PunchBugKIDS Blog

Is it Work or Play?

Human beings are born to play.  It used to be accepted that young children needed time to play.  Just a few generations ago in the United States most children played until they went to kindergarten, and even in kindergarten they spent most of the time playing!  Yet nowadays play is not so easy to come by for young children.

MUSIC: A force to be reckoned with!

Did you know that music can:

Make a runner run faster?

Make a sick person more comfortable?

Make a scary movie scarier?

Make athletes lift heavier weights and jump greater distances?

Soothe, pamper, relax and heal?

A Healthy Approach to Homework Time

A few years ago, the National Center for Family Literacy and Google conducted online surveys of roughly 300 parents asking: are you ever unable to help your kids with their homework?  It may come as no surprise that at least half those polled said “yes.”  

Your Financial Health: The Four Biggest Financial Mistakes New Parents Make

The moment that Jefferson, who is now five, entered the world my life changed forever.  In addition to all the pride and love that a new child brings it also made me feel profoundly responsible for his well-being.  With so many competing priorities and endless number of options it was challenging to decide what I needed to do to secure my family’s financial future – and I have an MBA in finance!  I’ve since learned that there are generally four common mistakes can cause the most trouble for new parents. 

BIRTHDAY BOOKS! Happy Reading to You!

Birthdays can be great! Except … if it’s your brother or sister’s, and you have to be nice while he or she gets the presents … or if it’s yours, and your presents are dictionaries and socks … or if you’re the host, and there are soda and cake smears on the table and kids screaming everywhere…

The books on this list are about all kinds of children having all kinds of birthdays. There are many different stories, but one thing they all have in common is they show that cake and candles mean you’re growing up – which is the really great part of having a birthday.