The Toxins That Threaten Our Brains
May 2nd, 2014 | by Bright Kids Books
Leading scientists recently identified a dozen chemicals as being responsible for widespread behavioral and cognitive problems
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The Overprotected Kid
May 2nd, 2014 | by Bright Kids Books
A preoccupation with safety has stripped childhood of independence, risk taking, and discovery - without making it safer. A new kind of playground points to a better solution
Must Every YA Action Heroine Be Petite?
May 2nd, 2014 | by Bright Kids Books
From Divergent's Tris to The Hunger Games' Katniss, the women of young-adult fiction can be strong, independent, and mature — as long as they're also scrawny
Wellbeing of preschoolers at risk from increased exposure to smartphones, tablets, computer games
May 2nd, 2014 | by Bright Kids Books
When young children clamour to watch another episode or seven of their favourite TV shows, frazzled parents often find themselves caving in to their offspring's requests
Share this with all schools please
May 2nd, 2014 | by Bright Kids Books
Every Friday afternoon Chase’s teacher asks her students to take out a piece of paper and write down the names of four children with whom they’d like to sit the following week. Do you want to know why
Modern parenting may hinder brain development, research shows
May 2nd, 2014 | by Bright Kids Books
Susan Guibert | Notre Dame News - Social practices and cultural beliefs of modern life are preventing healthy brain and emotional development in children, according to an interdisciplinary body of research
Outdoor learning: Education’s next revolution?
May 2nd, 2014 | by Bright Kids Books
Laura Smith | Salon - A growing body of research suggests that exposing students to nature could yield extraordinary results
How to respond to my disabled daughter
July 10th, 2014 | by Bright Kids Books
Essential Kids Mary Cate Lynch sat in her mother’s arms before a class of fifth-graders at Oriole Park Elementary School.
25 things little girls wish daddies knew
May 2nd, 2014 | by Bright Kids Books
To all the daddies with little girls who aren't old enough yet to ask for what they need from you, here is what we wish you knew
Three Words for the Critic in Your Head – Hands Free Mama
May 2nd, 2014 | by Bright Kids Books
Rachel Macy Stafford | Hands Free Mama blog - When that little voice says, “You messed up again,” Remember every tear you ever wiped
