These days we’re very deliberate about removing risk from playgrounds, but if you’re of a certain age you might remember the fun of seesaws. Two parts fun and one part scientific experiment. If you and your friend were the same weight, you could balance perfectly, then push each other up and down for an enjoyable ride. If one of you weighed a bit more than the other, some adjustments were needed; exquisite movements closer or farther away from the fulcrum. If a big brother jumped on the other end, you had to enlist one of your friends to accomplish the balance.
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The Work/Life SeesawNovember 17, 2009 Other posts by Susan Brenner iPhones for 3 Year OldsNovember 5, 2009
In the Boston Globe Magazine this past weekend, Neil Swidey made a case for why these little tots should have the device as well as the “apps” that go with it:
Other posts by Susan Brenner Work: A Job or a Mission?October 21, 2009
Then there’s my cousin the lawyer. He reached retirement age roughly two decades ago, but he loves the law and has never tired of it in over 50 years of practice. Other posts by Susan Brenner Turn Off the Video Games, Outside BeckonsOctober 7, 2009
Other posts by Susan Brenner Competition: A Way of Life?September 27, 2009
Before the game, the coach reminded the families that the children were there to have fun, and if they learned some soccer skills, that would be good. To that end, no one kept score. That is, the adults didn’t keep score; the children knew it and reminded the adults each time a goal was scored. Other posts by Susan Brenner The First Day: For Kids and GrownupsAugust 31, 2009
Other posts by Susan Brenner Celebrating MilestonesAugust 20, 2009
Why this company recognition of both work and non-work events? Perhaps it’s because as caregivers and educators, we work so closely with families. We are integral players in the action-packed world of real-time child development. First teeth, first words, first steps, first sharing, first arguments, first friendships —all part of life at a school or center. We are key players in the important world of family life and family success. (more…) Other posts by Susan Brenner |
