education
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Enroll in One of These 9 Free Online Courses at NYU
It’s been several years now since big name universities began offering some of their classes online for anyone — student or not — and, in some cases, for free. You were probably really excited when you first heard about the concept, and bookmarked several different courses you planned to take when you had time. (You…
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How to Make Your Cats Use the Freaking Litter Mat
Cats are great; constantly stepping on their litter is not. If you bought a litter-trapping mat only to watch your cats leap dramatically across it onto the floor you just swept every time they exit the litter box, you might wonder why you even bothered. Before you splurge on a robot vacuum, try turning the…
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How to Talk to Kids About the Holocaust
This week marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the 76th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. While it marks an important day for adults to remember the atrocities of the Holocaust and honour the six million Jews who were killed, you may also be wondering how much — if anything — you should be teaching your…
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Teach Kids to Write Numbers with the ‘Thumb Numbers’ Trick
For some kids, learning how to write numbers can be a real challenge. There are so many to learn! In all kinds of weird shapes! One can see how that would be frustrating. But an occupational therapy assistant may have come up with a method to help those kids out. She has dubbed it the…