The Only Way To Have A Friend — Is To Be One
At the Meeting House, we believe that a healthy brain is connected to an overall healthy lifestyle. We sat down with one of our advisory board members, Dr. Laura Tagliareni, pediatric neuropsychologist at Pediatric Assessment Learning & Support (PALS), and discussed some of the best, holistic ways to create a brain-healthy environment for your child. Here’s what she recommends:
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As our smartphones, tablets, and laptops become virtual extensions of ourselves, it can be difficult to know how to set boundaries. A quick scroll through our email at the dinner table can seem harmless enough, but when does our obsession with our devices go too far? And how can too much screen time and social media use affect our kids? We asked several child development experts about how to maintain a healthy, balanced relationship to screen time and social media.
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It’s difficult to believe that the importance of play for children is only now re-entering the zeitgeist. It’s almost like suddenly realizing that love and affirmation is important to human development, or that a good night’s sleep and a balanced diet is advantageous to our health. Obvious, to say the least, yes? I don’t want to pat ourselves on the back but people in -the- know in child development have always emphatically espoused that creative play is vital for all aspects of children's health and development. Wasn’t anyone listening?
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In our first "Words of Wisdom" column, our Advisory Board member Dr. Steve Blaustein has some great tips and thoughts about the benefits to be had from unstructured time.
Read MoreSocial Emotional Learning Skills for children (ages 5-14) located in New York, NY 10023. The Meeting House Afterschool recreation and weekend programs help juniors, kids and teens develop Social Emotional Skills that will empower them throughout their lives. Exciting group recreation activities inspire Fun, Friendship & Community between youth and their world. The Meeting House is a non-profit organization in NYC providing after school for children and teens.
