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Lets Take a Walk
Spring has come to Fresno, and the warm sunny days beckon us outdoors. Walks in our green environment can do many things to improve overall body health. For example, walks can help us reduce stress and blood pressure and improve feelings of well-being, decreasing...
Better Teammate
Congratulations! You made the team. Now the tricky part starts, "how to be a great teammate." Here are some tips: • Encourage: When your teammates make mistakes be the first one to encourage them. You can tell them things like, "You'll get that shot next time." or...
Why Tutoring?
Working at aspire for almost 3 years now, I’ve gained perspective on education as a whole. Tutoring provides opportunities that many students need to achieve their full potential. Teachers in schools do their best to cater to their pupils, but they often don’t have...
Block Play With Your Child
A child’s play is their work and playing blocks with your child is a fun way to engage in an activity together. Block play allows your child to work on some fine motor skills. For example, stacking objects on top of each other requires the coordination of little...
Bubble Play with Your Child
Bubbles are happiness in a bottle. Those magic bubbles are known to change the attitude of a shy, reluctant child or one that just needs an attitude adjustment. They can be a good distraction, a fun playtime activity, or work as a reward. Because a child's play is his...
Consider the Phoenix
Travelling the world means being exposed to cultures, languages, people, and traditions different from your own. If you ask any avid traveler, there is great value in stepping outside of your cultural boundaries. Seeing the values, thoughts, beliefs, and experiences...
Sign Language for Your Little One
Is your child reaching that two-year-old age and still not talking? Or maybe you want to get a head start on communicating with your child but do not know where to begin. Sign language may be a great place to start. Babies can start learning sign language around 6...
Why Should Your Child Be Involved in Organized Sports
Whatever sport your child becomes involved in, be it basketball, baseball, swimming, volleyball, etc., it provides multiple benefits. Not only will your child learn to play cooperatively, communicate, work as part of a team, develop self-confidence, and develop...
Dealing with Disappointment on the Down Low
You know the old saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” I understand the intention, but what I’ve never liked about that phrase is that words really can hurt. And if we keep saying that they don’t hurt us, we may just start to...
The Power to See
In the area of communication, listening, understanding, and expressing ourselves is supreme. How much communication, though, is focused on seeing and observing? One of the most important things you can learn is how to observe. If you are good at it, you will notice...