town Without Kiddies?
ParentDish &bull Jun 21, 2011
San Francisco, home to the Golden Gate Bridge, is the second priciest city in the country. San Francisco is practically becoming a city without children.Census figures show the city has 5,278 fewer children than it did in 2000. That's because San Francisco -- next… Full Story »
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Unique classrooms support Chinese migrant children (Reuters)
Yahoo! News - Parenting/Kids News &bull May 31, 2011
BEIJING (Reuters Life!) - The school day has ended but class is not yet over for students heading for their local community center and a very different sort of classroom -- one built from shipping containers. The children, who are… Full Story »
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Justin Bieber and Other Super Rich Kids
iVillage &bull Apr 15, 2011
As kids, most of us earned extra dough the good old-fashioned way -- with an allowance, babysitting gigs or other mundane chores. But for these pint-sized pop stars, actors, athletes and artists, an after-school job can mean record deals, red… Full Story »
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Clumsy kids who don't 'grow out of it'
ScienceDaily: Children's Health News &bull Apr 4, 2011
But as many as six percent of all children suffer from the less familiar Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). Demonstrating a lack of refined motor skills, children with DCD tend to have a more difficult time playing sports and staying organized at school. They appear to be uncoordinated -- and many parents think they'll grow out of it. But research shows that may not be true. Now Dr. Orit Bart and her colleagues at Tel Aviv University's Stanley… Full Story »
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Ostracized Overweight Kids Eat More, Exercise Less
ParentDish &bull Apr 1, 2011
When overweight kids are teased or ostracized because of their weight, it doesn't inspire them to slim down. Instead, they get depressed. They eat more and exercise less. It's a vicious cycle -- one you may already know about if you ever watched an after-school special, ever been or known an overweight person or… Full Story »
