November 30, 2010 marks the end of a thirty day picture book idea brainstorming event. Each day we were treated with an inspiring guest post from some of the best authors and illustrators in the children's book industry. These posts urged us to try...
Game company THQ has announced a tablet to let Nintendo Wii users draw and share games. This could open the door to a lot of creativity-based games in the future. While technology aided art isn’t new, this could be a fun addition to your video games line...
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Kiddie Yaps
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08-24-2010
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Encouraging creativity in children is easy, and creativity itself is a trait that can translate into a lot of great emotional bonuses as well. According to studies (and quoted from WikiAnswers):
It has been proven that children are very creative for the...
Creativity and mental illness have long been linked in the popular imagination and there is also research evidence to suggest that creative people have a higher likelihood of mental illness in their family and a slightly-raised risk of bipolar disorder...
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As I discussed in this earlier post, writing has helped heal the depression that dominated decades of my life. That post reviewed James Pennebaker’s research, as summarized in Opening Up, but said little...
If I posted a video of my daughter when she is sleep-deprived and trying to finish her homework or clean her room—or do anything, really, that she doesn’t want to do—I would lose all credibility as a parenting expert. This is because there...
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Half Full: Science for Raising Happy Kids
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01-27-2010
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Filed under: Main essay, Happiness, Parenting, children, kids, positive emotions, Discipline, moodiness, ADHD, sleep, fat, memory, learning, attention problems, creativity, school start-times, inattention, bad behavor, ADD, obesity
Is it possible that there's at least one upshot to the sleeplessness that comes with being a parent? Read More...