The Chinese New Year holiday begins today. It’s also called Lunar New Year, since the date is based on the lunar calendar*; and other Asian countries in addition to China celebrate it. The celebration lasts for 15 days, and an estimated 1.4 billion people around the world participate. It’s the Year Of The Dog, one […]
[1] Chocolate Amaretto Cannoli (all photos courtesy Piccione Pastry | St. Louis). [2] Carrot Cake Cannoli. You can port your favorite cake flavor into cannoli cream. [3] Chocolate Cherry Cannoli, its shell dipped in a hard chocolate. [4] Maple Bacon Cannoli, maple cannoli cream topped with a strip of caramelized bacon. What’s a cannoli […]
As the year ends, we revisit some of our favorite products of the year. They’re all Top Picks Of The Week, but they’re the ones that we can’t stop eating. If you’re looking for something new and special, we strongly recommend them. In alphabetical order, we present: BETTER-FOR-YOU FOODS Better Beans Most of us […]
Rainbow colored building blocks, ringing vehicles, battery operating trucks, game mats, and plush animals, most parents would ask which of these are the best toys for 1 year old. What parents don’t know is that the playthings that should be bought for their little ones should be in accordance to their child’s developmental milestones. For […]
Speed training drills are something that every player should be focusing on, especially early teens. By twelve or thirteen, the learning curve that kids all share when they first start playing is all but gone, and on any given team the skill gap will have narrowed greatly. This means that at this age kids can’t […]
So you are intrigued by the concepts of project-led learning for your child? What would a year’s set of projects look like for a particular student? I will share with you the layout that my twelve-year-old daughter presented me with and that I worked together in the project-led learning model. This will be her seventh […]
While children go from grade school age to their preteens, there are many changes that take place, typical development for 6-12 year olds is both physical and behavioral. Children grow taller at a rate of about two and a half inches each year. They will also gain weight at a faster pace when the reach […]
Is your six to twelve year old showing behavior that isn’t normal or atypical? When you look at the definition for atypical you will find that it is something that is unusual or irregular. Many people may consider different things for these types of behaviors so we will hit on a few of the more […]