In our wired, multi-tasking world, time is a precious commodity indeed. But you don’t need to go to great lengths to create what we commonly think of as “quality time,” though weekend trips to the amusement park are terrific, too.
Ask 10 parents of successful children what they did right, and you’re likely to get 10 different answers. There’s no one way to raise a child. Just look at all the books on the subject. Yet get those same parents in a room together, and they would probably have a lot in common.
The arts – whether it’s drawing or drama, music or movement – can stimulate and inspire, and lead to improved academics.
You are your children’s first teacher, and summer is the perfect time to prepare them for school in the fall,…