What do kids like

A recent survey of American children from across the country gives us a "kids-eye" view of the activities children favour most. Luckily for parents, television isn't the only activity children enjoy. The study confirms that active, highly social activities like snack time, playing with others, going on outings and making friends outfavour television. Better than 80 percent of the children said they like these activities "a lot". Macke, chairman and chief executive officer of Dayton Hudson Corporation, which underwrote the survey on behalf of its Child Care Aware program, a public service education campaign on quality child care.

Boredom, we should note, is also a rite of passage. KinderCare aims to protect your privacy online the way we protect your family in person, with care and caution. To improve the website experience, this site uses cookies as described in our Cookie Notice. Click allow to consent to the use of this technology on our site.

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Spend less time outdoors. Have access to healthier school lunches. Have Pinterest-worthy birthday parties. See all of their baby and toddler pictures in one place: Facebook. If your child has given it a good try, but he's still miserable and anxious and really, truly wants to quit the team , give him your blessing.

Go ahead: Let your 4-year-old stomp in every puddle along the way. Even without rain boots. Get out the glitter glue and make a birthday card for your child.

Take in a pet that needs a home —and a child's love. Give your toddler a chance to fight his own battles in the sandbox or on the playground before you intervene.

Hold off with the barrage of how-was-your-day questions if your child comes home from school grumpy and tired. You can always get the rundown at the dinner table. Cultivate your own rituals and traditions: Taco Tuesdays, Sunday-afternoon bike ride, apple picking every fall.

Ask your kid to teach you how to do something for a change. And once you get the hang of it, be sure to tell him what a good teacher he is. Let your child wear her dress-up clothes to the supermarket. All month if she wants to. Let your child overhear you saying something wonderful about her. Stay up late to see the full moon.

Check when the next one will be on FarmersAlmanac. Print their childhood photos so they have something physical to look at one day. Don't be in a hurry to tell your kid to let it go. He needs to vent too.