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What is a play date?

Ages and Stages - Early School Age 4-5 Year Olds
A play date is when you and another parent set up a day and time for your children to play together. This allows young children to get socialization skills while being supervised by a parent.
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Child Development: Daily Needs and Abilities of the 5 Year Old Child

Ages and Stages - Early School Age 4-5 Year Olds

The five-year-old has many daily needs and strives to be independent in meeting them. Although he will still need to be watched, he can brush his teeth and wash in the tub on his own, with a few reminders to get behind his ears clean. He enjoys helping out and doing little jobs, as long as they are with you because doing things with you is his motivation.

Young Kids Getting Fatter - 1 in 5 4-yos Are Obese

A new study out by the Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Journal is reporting that 1 in 5 toddlers is obese. Not just a little baby fat,

Economy Impacting Moms - No Kidding?

Mom Central Consulting finds that the ‘economy is significantly impacting the stress level, spending practices and parenting decisions of American Moms’. The survey says: ‘Moms surveyed reveal that they are

Getting Kids to Eat Their Veggies? Not so much.

A survey, from the makers of Hidden Valley® Salad Dressings, looked at vegetable consumption among children, 45% of the kids said they aren’t eating their vegetables daily.

Sign Your Kids Up for Swimming Lessons

A study published March 2 in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine concludes that swimming lessons for children ages 1 to 4 lowers the risk of drowning.

Here Comes Dora, All Grown Up –At Least Part of the Way

A tween Dora doll is coming, get your 6 to 8-year-olds ready? Parents are complaining that Dora is growing up to fast, thinking that it may push their daughters to do the same.

Parents, Good Reason to Lower the ‘Clean Your Plate’ Expectations

A study presented at the Carolinas HealthCare System Obesity Conference in Charlotte, N.C. found that the more controlling the parents were about telling their child to clean their plate,

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