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How to Calm Hyperactive Children
Hyperactive children may fidget, have difficulty concentrating, be unable to sit still, or generally be overexcited. This can result due to overexcitement or unmet needs, or it can be a sign of a condition like ADHD. Start by following a healthy lifestyle, developing routines, and giving your child "kid time" to get their energy out. If this doesn't help, talk to your child's doctor about their hyperactivity. [Edit]Steps [Edit]Following a Healthy Lifestyle Develop routines. Kids thrive on routine, and knowing what activities will be happening in the day can help give them a sense of stability. Schedule wake-up time, mealtimes,...
How to Help Your Kids Academically Without Being Overbearing
As a parent, it can sometimes be tough to strike the right balance between helping your child with their schoolwork and education, and not annoying them with overbearing tendencies. They’ll probably rebel if they feel suffocated by your expectations, and that’s good for nobody.We’re going to talk today about how you can do your bit to help your kids academically without ever slipping into that overbearing territory that it’s so easy to fall into. So if you want to find out more about that today, read on now.Make Reading at Home NormalOne of the things that you can definitely start...
CES 2022 Editors’ Choice Awards: Our top picks from the show
— Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed’s editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission.The 2022 CES show was, perhaps, not the joyous return to normalcy that some were expecting. Due to the covid resurgence, scores of would-be attendees dropped out at the last minute and opted for a virtual experience, including the staff here at Reviewed. So we plunked ourselves down in front of our laptops and took a days-long deep dive into the new batch of gadgets debuting at the show. As ever, we were bowled over by the ingenuity of brands big and...
Tis the Season To Be a “Suspicious” Black Male
Earlier this month my husband and his brother met up in Minnesota for a football game. Not just any game; their favorite teams were facing off as the Minnesota Vikings hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers. They flew up excited to unwind and catch up with a long-time hometown friend from Huntsville, Al. All three men are college graduates and successful in their respective fields. After graduating from Vanderbilt University, my husband continued working in athletics and now leads a college athletic department. My brother-in-law is an executive for a government organization and their friend, “Joe” is a neurosurgeon in the...
"A Senate Majority Is Allowing Child Poverty to Nearly Double" by Bruce Lesley @First_Focus
It's sad to learn about indifference to child poverty in this country, particularly relative to other countries in the industrialized world. Accordingly, First Focus President Bruce Lesley provides a masterful layout in this Medium.com piece on the politics of the Child Tax Credit (CTC), expanded last year as part of the American Rescue Plan. While 65 million children benefitted from the CTC and around 4 million were lifted out of poverty, this benefit was short-lived expiring on December 31, 2021. This is of obvious tremendous economic consequence to low-income parents and children. Congress must act.Lesley cites a UNICEF report that demonstrates how out of 38 nations our country ranks...