I probably should stop resisting my son’s passion for music. My husband is to blame for launching Truman interest in music through his CDs and music videos. When my husband brought home Guitar Hero World Tour, my son was so elated he could barely form a sentence. He’s been singing Numb ever since.
I suppose my husband may be right. Perhaps 5 is not too young of an age to spend money on instruments and get our son into music lessons. And, I’ve recently learned, music tuition may actually help children inch ahead of their peers not just musically, but in …read more

Think your child has creative genius? Challenge him to draw a character for the Arthur show on PBS Kids. Be sure to add details such as any talents, skills, abilities or disabilities and why his character would want to be friends with any of the other characters in Elwood City. If chosen, your child – and his character – will appear in an episode of Arthur, and he will get the chance to meet the creator of Arthur, Marc Brown.
The goal of the contest is to help young people see past the differences of others and to accept that peers …read more