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Posted on May 13, 2021 by confidentparentsconfidentkids

Playing COVID

On TODAY Parenting:
“Kids Are Playing COVID: Why It’s a Good Thing”

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Posted on March 8, 2018 by confidentparentsconfidentkids

All About Playdates…

The Benefits, Opportunities, and Ways to Address Challenges “Mom, can I have a playdate with Tommy?” my son says excitedly after school on most days of the week. Why do I feel ancient when I recall that playdates didn’t exist when I was a young girl? But in truth, kids were sent outside to play …

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Posted on August 23, 2014 by confidentparentsconfidentkids

Reader Question and Answer about Games to Support Development

One reader, Michele Rammien, wrote in with a great question that I thought would be helpful to many readers so am putting her question and my response into a post. Michele wrote: I love these emails! They have been informative & helpful. I may have missed it somewhere but do you have suggestions of games …

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Posted on October 18, 2013 by confidentparentsconfidentkids

Weapon Play and Villains

In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. – Francis Bacon Truly wonderful the mind of a child is. –          YODA, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones “I want to be Darth Vader when I grow up,” said E with grandeur as he strutted through the house with …

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