Enjoy the Summer with Watermelon!
Summer is watermelon season! Watermelon is very nutritious and offers a lot of opportunities for creativity for children. Enjoy watermelon while we have it fresh and ripe as a seasonal…
Category: Health and Wellness
Talking With Children About Tragic Events
Tragic and senseless events such as the one in Charleston, South Carolina can make us feel vulnerable and helpless. For those who have children or who work with children, the…
Bringing Together the Museum and Hospital Communities
This post was written by Boston Children’s Museum’s Health and Wellness Intern, Viktoriya Dribinskaya. The “Message in a Milk Bottle” project is a new and wonderful tradition here at Boston Children’s Museum. This…
Celebrate Your Child’s Emotions
This month’s blog post is written by Boston Children’s Museum’s Health and Wellness intern, Viktoriya Dribinskaya. She is a graduate student from Wheelock College pursuing a degree in Child Life. Viktoriya…
Happy Smiles With Healthy Teeth
Did you know that February is National Children’s Dental Health Month? Children are encouraged to visit the dentist regularly starting by age 1 because good dental hygiene habits that are…
Give a High Five For Your Health
How would you evaluate your family’s health from the previous year? Is there anything you think you did really well? Can you think of something you could have done better? A new…
Happy Healthy Halloween!
As Halloween season approaches you see fun, festive decorations, images of children dressing up, and a host of scary movies and ads. A lot of children, especially those who are older than…
The Art of Letting Go
I have a confession. I posted an article in March 2013 called “The Resiliency Gap”, in which I wrote about our observed increase in the number of children shying away…
The Power of Play 