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Is Play-Based Learning Enough? Why Discipline Still Matters

Is Play-Based Learning Enough? Why Discipline Still Matters

Many young parents are now choosing learning through entertainment for their children. They believe that without the compulsion of boring studies, children will grow up happier. And educational games will still help to shape intelligence properly. But not everything is so simple. Why games do not help in the development of children? Our life is arranged in such a way that we can not always get [...].

Why Do Kids Always Want What's Bad for Them? Understanding Children's "I Want"

Psychophysiology of children's brains: if you give a child freedom, he will choose a console and chips 24/7

Every parent knows that a child should not be given complete freedom. If you let your child do whatever he or she wants, he or she will start eating only chips and playing around the clock instead of studying. But why? Why do children so often seek what is harmful, and not the other way around? How are children's brains organized? Until the age of 12, the prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for self-control [...].

Why Doesn’t My Child Want to Learn? Understanding the Real Reasons Behind School Struggles

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Many parents are facing learning problems in their children. Is it the global decline in education and the influence of gadgets? Why does a child really not want to learn? Or is it that he really can't? Let's get to the bottom of it in this article. Some children tell their parents that they don't want to learn. And some try, but their grades still leave much to be desired [...].

Parenting in 2025: 8 Trends That Will Shock Your Grandparents

Mother and child in fancy clothes / Freepik

The approach to parenting is changing at breakneck speed. As fast as the world itself is changing. Some 20 years ago, most children were left to their own devices, grew up early, and their main educator was a belt. Now children can live with their parents until they are 30 years old, and moms and dads protect their personal boundaries and psychological health [...].

She Sailed Into History: The First Woman to Captain an Ocean-Going Ship Was Soviet

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They say that a woman on the ship - to bad luck. But this is certainly not the case with Anna Shchetinina. It was she who became the world's first female long-distance captain. And it did not happen in the modern world, where women have the same rights as men. It happened in the distant 1953 in the USSR. But how did she earn this title? [...]

11 Easy Activities That Boost Your Child’s Development Every Day

Mommy plays with the kids / Freepik

What do babies need for active development? Parental love, of course. And educational games. Children learn about the world every day. And even the simplest activities can be a great option for development. We have collected for you 11 developmental activities for children that you can practice every day. Sensory development 1. Molding with plasticine or clay It's not only [....]

Is AI Replacing Your Child’s Brain? How to Use It the Right Way

A still from the movie Her (Her, 2013) / Warner Bros. Pictures

Parents are afraid that neural networks will start doing everything for their children! There is already a case of a student who had his thesis written entirely by an AI. He turned it in. And got his diploma. Will children no longer think and learn on their own? How do we use neural networks properly? So that they help, not harm the child's development. How to use AI in parenting [...].

We open a closed community to support Russian-speaking women abroad

Women doing things at home / Freepik

Мы знаем, как иногда сложно приходится мамам растить детей за границей. Мало просто быть отличной мамой. Нужно еще и поддерживать знания русской культуры и языка в англоязычной среде. Но проблема не только в этом.  Быть мамой – это не просто радость. Это большая ответственность и огромная работа. Поэтому мы создали сообщество женщин, воспитывающих детей за […]

How the Russian Bubnov sisters played a key role in the cultural history of twentieth-century Japan

Painting by Varvara Bubnova

В конце 19 века в Российской империи на свет появились три сестры. Анна, Мария и Варвара Бубновы.  Родились они в зажиточной семье. Получили хорошее образование. Они пошли по творческой стезе. Анна окончила консерваторию по классу скрипки. Мария стала пианисткой. А Варвара закончила Художественную Академию. Но, кто бы мог подумать, как сильно они повлияют на историю […]

Wakuku is a competitor to Labooboo. The trend of "cute ugly" continues

White Wakuku

Тренд на «милую уродливость» продолжается! Не успели мы отойти от монстриков Лабубу, как на рынок вышли новые существа – игрушка Вакуку.  В отличие от Лабубу, аналог намного больше похож на человека. У Вакуку нет острых зубов, зато есть очеловеченное лицо и монобровь. Тельце игрушки Вакуку также покрыто шерстью. А раскупили первую партию всего за 2 […]

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