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2020 Holiday Gift Guide
This year the holidays are different with family celebrations smaller and less friend get-togethers, but that doesn't mean that gift gifting can't still be ah-mazing! We've included unique gift ideas for everyone on your list. This year more than ever, we need to show each other that we care. While gifts are fun, sending a…
How To Actually Organize Family Leisure
It can be difficult for busy families to spend some quality time together; parents are often juggling work commitments with keeping on top of household chores, while children may have studies and homework or after-school activities that eat up time. As a result, family time is often at a premium, and on those occasions when…
The Gift Of Play
When my siblings and I were kids growing up in Washington DC in the 1970s, afterschool activities meant playing kickball or exploring Battery Kemble Park with a few dozen other elementary school children, unsupervised by adults. Christmas presents for the luckiest families meant toys, books and stuffed animals. We never saw a flash card or…
Let’s Call A Royal Truce On The Princess Problem
If you have a young daughter, then whether you like it or not, you are smack-dab in the middle of the latest parenting controversy: whether its right to allow your little girl to pretend to be a princess. All you have to do is pick up the latest new-age book or log on to the blogosphere to see how heated this debate is. Some mothers criticize the very use of the word princess as a term of endearment, while others go so far as to ban the P word in their home. At the same time, just this year, grown women swooned at the sight of a real-life British Cinderella (Kate Middleton) marrying her handsome prince. So why the mixed messages? And when did this is this become such a royal issue?
Recommended Toys for Autistic Children
Autism is a developmental disability. According to the Autism Society, it affects the functioning of the brain and typically appears within the first two years of life. In addition to being manifested in difficulties in both verbal and non-verbal communication, people with autism can have difficulties in social interactions and leisure or play activities. Because of the difficulties with play activities, choosing the right toy for an autistic child can mean making playtime less difficult and more enjoyable.