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I Thought I Had to Be Teaching My Kids All. The. Time.

This “Ah ha!”-filled post comes to us from Abigail Weidmer, a homeschool mom and nonprofit grants consultant in Billings, Montana. Her three kids range in age from 2 to 7:...
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“I WANT TO BUILD A COCKPIT” BOY, 12, TELLS HIS PARENTS

This story comes to us from Ruth Gaskovski, who should be one proud mom! If You Can’t Build a Plane…by Ruth Gaskovski Our family lives in Southern Ontario, Canada, and...
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He Invented Google Docs. But His Beach Game is Pure Genius.

Kids can have a pretty good time with a pile of sand. Pack it down hard and then start carving your track. Send lots of balls down. And, of course,...
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Child Psychologist,  “Kids Need More Free Play.”

What child psychologist and researcher Tovah Klein saw in her visits to special Chinese schools where kids are given a vast amount of time and space for free play blew...