My Child Rushes Through Everything!
When it comes to sports practice, chores, or trying to get out the door on time, your child’s high-energy approach is an asset. But problems arise when it’s time to […]
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Beyond Games: 3 Easy Strategies for Teaching Kids Self-Control
Does your child get angry easily? Does a difficult homework question send them off the deep end? Is it common for them to procrastinate or neglect responsibilities altogether in favor […]
Gone Home
Gone Home is a first-person exploration game for a more mature audience. Kids 13 years and older are likely ready for subject matter written around issues of social acceptance, self-image, […]
How to Help the Child Who Just Can’t Seem to Get Started
Do you have a child whose smarts and skills amaze you, but they have a procrastination problem? Have you read a paper or looked at a visual for a school […]
3 Ways to Get More Minecraft Time
Do you love to play Minecraft? Do your parents ever tell you to stop playing because they think that it’s bad for you? Do you want to get more Minecraft […]
Beyond Games: Getting Your Child to Behave
Your kids are a joy to live with for weeks at a time — polite, pleasant, responsible, fun — when without warning they seem to be replaced by evil twins. […]
Does Brain Training Work?
You don’t need to be a physiologist to know that you can train your body to get stronger, faster, and more agile with training and exercise. But can we do […]
Beyond Games: How to Help a Kid Get a Hobby
Does your child have a skewed sense of their own abilities? Do they struggle to pinpoint activities and things in general that they like? Do they feel like they aren’t […]
Beyond Games: Teaching Kids Basic Reflection Skills
There is a fine balance between stepping back and looking at the past and moving forward in the present. Constantly looking ahead may mean sacrificing the reflective skills necessary to […]
Does Handwriting Still Matter In a Digital World?
Does handwriting still matter in the digital world? A recent New York Times article describes the importance of handwriting as a tool for learning and memory, and argues that it […]
