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Etiquette exercises: being polite takes plenty of practice, so keep kids' manners sharp with these at-home activities - Family Friendly Manners You take the children out to a nice restaurant and suddenly they're making rude noises and playing with their food. At church they can't stay in their ......(Continue Reading) Birth of a medium: video games, art, and moral panic For Henry Jenkins, a professor of media studies at MIT, the video game Grand Theft Auto III is a bit like Birth of a Nation, the 1915 film that cineastes ......(Continue Reading)Comics, hot rods, hip hop: nine innovative teachers show how to score a slam-dunk with today's kids Call them the "virtual generation." Sure, they're still kids, but occasionally your students seem like residents of a strange planet--one rife with instant messaging, cell phones, and a b...(Continue Reading)Back-to-school: starting another school year is a stressful time for both parents and children. This section of tips and reminders will ease parents' nerves Simple Snacks "I'm hungry" are the first words out of kids' mouths in the morning and again when they get home from school. Let them fix themselves ......(Continue Reading)Friends for life: your child's friends matter more than you may think. Help your kids find the best friends for future success and happiness - parenting That giggly group of girls you drive around every weekend or those boys who gather in the basement to play video games are doing more than entertaining ......(Continue Reading)
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