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Young Knights are Ripe for Learning
Constant movement. Temper tantrums. Dozens of “why” questions. Overturned containers of toys. If any of these things sound familiar, you might live with a toddler. I…
Hobbies Fathers And Sons Can Do Together
According to Psychology Today, in almost every major study involving parenting, mothers were the only ones interviewed. This comes from an assumption that mothers were t…
How to Get Boys to Read
The so-called “gender gap of reading” is partly a result of boys finding a limited selection of books geared to young males. Psychologists have noted that boys are much…
The Power of Reading Aloud
Now that my children are teenagers, I don’t get the opportunity to read aloud to them on a daily basis. Recently, I was going through some books at home and came across…
The Benefits of Music in Education
Music as a school subject, or even as an extra-curricular subject, is sometimes frowned upon as unnecessary and even indulgent. There is a belief, however unsubstantiate…
Music and the Brain: The Benefit of Learning to Play an Instrument
The school year has begun, and routines have taken shape. In many schools across the country, beginner-level bands and orchestras are starting to form. Students are natu…