What’s new in young adult and middle-grade books to keep kids engaged and off their screens? Here are a few recommendations – with a few that will be packaged up for one lucky reader! GIVEAWAY! Escape […]
By Alexandra Fields “I know milk tastes good, but we probably shouldn’t drink that. Did you know that cow farts are one of the reasons for global warming?” my eight-year-old son told his best friend […]
by Ofrit Gal Between changing bodies and peer scrutiny, being a tween can be tough. Tweens start having more pressure to succeed in school, homework becomes more challenging, and there seems to be more emphasis […]
By Paige Wolf This post originally appeared on www.spitthatoutthebook.com in 2013. While revised, some of this information may still be dated – please update in the comments. Thank you! With so many friends considering moving […]
by Meredith Bleakley My 9-year-old just got into a relationship. I knew it was inevitable but I secretly hoped she would wait a little bit longer to step into this new phase of life. However, she […]
Between social media and the volatile state of current politics, tweens and young teens are more politically aware than ever. Many would like to take part more in the political process – after all, even though […]
By Hannah Tran A few years ago, I oversaw the volunteers who assisted with the recycling and composting at the Philadelphia Science Festival. Here, I met my youngest volunteer to date: a three-year-old. He came […]
In 2007, Recyclebank (now locally branded as Philacycle) created the Green Schools Program. The Program was created to foster environmental learning in schools and to inspire the next generation of green leaders. Any school located […]
by Colleen Seeber-Combs When I was growing up in the ‘70s, they called children who didn’t have stay-at-home moms “latchkey kids”. However, I wasn’t one of them. My mother stayed home while my father worked. […]
Philadelphia families can find the answers to their after school needs in the 2018 ASAP Directory of After School Programs, a resource to help families in Philadelphia make informed decisions about the after school hours, […]
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