Tag: kids
If you have ever read any of the classic fairytales, you know that they are just not kid-friendly. Disney gave us a pure and watered down version of old …
If you have a child who is constantly plagued by worries, you know how much anxiety can impact their day-to-day life. From food worries to first-day-of-school fears, anxiety can …
A child’s wonder and amazement starts right at the beginning, constantly discovering a new world, seeing new colors, new faces, and so on. It is important to foster this want …
If you ever wondered exactly how much Disney changes the original fairytales they adapt their movies from, you might just be surprised. Here are 10 examples of classic fairytale …
YouTube Channel: Sesame Street In this clip, Cookie Monster visits the local library in search of his loved sweet treats: chocolate chip cookies. Maybe inspiration will strike him and …
Nearly everyone who grew up in the early 2000’s remembers Captain Underpants– the combination of prose, comics, and “flip-o-rama” made the series a hit with elementary and middle school …
As we’ve witnessed over the last few months, racism continues to be an unfortunate and shameful part of our culture. Whether the topic is police shootings of black citizens, …
YouTube Channel: Pinodan Safras Check out these spectacular bookshelves for the little ones in your life! Just glancing at these will excite kids for reading time! Featured image via …
Beverly Cleary is one of the top children’s authors of all time. Since their publications, Cleary’s timeless stories continue to reach children and inspire them to be themselves, as …
You always said you wouldn’t be the parent to push the shattered dreams of your own life onto your children. But here you are, sitting up at night shuffling through …
For my ninth birthday, I was given the first three Harry Potter books. I was a little too young to read them myself and understand everything so my mom …
Hold it! Before you want to start reading to your children with your fancy new eBook tablet, have you ever wondered how useful they really are compared to traditional …
You knew it was coming. You had your summer reading list: the personal one, with its amazing contemporary titles that you’ve absolutely devoured this holiday, but still have dozens …
The school years are tough, no more so than if you’re diagnosed with dyslexia. The problem is many people assume reading is a natural trait for humans. In fact, …
Baby showers make an excellent opportunity to inspire new bibliophiles. Long after onesies are outgrown and diapers are disposed of, books will endure, pulled out and read time and again. …
August is spinning faster and faster and in no time, the kiddos will be back in school, learning about everything from Shakespeare to the Pythagorean Theorem, and if it’s …
Oh, sweet sleep. Few things contain the relaxing aura and feeling that accompanies the moment, after a long, draining day, when you finally hit the hay. Sleep is one of …
Book lovers throughout the centuries have encountered similar types of problems when allowing children to handle and learn from their precious works. A University of York research fellow, Deborah …
YouTube Channel: PEDRO AGUAYO Here’s a sweet, funny video involving a precious baby that is so excited about books he wants to eat them! Hey, we’ve got to start them …
With the prevalence of television, video games, and smartphones, it can be difficult to cultivate the love of reading in kids. While it comes to some naturally, others need …