http://raisingcreativechildren.com Nurturing creative young minds and wiggly bodies Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:09:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In this week's lesson, Snow and Ice, your child can learn: When the weather turns cold, rain changes to snow. Sometimes snow is wet and sloppy, sometimes it is dry and powdery. We like to play in snow, making snow angels or snow men. When snow melts, it turns back into water. We wear ... http://raisingcreativechildren.com/snow-ice-week/ Sometime before he starts kindergarten, your young child should learn how to write his name. There are some steps he needs to master before he can write legibly, and some activities you can provide to help him along the way. The young child can recognize words before he can physically ... http://raisingcreativechildren.com/teaching-child-write/ Fingernails can be a window to what's going on deep inside you! Pale, whitish nail beds may be a symptom of anemia. White nails may indicate liver disease, while red nail beds may indicate heart disease. So what do short, chewed off nails mean? Some children develop the ... http://raisingcreativechildren.com/nail-biting/ This week, you and your child will learn about preparing our hearts and home for Christmas, in the season we call Advent. Your child can learn: Christmas is Jesus' birthday! Each week we light a new candle on the advent wreathe, as we count down the days until Christmas. There are many things ... http://raisingcreativechildren.com/advent-week/ This week you and your child will celebrate Thanksgiving! Your child can learn: Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful. Today many people celebrate it by eating a big dinner with friends and family. Many families eat turkey, vegetables, and pumpkin pie. Many years ago, the Pilgrims at Plymouth and the ... http://raisingcreativechildren.com/thanksgiving/ Drop in to any parenting website, chat room, or pick up a magazine aimed toward parents of young children, and I can almost guarantee that you will find at least one discussion - and probably many more than one - on the fussy eater. It's almost an epidemic! ... http://raisingcreativechildren.com/meal-time-battles/