I never thought I really missed springtime that much. Until it was there.
For me, springtime has a lot of meanings. It means lots of house work – spring cleaning, gardening, washing the curtains, to name a few. It means spending lots of time outdoors – more frequent jogging runs, walking, hiking and cycling.
Bur most of [...]
Tags: change, children, growing, spring, springtime
Posted in: Parenting
No Comments »
This post was partly inspired by fellow blogger brit’s post on spending time outdoors with kids and partly by my boys’ preschool schedule of activities. Springtime is expected to be here soon and according to their schedule, lots of time will be spent going to the forest, hiking, and exploring nature’s seasonal changes. And with [...]
Tags: children, Europeans, forest, outdoor activities, outdoors, weather
Posted in: Education
1 Comment »
The tragic death of Natasha Richardson on the ski slopes has sparked a debate on whether wearing helmets should be mandatory while skiing.
Winter sports is a big thing here in Switzerland where we are currently living. Everybody skis, well, almost everybody, and I am one of the very few who can’t or don’t. Swiss kids [...]
Tags: Add new tag, Biking, children, helmet, injuries, Safety, saying lives, skiing, sports
Posted in: Health, Parenting
No Comments »
When it comes to family matters and bereavement, it is only right that politics be put aside to show solidarity. That is why UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown suspended prime minister’s question (PMQs) at Westminster Wednesday, Feb 25, to show respect to Ivan Cameron, deceased son of Brown’s archrival conservative Tory leader David Cameron. And [...]
Tags: children, David Cameron, Fathers, Gordon Brown, prime minister questions, UK Prime Minister
Posted in: News, Parenting
No Comments »
Children who are fit and healthy are more likely to take vitamin supplements than those who actually need them. This is the result of a study by researchers at the University of California Davis.
We live in an era of vitamin supplementation as millions of people swallow supplement pills each day ranging from your OTC vitamin [...]
Tags: children, dietary requirements, supplements, vitamin use
Posted in: Health, Nutrition
1 Comment »