With our year-round terrific weather here in Los Angeles (and all over Southern California), getting into the water is always a fun idea. But water safety is a serious business. Teaching your kids to ...

Tiger moms, free-range dads, and helicopter parents all have varying degrees of authority over their children. While working with parents and children at The Little Gym for decades, I've seen ...

Children face increasing pressure from parents, society, and the media to succeed. However, raising healthy, well-adjusted children who look up to you when they're older means letting them fail ...

Increase self-confidence. Teach the virtues of delayed gratification, perseverance, and patience. Refine fine motor skills and improve eye-hand coordination. Teach abstract thought, spatial awareness, ...