If your grandchildren live some distance from you and, or, perhaps don’t know each other very well as cousins, try organizing a Cousins' Camp. Plan and prepare ahead Determine camp length - one week or less? Send invitations to the grandchildren. Look into area attractions and ticket prices. Collect and prepare craft items, if necessary. Stock...

(June 2, 2004, Baltimore, MD) -- For children, summer is a break from the classroom and a time to play outside, have fun with friends and enjoy family vacations. Summer can also be a great opportunity to help children enhance math, reading, and writing skills, and prepare for the upcoming school year. "Students can lose one or two months worth...

(ARA) - Aaah, the summer season is upon us. It's time to shift our collective minds to thoughts of grilled hot dogs, warm breezes, the ice cream man and, of course, the beloved family road trip. Surely any time spent vacationing with family will be memorable, but how can you make the most out of this year's summer trip? By doing a little bit of advance...

Summer is almost here and it's time for a little fun in the sun with the kids. Although there are fewer school supplies and clothes to buy, summer activities (amusement parks, vacations) can still make a big dent in your wallet. Here are a few fun options to stave off boredom without breaking your budget: Start a neighborhood newspaper Turn...

With drownings being the fourth leading cause of death of children under five years of age in the US, and the leading cause of death in some states such as California, Florida and Arizona, enough can not be said or read on this subject. Those statistics coming from the US Product Safety Commission leads us to believe that with all we read on swimming...

The painful screams of a child can bring any picnic or barbecue to a screeching halt. More than 11,400 children under the age 14 are injured every year from burns and fires says Ron Bistolfo, Director of Education at the American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter in San Francisco, California. Barbecues can be an overlooked burn threat to our children...

If you’re dreading refereeing kids’ squabbles all summer or are already at your wits' end from their tattling and tears, have faith. “Parents need to do two things to make summer fun for the kids and themselves,” says Michele Borba, Ed.D., an educational psychologist and author of Nobody Likes Me, Everybody Hates Me: The Top 25 Friendship...