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Obama Administration Launching Stop Bullying Website

Building on the momentum the Obama administration started more than a year ago to stop bullying in schools and communities, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Education Secretary Arne Duncan today unveiled a revitalized Stop Bullying website– www.stopbullying.gov – to encourage children, parents, educators, and communities to take action to [...]

10 Things You and Your Grandchildren Can Do Together

There’s nothing better than quality time with your grandchildren.  Though they may be too young to understand now, they’ll hold on to those memories well into the future.  With the generation gap, it’s sometimes difficult to find things to do together.  Below you’ll find things that will not only be fun, but will create [...]

Kids in the Kitchen

Teaching your grandkids how to cook is one of the best gifts you can give them. A cook must be creative, understand math fundamentals, science, nature, have excellent hand-eye coordination and be constantly attentive to reading and writing. These life skills are among the most important to teach children when young. Getting the grandchildren involved [...]

Ohanarama – As grandparents let’s hop aboard this “play” train.

Sharon Couto – Grandmother blogger on momgenerations.com

As grandparents, lets’s hop aboard the technology “play” train with OHANARAMA.

When I was a child in the 50′s, I played with pull toys and chime pull toys (very technologically advanced!), toy soldiers and cowboys (I have 2 brothers) and dolls.

When I was 6 or 7, [...]

Early Childhood Education Can’t Be Mere Baby-Sitting

Question: If your teacher tells you that 90 percent of your exam will be on the first five chapters of the textbook, do you spend an equal amount of your time reading chapters six, seven and eight? Or do you focus — invest more of your resources — on learning and understanding those first [...]

Encouraging Kids to Communicate

My oldest daughter, Ruth (age 11) and I spent girl time together.  We shopped and ate and talked. I wanted the same experience with my middle child, Carolyn (age 10). Getting Carolyn to open up and talk was tougher.

“So, Carolyn,” I began, “how is school?”  ”Fine,” Carolyn said.   We paused conversation and took [...]

It’s Important to Rest

I carried my 3 year old son into the bank and walked up to the teller.  ”Hello”, she said to us.  Shyly, my son put his head down on my shoulder.   The bank teller and I chatted as I finished my banking business.  Leaving her window, my son commented, “I don’t like her.”

“It’s [...]