Kids Off The Couch - What's On Our July Radar Screen!

Stock your Summer with Culturally Rich Activities

The US government just issued new dietary guidelines confirming that more plants, less salt and more exercise are key to improving the health of all Americans. We leave it to you to gobble up the stone fruit and heirloom tomatoes at our local [...]

Great Train Movies + Art and the LA Metro System = Kids Off The Couch LA

When LA kids hear the word “subway,” they are more likely to think of a sandwich than an affordable and accessible means of transportation. Over the summer, we took a trip on LA’s Metro system, riding from downtown’s Union Station to the end of the Red Line in North Hollywood, stopping along the [...]

Kids Off The Couch – What’s On Our September Radar Screen!

Labor Day and Beyond

Bananagrams Giveaway for best “My Perfect Summer Moment” entry

Our kids started school this week, and already Monday feels like it was 100 years ago. You know, back when we were lazing around doing last minute errands? Now it’s all about backpacks, lunchboxes and homework. Our antidote? Spend [...]

Getting TV out of Kids

It is easy to fall into this trap. TV will kill your kids creativity, no matter they watch cartoons or crazy video games. It is very important that you make sure your kids get active and play some kind of sports. They can just chase the girl next door or the play with the [...]

Forcing Kids

I know it is common to be carried away by emotions when you are dealing wyou your kids. Some people go the other way and do not show their emotions towards kids, thinking, it will make them soft. What a big mistake.

The biggest problem with today’s society is lack of connection [...]