Aura Launches Digital Parenthood Initiative to Promote Online Safety During Summer Screen Time

Recent trends highlight the urgent need for improved tools to support parents as they help their children foster healthy online behaviors. That’s why Aura has launched its Digital Parenthood initiative, convening the brightest minds in research, medicine, child psychology, education and advocacy for the youth experience online to jumpstart a national conversation around healthy online behaviors. Read More

Parents Still Need to Teach Children Good Manners

Patricia P. Gage, Ph.D Parents Still Need to Teach Children Good Manners Featured

Living in a household with a strong-minded grandma, lovingly called “Yiayia”, for the last 30 years has served as a reminder of the importance of good manners and etiquette. There was no free pass for bad manners in our house. We didn’t realize the impact of her presence on our behavior and probably did not appreciate it as much as we should have until she was no longer with us. Read More

Teaching Your Children About the Value of Change

Change can be scary – but it doesn’t have to be. It’s important that we learn the value of change and teach our kids to embrace it so they can learn to appreciate it as they experience change throughout their lives. Read More

3 Fun Activities to Inspire Kids to Love Our Planet

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“I believe that eco-education should start early, and that sustainability can be fun and it can (and should) be taught to our little ones through engaging activities and materials. Read on for three eco-activities to inspire your little ones,” says Maria Gagos in this relatable and easy-to-read blog post. Read More

Food Quality Matters Especially for Your Child

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There is a new report out that baby and toddler foods from Big Food are often loaded with heavy toxic metals.

https://us.cnn.com/…/baby-food-heavy…/index.html…
Leading baby food manufacturers knowingly sold products with high levels of toxic metals; a congressional investigation has found.

This helps explain why over 50% of our children have a chronic illness.

Toxic load = inflammation= chronic disease

Toxic metals interrupts health in our children. Read More

Five Strategies for Navigating Remote Learning (While Working at Home)

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Parents are bracing themselves as the school year gets into full swing, with many children around the country participating in remote learning. Working at home while managing a child’s remote learning experience means more challenges – and fewer opportunities for work-life balance. Savvy parents employ these five strategies for making the household run more smoothly, even when everyone’s locked inside together. Read More

Birthday Shopping at a Local Toy Store

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Not only do I get to enjoy my granddaughter’s company but I get to support a small business, something that is so important right now for small businesses to survive. It’s a win-win situation. Hopefully, she chooses another Mom’s Choice Award winner this year! Next time you’re considering shopping at or ordering online from a mass retailer, perhaps you’ll consider shopping local and enjoying the experience, as I did and still do every year with my granddaughter. Read More