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These sections are organized by age level, but the information is not restricted to that age group. Consider looking at other age ranges as well. Also, make sure to check out the Archives.
Articles are updated frequently.
These sections are organized by age level, but the information is not restricted to that age group. Consider looking at other age ranges as well. Also, make sure to check out the Archives.
Adventures and Opportunities
Do you or your children know what an adventure is? When children were asked what an adventure was, they answered it was going on a journey to an unknown place, attempting to find a treasure, doing something you have not done before or that you do not know enough about. Maybe it is something in which you make history or discover a new invention. It can be in a book or video, but that would not be as much fun. Adventures should be action-packed!
Adventures should be an important part of children’s lives. They need and want adventure. They need direct, first-hand experiences to become healthy, active, resilient, confident, independent kids. As parents, you should participate in the adventures sometimes, too. Adventures, especially those in nature, are essential to childhood development and to the physical, mental, and emotional health of both children and adults.
Take your family camping. You can camp in your backyard with just a pillow and blanket to watch the stars in the night sky or to see the sun rise. Camping overnight in your back yard does not cost money, need training or special equipment—just drinks and snacks for hungry campers. Building a tree house or fort in your backyard can also be a family adventure.
Instead of putting money into new video games, use some of your money to buy a tent, sleeping bags, and maybe camping equipment. If you give your family the opportunity to really camp in a national forest or campground, you will discover animal sights and sounds and enjoy hikes through the forest, over streams and rocks.
Encourage your ‘wired' children to play outside and look around the neighborhood, to explore and name trees and flowers, even weeds.
Are you spending your time looking after your children trying to keep them safe and out of trouble? Parents, you need skills and confidence to lead your own family adventures which will give your children ways to be safe, assess danger and take risks. When you are not around, you can trust them to use good judgment and know danger and risks if you talk about your own “adventures,” what you did well and what went wrong. You can teach them to think for themselves, develop curiosity and confidence as they build resilience. Help them to explore and learn for themselves. Let them get some bruises, stings, and scraped knees. You will not always be there for them as they grow older. Help them learn to take care of themselves. They are everyday explorers if you let them.
The website familyadventureproject.org/kids-need-adventure-parents-need–to-teach-them-how/ is a great resource for families. “10 Life Lessons from 10 Years of Adventure with Kids” gives advice for facing the challenges of taking your children into a natural learning environment, how to keep you and your children in shape as you adventure. how to enjoy each other and create memories,
Awesome and Equal
Give children mirrors to see themselves and windows to see others. If children can see how wonderfully made they are and can be taught to recognize their own strengths and weaknesses, they may be able to see these traits in others.
The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it. Chief Joseph
Parents need to help children see the value of all their peers and classmates. Every child can learn and help each other succeed. Every child should feel like they belong in the group, whether it is school, play or sports. Every child should be given the opportunity to use his ability and talent to grow, improve and strengthen the group.
Children can be taught to respect diverse viewpoints. Everyone can succeed regardless of their original circumstances. Where you are born does not determine your place in life or the direction you travel to achieve your goals. Parents are the key in helping children understand. Parents can teach about unfairness if they model fairness in their own lives.
My father worked as a security guard. He recognized each person who came through the gates of the factory as his equal whether they were the office staff, warehouse workers, or truck drivers, giving us, his children, a good example.
Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power. Barbara Jordan
Children can be taught about people outside of their immediate family not as different but as equal. Books that help parents with this task can be found on www.bookriot.com. Reading about children of other races and color helps children value diversity. Books such as It’s Okay to be Different by Todd Parr head this list of books. Same, Same, But Different introduces children as pen pals living in different countries and shows how children can write to each other to celebrate their differences. Drawn Together by Minh Le shows a young boy and his grandfather who find a common language through art.
If we were to select the most intelligent, imaginative, energetic, and emotionally stable third of mankind, all races would be present. Franz Boas
Do you or your children know what an adventure is? When children were asked what an adventure was, they answered it was going on a journey to an unknown place, attempting to find a treasure, doing something you have not done before or that you do not know enough about. Maybe it is something in which you make history or discover a new invention. It can be in a book or video, but that would not be as much fun. Adventures should be action-packed!
Adventures should be an important part of children’s lives. They need and want adventure. They need direct, first-hand experiences to become healthy, active, resilient, confident, independent kids. As parents, you should participate in the adventures sometimes, too. Adventures, especially those in nature, are essential to childhood development and to the physical, mental, and emotional health of both children and adults.
Take your family camping. You can camp in your backyard with just a pillow and blanket to watch the stars in the night sky or to see the sun rise. Camping overnight in your back yard does not cost money, need training or special equipment—just drinks and snacks for hungry campers. Building a tree house or fort in your backyard can also be a family adventure.
Instead of putting money into new video games, use some of your money to buy a tent, sleeping bags, and maybe camping equipment. If you give your family the opportunity to really camp in a national forest or campground, you will discover animal sights and sounds and enjoy hikes through the forest, over streams and rocks.
Encourage your ‘wired' children to play outside and look around the neighborhood, to explore and name trees and flowers, even weeds.
Are you spending your time looking after your children trying to keep them safe and out of trouble? Parents, you need skills and confidence to lead your own family adventures which will give your children ways to be safe, assess danger and take risks. When you are not around, you can trust them to use good judgment and know danger and risks if you talk about your own “adventures,” what you did well and what went wrong. You can teach them to think for themselves, develop curiosity and confidence as they build resilience. Help them to explore and learn for themselves. Let them get some bruises, stings, and scraped knees. You will not always be there for them as they grow older. Help them learn to take care of themselves. They are everyday explorers if you let them.
The website familyadventureproject.org/kids-need-adventure-parents-need–to-teach-them-how/ is a great resource for families. “10 Life Lessons from 10 Years of Adventure with Kids” gives advice for facing the challenges of taking your children into a natural learning environment, how to keep you and your children in shape as you adventure. how to enjoy each other and create memories,
Awesome and Equal
Give children mirrors to see themselves and windows to see others. If children can see how wonderfully made they are and can be taught to recognize their own strengths and weaknesses, they may be able to see these traits in others.
The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it. Chief Joseph
Parents need to help children see the value of all their peers and classmates. Every child can learn and help each other succeed. Every child should feel like they belong in the group, whether it is school, play or sports. Every child should be given the opportunity to use his ability and talent to grow, improve and strengthen the group.
Children can be taught to respect diverse viewpoints. Everyone can succeed regardless of their original circumstances. Where you are born does not determine your place in life or the direction you travel to achieve your goals. Parents are the key in helping children understand. Parents can teach about unfairness if they model fairness in their own lives.
My father worked as a security guard. He recognized each person who came through the gates of the factory as his equal whether they were the office staff, warehouse workers, or truck drivers, giving us, his children, a good example.
Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power. Barbara Jordan
Children can be taught about people outside of their immediate family not as different but as equal. Books that help parents with this task can be found on www.bookriot.com. Reading about children of other races and color helps children value diversity. Books such as It’s Okay to be Different by Todd Parr head this list of books. Same, Same, But Different introduces children as pen pals living in different countries and shows how children can write to each other to celebrate their differences. Drawn Together by Minh Le shows a young boy and his grandfather who find a common language through art.
If we were to select the most intelligent, imaginative, energetic, and emotionally stable third of mankind, all races would be present. Franz Boas