Toys For Your Child’s Healthy Development
December is often gift-giving time with all the holidays that occur. Children get excited with all the new toys that they get. But let’s take a moment to think about the…
Category: Parenting
Cover Your Cough and Sneeze! How to Teach Kids to Cough/Sneeze into Their Sleeves
When I’m on the floor doing programs and staffing exhibits, it almost seems like everyone is sick as I hear people coughing and sneezing all around the Museum. As the winter…
Indigenous Halloween Costumes: Empowering or Problematic?
By Sara Tess Neumann and Meghan Evans Recent issues have arisen with the lack of career costumes available for girls, or the prevalence of sexualized costumes for young children. Empowering…
Relaxation for Everyone
We all live in a stressful world. There are so many demands from work and other parts of our lives. Just being in environments with a lot of noise, material,…
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…
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…
School Readiness – It Starts at HOME!
School is a big step, even for children who have already spent time in preschool or a child care setting. It usually means meeting lots of new adults, learning new…
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…
The Power of Play 