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Relief for Children's Colds. Parents: Your Resource for Parenting Tips & Parenting Advice. Dr. Sears Official Website | Parenting Advice, Parenting Books & more. Activities for Children | Crafts, Printables, & Recipes - Kaboose.com. Discipline & Behavior. FUN AT HOME WITH KIDS. Until I was a blogger, I honestly didn't know that that many kid activity blogs existed (prior to becoming a blogger, I did know about a few big blogs, like The Imagination Tree, The Artful Parent). Discovering all these new fabulous blogs and bloggers over the last four months inspired me to write a post profiling a set of them all at once.

I hope you all will find it helpful and that it introduces you to several amazing blogs you didn't previously know about! It was incredibly hard to narrow the list down to just 15 - so please, if you are a kid activity blogger or you have a favorite kid activity blog not mentioned, add their link to the comments on this post! :) And now, I present to you fifteen amazing kid activity blogs (in no particular order other than I put myself first - ha! Hi, I'm Asia! One of my favorite posts is about our DIY Sensory Boards. Hi, I'm Tammy! One of my favorite posts is Exploding Art - an exciting combination of both art and science. Hi, I'm Jen! 5 Hallmarks of Bad Parenting That Are Actually Good for Kids. Anyone who grew up in the '80s knows that parenting used to be a whole other ball of wax.

Allergies were rare, kids roamed the suburbs in roving bicycle gangs and unsupervised adventures were around every corner. Kids who grew up in the '90s couldn't leave the house without a speech on stranger danger and an extra dose of Flintstones vitamins, just in case. But it turns out there are some things that lazy/negligent parents kind of got right. Like ... #5. "Because I said so! " Every parent winds up saying this, whether they like it or not. No, in these situations it's best to quickly put your foot down and make it clear who's the boss. Getty"You lost, kid. The Surprising Benefit: Actually, science says that those fights provide excellent opportunities for your children to practice their reasoning, discussion and negotiation skills. GettyAlthough raising a wuss means you can force them to wear stupid costumes and dance for you. #4. Getty Everyone knows how damaging refined sugar is to kids.