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With the launch our Summit Kids Academy’s new healthy food program, this week’s blog is all about nutrition. The food your child will eat at preschool or daycare is a significant part of their diet and plays a vital role in your child’s overall health and development. Kids’ nutrition goes beyond the four food groups and three square meals per …
Many parents, teachers, and doctors catch signs and symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children once they reach grade school age.According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 1 in 11 children of school age are diagnosed with ADHD. And while diagnosing and treating the disorder before it becomes out of control is important, research now suggests that ADHD is diagnosable …
As parents with children with peanut allergies know, this increasingly common allergy can be a constant source of worry, causing parents to grow nervous in crowded situations in which snacks are being consumed, and prompting them to monitor the contents of foods served at daycare, preschool, parties, and play dates. If peanut allergies simply meant that kids broke out in …
It’s so easy to let certain rules ease up during the summer months. Bedtimes are a little later. Playground time lasts a little longer. As the summer sun heats up and the humidity rises, your kids will want to stay as active in the outdoors as possible, but these hot, humid months are a key time to watch our for …
Your children’s friends at preschool or daycare likely come home from their vacations with exciting stories about the adventures they had. And yes, spying Elsa at Disney World or visiting a waterpark in Myrtle Beach are both incredibly fun activities for kids of all ages. But if your family feels like a unique, offbeat vacation this summer, the U.S. is …
Sometimes, when late June arrives, our families find their level of activity screeching to a halt. Lazy weekend days are spent in pajamas, in front of the air-conditioner. Backyard lounge chairs and hammocks become ground zero for relaxation, but also a bit of laziness and inertia. And it’s important to allow kids some amount of downtime, so that they can …
