Playgrounds can be fun, but they can also feel chaotic. Check out these 9 playground rules to remember so everyone plays nicely with others. The playground—one of the best ways to keep the kids active, right? It's free, it's outdoors, and kids are left to their own creative devices. Except sometimes spending time at the playground doesn't go so smoothly. Too many kids clamor up the jungle gym, older kids collide with toddlers, and parents are oblivious to their kids' antics. Wouldn't it be awesome to have playground rules everyone can follow? If you and your kids are alone (or even … [Read more...]

Your child is social and wants to make friends... but other kids aren't interested. Here's how to help your child rejected by peers. You're sitting at the park bench, watching your little girl run around in the playground. She finds two kids hunched over buckets, shovels, and heaps of sand, and skips to them, ready to join. But instead of welcoming her into their play, they ignore her and even tell her to go away. So, she leaves, and before long finds another child to talk to. But even this boy shows no signs of interest and prefers to play alone. She returns to you, confused and … [Read more...]