Science in the Community Day at the Vanderbilt Museum
Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum - 9:30 AM Pick
Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum - 9:30 AM Pick
Sensory-Sensitive Sundays at Chuck E. Cheese's
Chuck E. Cheese's - Hempstead - 9:00 AM
Chuck E. Cheese's - Hempstead - 9:00 AM
ICC Cricket World Cup at Eisenhower Park
Eisenhower Park - 10:00 AM
Eisenhower Park - 10:00 AM
Soft Separation at Sensory Beans
Sensory Beans - various times
Sensory Beans - various times
Let's Explore Backpacks at the Hofstra University Museum
Hofstra University Museum - 11:00 AM
Hofstra University Museum - 11:00 AM
New Exhibition at Nassau County Museum of Art: "Urban Art Evolution"
Nassau County Museum of Art - 1:00 PM
Nassau County Museum of Art - 1:00 PM
Sunshine Sessions Concerts at Orient Beach State Park
Orient Beach State Park - 4:00 PM
Orient Beach State Park - 4:00 PM
Chess Club at the Flanders Youth Center
Flanders Youth Center - 5:00 PM
Flanders Youth Center - 5:00 PM
ICC Cricket World Cup at Eisenhower Park
Eisenhower Park - 10:00 AM
Eisenhower Park - 10:00 AM
Let's Explore Backpacks at the Hofstra University Museum
Hofstra University Museum - 11:00 AM
Hofstra University Museum - 11:00 AM
New Exhibition at Nassau County Museum of Art: "Urban Art Evolution"
Nassau County Museum of Art - 1:00 PM
Nassau County Museum of Art - 1:00 PM
Magic Show at Spaghettini Pizza Trattoria
Spaghettini Pizza Trattoria - 5:00 PM
Spaghettini Pizza Trattoria - 5:00 PM
Story Time by the Bay at the Long Island Maritime Museum
Long Island Maritime Museum - 10:00 AM Pick
Long Island Maritime Museum - 10:00 AM Pick
Weekly Storytime at Carle Place Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble - 10:00 AM
Barnes & Noble - 10:00 AM
Let's Explore Backpacks at the Hofstra University Museum
Hofstra University Museum - 11:00 AM
Hofstra University Museum - 11:00 AM
Scrimshaw Secrets at the The Whaling Museum
The Whaling Museum & Education Center - 11:00 AM
The Whaling Museum & Education Center - 11:00 AM
ICC Cricket World Cup at Eisenhower Park
Eisenhower Park - 10:00 AM
Eisenhower Park - 10:00 AM
Scrimshaw Secrets at the The Whaling Museum
The Whaling Museum & Education Center - 11:00 AM
The Whaling Museum & Education Center - 11:00 AM
Lenny Bruno Farms' Annual Strawberry Festival
Lenny Bruno Farms
Lenny Bruno Farms
North Meets South Fair
Suffolk County Farm
Suffolk County Farm
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Invite Your Child to Dream Big with a Life List
2/11/07
- By Anna Fader
We're hearing lots about how children today are being pushed to do too much in books like Overachievers:The Secret Lives of Driven Kids by Alexandra Robbins. But having lofty goals is not a bad thing, so why not start them out with big goals from the very beginning?
Over on LifeHack, Rob Crawford spins a nice tale about getting his son to write a "Life List." It's a great activity: sit down and write 100 things you'd like to do in your lifetime. We all should really do this, but the idea of getting a 7 year old child to do it is especially compelling because it lets kids dream big.
You might say that little kids do plenty of dreaming, but this is different because it's focused big-dreaming. Not just wild fantasies, but wild fantasies with the intention of actually carrying them out - and just holding on to this list could make a kid think about his life a whole new way - because I'm guessing most 7 year olds aren't going to put, "get a 1600 on my SATs, study economics at Harvard, and claw my way to middle management" at the top of their list.
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