It’s Never Too Early to Start Learning
by: Jessie L. Mundo It’s Never Too Early to Start Learning Have you ever wondered how toddlers are capable of uttering perfectly coherent phrases and sentences without any formal training? Yes, we repeat over and over again random words and sentences, but one surprising day the child comes up with…
Fun Ways To Keep Your Child’s Mind Engaged Year-Round
by: Smart Coos Editorial Staff Fun Ways To Keep Your Child's Mind Engaged Year-Round Fun ways to keep your child engaged year round from Smart Coos \
MARIA BABIN: TRILINGUAL MAMA
by: Smart Coos Maria Babin: Trilingual Mama [caption id="attachment_1408" align="alignleft" width="300"] Maria Babin is successfully raising four trilingual children.[/caption] Maria Babin, creator of Trilingual Mama, has a trilingual, multicultural family that are currently living in Normandy, France. She blogs about her family's linguistic and cultural adventures and offers advice on raising bilingual…
Maurice Williams: Working Out With Your Kids
by: Smart Coos Smart Coos made a request for parents to share activities they use to keep their families fit. Maurice Williams, owner of Move Well Fitness in Bethesda, MD, stepped up to the plate to share some of his pointers: Working Out With Your Kids In today’s society,…
How to Start Baby Signing
by Smart Coos Editorial Staff How To Start Baby Signing: 5 Simple Tips Have you ever spent countless hours trying to figure out what is wrong with your baby? The lack of communication between you and your little one can be one of the most frustrating things about parenthood. Wouldn’t it…
Arlene’s Toddlers Love Spaghetti Bolognese
by: Smart Coos [caption id="attachment_1295" align="alignleft" width="200"] Mom, Business owner[/caption] Arlene Obmerga-van Vegchel, co-owner and editor at WellEdited is a mom to a 2 and a half year old and a 1 year old. Even though she co-owns a business, she still makes it a priority to make healthy…
Christopher Lewis: Dad of Divas
by: Smart Coos Christopher Lewis: Dad of Divas Christopher Lewis writes at DadofDivas.com and has a blog/podcast at DadSpotlight.com . He is the father of two girls and a college administrator as well as a husband, son, community advocate and more. He loves technology, comics, photography and being an involved…
Have a Competitive Kid? Then the Junior Olympiad Competition Is For You
by: Smart Coos After proposing the question, “Are you a Fitness Mom/Dad that works out with your kids?”, we were pleased to receive a submission about Lake Lure Olympiad. Lake Lure Olympiad is a three-day sports festival located in scenic Lake Lure, North Carolina. It’s most well known…
Multiple languages – multiple personalities?
by: Smart Coos Multiple languages - multiple personalities? [caption id="attachment_1255" align="alignleft" width="300"] Stephanie Cook: Bilingual mother, blogger[/caption] Someone asked me the other day if I preferred speaking English or German. I was thrown for a minute, and then started to seriously think about this question. Do I have a…
Who Inspires You?
by: Smart Coos Who Inspires You? Inspiration in our lives can come from anywhere like work, school or friends, but more often, inspiration comes from our loved ones we know the most, family. Whether it is a parent or a brother or sister, family can inspire us by how…