Dealing With A Bad Sport

By Stacy DeBroff

Your child practices good sportsmanship when she treats everyone around her with respect, from fellow teammates and opponents, to coaches and referees.

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Water Safety

One of the leading causes of death for toddlers and young children is drowning. Read these simple tips to find out how to protect your children near the water and give yourself peace of mind.

• Never leave your young child alone in or near a filled bathtub, a pail of water, swimming pool, kiddie pool, pet’s water dish, or open toilet, even for a moment while you answer the phone or door. That’s all the time it takes for a child to drown, and drowning is a leading cause of death for toddlers and young children.

• Teach your child to swim as soon as he is able and he is comfortable with the water. Keep in mind that knowing how to swim does not guarantee that your child is safe.

• Never rely on an inflatable swimming aide as a guarantee that your child will be safe.

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Summer Fun

By Stacy DeBroff

For the days when your child’s energy level runs high, look outdoors for entertainment. Start by doing a little research and begin adding dates to your calendar—movie night on the town common, weekly concerts, local baseball games, pool schedules, and nature programs at a nearby zoo or sanctuary. Find out what your community offers kids and take full advantage of it.

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Kids Flying Alone

By Stacy DeBroff

Here are my best tips for allowing your kids to navigate the friendly skies on their own:

Wait until your child is at least 7 years old

• Before then, traveling alone will likely create tremendous anxiety in your child, even though airlines will allow children who are at least 5 years old to fly alone.
• Fill out paperwork for supervision by the airline for unaccompanied minors. This adds an escort fee of around $50 to a ticket and ensures that airline officers look out for your child.
  
  
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Activity Overview: 4-H

By Stacy DeBroff 

4-H is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with more than 6.8 million youth participants ages 5 to 19, and over 495,000 adult volunteers and 116,000 teen leaders. More than 45 million people are 4-H alumni.

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Activity Overview: Camp Fire USA

Camp Fire USA, organized into 120 local councils across the nation has over 650,000 kids participating, 46% male and 54% female. Camp Fire is unique because it offers coed programming in club activities. Camp Fire offers a great opportunity for families with both a son and daughter to get together as a unit and enjoy the club program.

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