Family Activities

Family Activities

Use these fun family activities to educate kids about the enviornment and to raise a green family.

  • Dear Seventeen: Quit teaching girls to hate their bodies

    Wed, Feb 27, 2013 1:22 PM by Jenn Savedge

    Teen magazine's partnership with 'The Biggest Loser' is at odds with its pledge to help young girls love and accept themselves.

  • Hey parents, don't tell your kids you did drugs

    Fri, Feb 22, 2013 4:00 PM by Tia Ghose, LiveScience

    Tales of past drug use, even those expressed with regret, may backfire by leading kids to think 'if my parents did it, it's not that bad.'

  • White House Easter Egg Roll lottery closes Monday

    Fri, Feb 22, 2013 12:00 PM by Jenn Savedge

    The first family will host more than 35,000 people at the 135th annual White House event.

  • Contest challenges students to redesign their schools

    Thu, Feb 21, 2013 2:22 PM by Leslie Meredith, TechNewsDaily

    An engineering firm has created a contest in which students draw, film or photograph ideas and solutions to fix structural problems at their schools.

  • 9-year-old runner takes on Antarctica marathon

    Thu, Feb 21, 2013 1:24 PM by Melissa Breyer

    Globetrotting fourth-grader plans to run a marathon on every continent.

  • Watch: Inside the Teenage Brain

    Wed, Feb 20, 2013 4:21 PM by Jenn Savedge

    New research attempts to explain the tendency of teenagers to make impulsive decisions with little regard for consequences.

  • Kids who bike, walk to school have better concentration

    Wed, Feb 20, 2013 2:28 PM by Jenn Savedge

    New Danish study confirms that walking and biking to school helps kids perform better throughout the day.

  • TV shows could improve kids' behavior, study finds

    Tue, Feb 19, 2013 8:36 AM by Jenn Savedge

    New study finds that changing a child's behavior might be as simple as changing the channel.

  • Why some kids think the bogeyman is real

    Mon, Feb 18, 2013 11:45 AM by Tanya Lewis, LiveScience

    Children were shown images of real or mythical beings and situations and asked to decide whether the subjects were imaginary or could occur in real life.

  • Mathematical formula predicts if your marriage will last

    Sun, Feb 17, 2013 7:03 PM by Bryan Nelson

    Can math quantify all the complexities of your relationship and predict whether it will last? One researcher thinks he has found the equation.

  • Celebrate Presidents' Day at a national park

    Sun, Feb 17, 2013 6:00 AM by Jenn Savedge

    Learn a little history on your day off by taking a trip to your favorite local historic park or monument.

  • Don't-miss parenting posts from around the Web

    Fri, Feb 15, 2013 12:00 PM by Jenn Savedge

    A plea for help from 'Sesame Street' and the case for once-a-month cleaning top this week's list of must-read parenting posts.

  • Why is the sky blue? [Infographic]

    Fri, Feb 15, 2013 5:45 AM by Jenn Savedge

    A short and simple answer to the question that has stumped parents for generations.

  • FWS announces Endangered Species Day art contest

    Thu, Feb 14, 2013 2:23 PM by Jenn Savedge

    Prizes include a trip to Washington, D.C., to celebrate Endangered Species Day, an art lesson with Wyland, and new art supplies.

  • Good grades spread like measles

    Thu, Feb 14, 2013 12:00 PM by Tia Ghose, LiveScience

    Peer groups may subconsciously influence behaviors like study habits, but overt peer pressure also could play a role.

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