Summer league swimming in Loudoun County is fun and exciting. Old Dominion Swim League and Colonial League offer a great social activity for youngsters of all ages and swimming capabilities. It is a great whole family activity and is a team sport that focuses on individual performance and hard work! Great, so you are sucked in and it is a tremendous success...August arrives, now what? Swim clinics, year round teams, high school swimming, developmental public facility groups all provide opportunities and I say, dive in! Swimming is a lifetime skill providing a healthy body, mental benefi ts, and most importantly, safety. Th e annual statistics for drowning of young children and teenagers are staggering!!! So jump in, stay wet and fi nd the kind of program that fi ts your youngster’s goals and commitment level.
Have you worried about how your child is doing in school? Have you had the feeling that something just wasn’t right? Have you been told by teachers, tutors, and school professionals that your child is probably just a “late bloomer.” Perhaps no one can put their finger on exactly why your child is struggling. If this scenario sounds familiar, you might be dealing with a child that has dyslexia. The word ‘dyslexia’ literally means trouble with language. And the way this manifests itself is through difficulty reading, spelling, writing, and even sometimes with finding the right words to verbally communicate a thought or idea.
Family life is finally getting back to its normal routine following the festivities of the holiday season. Part of that custom is your children’s disciplinary practices. For many reasons during that busy time, parents often overlook their children’s misbehaviors, allowing them to get away with deeds they normally would not tolerate. However, it is important to remember that in order for discipline to be healthy and effective it must be consistent, but never physical. So no matter what is going on, remember to keep children’s discipline loving and consistent throughout the year.
Listening. It’s a skill. It takes practice and patience, especially if you have teenagers. 
Getting married is scary. Getting married again is probably even scarier. Granted, this time you have some experience and might even have some idea of what to expect, but you probably also have some baggage. Not that your children would appreciate being compared to baggage, but they add into the mix a whole new set of expectations and issues that you and your intended must navigate and communicate about. Not to mention that you must openly and honestly communicate with your children about your intended. So, how do you tell your children that you are getting remarried? This is a tricky situation and one that must be handled with care.
“I'll probably grow up, get married, buy my dream home, have some step-kids...” This isn't typically a statement that is heard when one makes specific plans for the future, which suggests that the role of the stepparent is normally an unplanned one—one born from unexpected circumstances, often undesirable ones such as death or divorce—which requires that the relationships cultivated in stepfamilies be approached with sensitivity and perspicacity.
Explore, discover, and create during the 43rd year of Summer Camp at the Smithsonian. We offer a wide variety of camps for all ages and interests, from traditional arts and crafts and science, to dioramas and video games, and more! You’re sure to find something to boost your child’s summer fun.
This spring,get ready for an art adventure that covers a lot of territory—from under the sea to way out in deep space—during the Corcoran’s Family Day:Up, Up, and Away! on Saturday,March 3, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. FREE for the entire family, this celebration will include gravitydefying performances, organic art
Many of our children have become walking billboards for certain name-brand clothing companies. I understand this. I grew up, and here I am going to date myself, in the tail end of the 80s and through the 90s. Th ere were certain things that I had to wear to fit in. I know that there was the most peer pressure on me to conform in middle school. Once I got to high school, I adopted my own attitude, my own way of dressing and became more carefree about whether I had the right purse or shoes or jeans. Now, don’t get me wrong, I still had my insecurities; they just weren’t as much about fashion anymore.
Let’s face it, kids are mean, and, as parents, educators, relatives, we realize this and understand our duty to teach our children to not punch Susie Q in the head aft er she accidentally throws sand in our face, to not pull on the dog’s tail because it looks like fun, and to share one of our two cookies with Johnny, who is staring at our cookies with longing. But, what I have termed “mean” here is really just a lack of forethought. These are examples of children becoming aware of how to react to the world around them through guided practice.
