Resource guide for grandparents and their families
The Denver Zoo brings a grand offering to guests in 2016, with a new tiger exhibit, called The Edge opening this summer.
Located on almost a full acre on the southeastern edge of the park, The Edge will bring guests closer than ever to the Zoo’s Amur tigers. [Read more…]
Don’t give kids too many rules. Help kids discover the joy in learning. Introduce kids to a variety of topics.
This past weekend the New York Times featured a brilliant op-ed, “How to Raise a Creative Child. Step One: Back Off,” by Adam Grant. It highlighted several values we work toward at Tinybop.
Grant writes:
So what does it take to raise a creative child? One study compared the families of children who were rated among the most creative 5 percent in their school system with those who were not unusually creative. The parents of ordinary children had an average of six rules, like specific schedules for homework and bedtime. Parents of highly creative children had an average of fewer than one rule.
1. Chew gum while grocery shopping. Hunger leads us to dream about what food would taste like in our mouths and gum interrupts those cravings.
2. Make your “trigger foods” unattractive and inconvenient. Keep them out of the house or as far away as possible. Example: soda or cookies kept in the basement are less convenient to get to than in the kitchen.
Never before have so many people lived for so long. Never before have so many experienced the life changes that are associated with a longer life span. Change becomes a familiar occurrence, and healthy choices are a critical component of successful aging. [Read more…]
Seventy-five percent of aging Americans affected by vision problems; Colorado Optometric Association offers tips to protect eyesight throughout life
September 15, 2015—Fluctuations in vision are often one of the first health changes adults notice as they get older. Although these changes can be bothersome, even more troubling problems could be lurking beneath the surface and cause vision loss. According to the American Optometric Association’s (AOA) 2015 American Eye-Q® survey, the inability to live independently would concern older consumers the most if they developed serious vision problems. [Read more…]
A smooth retirement is as much about psychological wellness as it’s about financial. People today are smart enough to ask themselves if they are saving enough for retirement. What they don’t ask is if they are stockpiling their emotional reserves just as much. [Read more…]
Spring is just around the corner, and so we decided to compile a small list of a few places in Colorado for a perfect day out with family, particularly the little ones. Even some lifelong Colorado residents may not have heard of some of these. Look for a continuation of great spots to check out in our marvelous state on this site. [Read more…]
An increased number of Americans finds itself dependent on Social Security each year and clearly, it is very important for them to track the revisions their Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits are up for. In case you are one of the many people counting on Social Security, read on for some quick information in this regard. [Read more…]
Denver Zoo’s adventurous lion cubs, Kalu and Kamara, have been introduced to the primary yard of Benson Predator Ridge! Guests can expect to see the brother and sister outside, along with the rest of the pride, in either the primary or maternity yards, virtually any time the weather is above freezing temperatures – from opening until 4 p.m., though the pride is not expected to be viewable on January 26. When the weather is chilly, they will have indoor access to warm up. Kalu and Kamara were born last September to Sango and Neliah, marking the first birth of cubs at the Zoo since 2006.
The modernization of the world has given a whole new meaning to the term, “generation gap”. In the past few decades, there has been a sweeping change in everything from cultures to values to the global climate. This massive change that is gaining momentum by every passing second has probably taken the worst toll on inter-generational relationships. Even the chronologically adjacent generations find themselves struggling tooth and nail to cope up together, and the situation for the grandparent – grandchild relationship is only getting worse. [Read more…]
