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Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good day. #Christmas

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 24, 20171 min read


‘911, a Grinch is planning a theft’
Byram Police Officer Lauren Develle, who was compared to Cindy Lou Who when she was a child, came to TyLon Pittman’s house to assure him...

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 24, 20171 min read
Naughty, nice or ‘decline to state’
#Christmas

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 23, 20171 min read


Boston starts at 7:15 am, so teens can sleep in
To give teens more time to sleep, Boston Public Schools will start high schools later and elementary and K-8 schools earlier. Most high...

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 20, 20171 min read
Is Batman working hard? He is!
Dressing up as Batman, Dora the Explorer or other heroes helps four- to six-year-olds concentrate on a task and resist the distraction of...

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 12, 20171 min read
Kids can take it
You’d never see this ad on American TV, says Let Grow. #Norway #play

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 24, 20171 min read


Parents don’t see value of kids’ play
Parents value structured activities over free play, according to a Gallup survey, “despite research associating unstructured, child-led...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 17, 20172 min read


Too young for a smartphone?
The average child gets his or her first smartphone at age 10, but some parents are pledging to keep their kids smartphone-free till...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 3, 20172 min read


Red shirts for all? Older is better through college
Older students do better through college, according to a new study by David Figlio, a Northwestern economist, reports John Ydstie on NPR....

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 23, 20172 min read


Keeping the proles down
The college-educated class is “making sure their children retain their privileged status,” while the children of other classes have...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 12, 20172 min read


LEGO rules
You Are Neither Old Enough — Nor Young Enough — to Enter LEGOLAND Alone, writes Lenore Skenazy on Free Range Kids. She...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 8, 20171 min read


Kindergarten can wait
Kids who wait a year to start kindergarten show significant long-term benefits, concludes a Stanford study of Danish children. “Delaying...

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 25, 20171 min read


Alexa, how will voice bots affect kids?
Mattel’s Aristotle baby monitor is billed as “the Amazon Echo for kids.” “As millions of American families buy robotic voice assistants...

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 7, 20172 min read
‘Nature Preschools’ grow
“Nature preschools” are catching on, reports Education Week. Children play outside, exploring natural environments. All Friends Nature...

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 5, 20171 min read


Tired of school
“Academic apathy” is common in high school, writes Laura Handby Hudgens on The Federalist. She thinks students are burning out in middle...

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 11, 20171 min read
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