How to Make Transitions Easier
Happy New Year! As we are transitioning into the year of 2016, I’d like to take this opportunity to talk about transitions for children. We see a lot of struggles…
Tag: Family
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…
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…
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…
Wheelock Student Observations at Boston Children’s Museum: Interactions in PlaySpace
This post is part of our series of articles by Wheelock College students documenting their observations of the many different kinds of learning and adult-child interactions taking place at Boston…
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…
From “Miserable” to “Manageable”
On Saturday March 28th, we are celebrating our annual Healthy Kids Festival at Boston Children’s Museum. There will be many hospitals and health organizations providing activities to teach our visitors…
The Power of Play 