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Feed Your Kids' Creative Spark with Engineering
by Nate Ball
Nate Ball, host of PBS KIDS' Design Squad, is an inventor, entrepreneur, athlete and musician whose fascination with engineering and experimentation started early and made him the youngest winner of the prestigious Lemelson-MIT Student Prize. Read more »
It’s National Inventors Month. Encourage the budding inventor and engineer in your life, just as my parents did for me.
Raise a Lifelong Reader by Reading Aloud
by Pam Allyn
Pam Allyn is the Executive Director of LitLife and LitWorld. She is also an author, childhood literacy advocate and the Global Ambassador for Scholastic's Read Every Day, Lead a Better Life Campaign. Read more »
I passionately believe that reading aloud to children is the most effective way for them to form a lifelong love of reading. Reading aloud is not just inspirational for our children when they’re young, but even when they are well into their teens.
Let’s resolve to bring the love of reading to kids and ignite a passion that can change their lives and minds. Here is my “Lit List” for how we can do just that:
How to Help Children with Science Projects Without Doing It for Them
by Courtney Corda
"Science Mom" Courtney Corda is the Vice President of Science Buddies. Read more »
Science Fair season means that parents everywhere are preparing to help their children with their projects. When your child works on a science project, she is putting the scientific method into action and learning more about how to actively understand the world around her. Her assignment is clear, but as a parent, how involved should you be? Where is the line between too helpful and just right? The following guidelines can help you support your child in an appropriate way.