Summarizing a mountain’s worth of stories, current events,
creative ideas and stuff that makes us lol.
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Of all the terrible ways to be woken up I think,
“mommy, my fart is on the floor,” takes the cake.
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weekly survival tip:
Road tripping with the littles? Don’t leave home
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Math, science, literature, history, art and…climate change. Italian students are to become the first in the world for whom
climate change will be a required subject.
Beginning next September, students in Italy will spend about one hour a week studying the subject, Education Minister Lorenzo Fioramonti told Reuters last week. They will also study many of their more traditional subjects – like geography and math – from a sustainable development perspective. Looks like the Romans are learning from their groundbreaking ancestors to once again be at the forefront of cultural change.
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Does the dinner table conversation at your house ever go something like this? ‘How was school today? How did your math test go? Who won the soccer game?’ Normal. But, how often in that litany of questions do you ask, ‘What did you do to help others today?’ According to Allison Sweet Grant, a writer, and her husband, Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business, this kind of attention on helping our children learn to be kind has gotten a bit lost in the shuffle. Instead, an increasing focus on individual achievement and accomplishment has taken over. It shouldn’t. Plenty of research shows that teaching children to be kind—to help and care about others—is, in fact, key to future success. And, yes, we do mean of the professional and financial sort. As
their article in The Atlantic says,
“The real test of parenting is not what your children achieve, but who they become and how they treat others.”
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Of all the things that make getting into the outdoors with children sometimes feel tricky, figuring out how to teach them to take calculated risks, has got to be among the toughest. To be clear, we’re not talking about eliminating risk. That’s not really ever feasible – in the wild or on Main street. Nor is it necessarily desirable. We’re talking about teaching children to recognize what’s dangerous and to figure out
how to minimize that danger
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It also means teaching them that walking away entirely is just fine when that’s the best call.
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This blanket is awesome! We are a family on the go -- from bike rides, to backpacking trips, to airplane travel here and abroad -- we need gear that is easy to use, light to carry and durable for the long haul. The iksplor adventure blanket is that, and more! My daughter loves how soft it is, I love how large it is and we both love the color, it's vibrant and inviting. I can tell we'll be using this blanket for years to come!
-Danielle S.
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My two year old and four year old love their neck warmers! They are super soft and great quality!
-Nicole B.
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