Tag: childhood
An unusual school tradition
The students learn all types of dancing, including the square dance and the waltz, which teaches timing and a need to pay attention to a partner.
A Drama Mama’s guide to the arts
There are endless benefits to taking part in a high school production that pay dividends well into adulthood.
Study: Stereotypes can affect girls’ choices as young as age 6
The study's authors used a series of experiments to evaluate the beliefs of 5-, 6- and 7-year-old boys and girls about gender and brilliance.
Parenting by the book
Kymberly Foster Seabolt reflects on parenting lessons she learned from children's books over the years.
Locking in memories
Kymberly Foster Seabolt reflects on the characteristics and quirks that made her late grandmother's house a home.
Climbing trees took courage, but the payoff was rewarding
Daring determination and the ability to block out the fact that you just might get a whipping for even attempting it — that's what it took to be the tree-climbing champion.
At the top of one pinnacle, looking toward the next
As her youngest child enters the second semester of senior year, Kymberly Foster Seabolt looks back with fondness and forward with anticipation.
How to help your child deal with bullying
No matter how helpless you feel when your child is being bullied, it’s important to learn to deal with the situation constructively.
Explore outdoors with a child
Without being introduced to the outdoors, it's difficult to develop a passion for conserving the environment.
A little dirt won’t hurt
Most Americans are far from farming and farm life. We are not better for it.
