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Summary: Learn how to get kids to help clear an area where they can play outside in the winter snow in this free video clip series on how to entertain children when it's cold outside.
Denise has a B.A. in psychology and two Masters degrees. She is an LPC(Licensed Professional Counselor). She has been both a stay at home mom and also a working mom for many years. She...read more
"One of the ways that you can help your kids expend some of that energy that they seem to have, especially during the winter when they can't get outside a lot is to have them help out with shoveling. This shovel is a little bit large, you can purchase shovels that are kids size, but as you can see Autumn is, it's a way for her to be able to help out and to burn some energy off and also to have a little bit of fun along the way. Depending on their age, you might want to give them a little bit of hand or shovel along with them so it's more of a kind of teamwork type of thing. But generally a lot of times kids do feel good when they can help out and do something specific such as the shoveling of the snow. There's not anything that is going to break and you know just let them do it until they get tired and it's a way that they can help out."