Summer break(down)
Sara responds to a Globe and Mail writer’s frustration at having to keep his children occupied during the summer months
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Learning through play: how to keep kids brains active during long breaks from school
In this podcast Sara Dimerman chats with Michael Gibben. Over the course of this episode you will learn more about: Whether parents’ concern about their kids’ brains going to mush during long breaks from school is a valid concern Ways for kids’ brains to remain…
Helping parents keep their kids out of trouble and themselves from going crazy during summer holidays
It’s hard to believe that as of next month, most students will have completed another school year. Some look forward to the long stretch without homework and school related responsibilities with excitement. Others feel apprehensive about not seeing their pals every day, are sorry to…
Summer Time 2006
As I write this piece, it is mid May. I think ahead to the end of the school year – only 33 school days to go – and realize that I still some planning to do in preparation for the summer months. Hey, aren’t summers…
Summer Time 2005
My neighbour and I sat watching our children run through the water sprinkler in her backyard, enjoying the sounds of their laughter and the soft droplets wind swept our way. Basking in the above average temperatures of June, she closed her eyes and said “ah,…