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4 Steps to Creating Your Own Family Code

by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | May 17, 2017 | Uncategorized

Not sure if your family is like mine, but we often seem to go in many different directions at once, and just getting the family around the table for dinner at the same time is deemed an achievement. Right now, however, we are at home and spending more time together...

5 Tips on How to Teach Sharing and Caring Through Gardening

by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | May 11, 2017 | Character, Collaboration

  Have you planted a garden with kids? Now is the time to start! We reached out to Susannah Fotopulos, a mother of two, who started Plant the Seed, a Nashville nonprofit focused on helping young children learn about food, healthy living, and gardening. She and...
Is Screen Time Bad for My Child? 5 Myths About Kids and Technology

Is Screen Time Bad for My Child? 5 Myths About Kids and Technology

by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Apr 19, 2017 | Content, Core Skills

Every parent with young children knows the drill: It’s 8:00 in the morning. We’ve dropped our kids at pre-school, and we’ve got time for a shot of caffeine at the regular coffee klatch before heading into our busy days. Someone asks the question: “How are you managing...
Homer’s Resident PhD Shares Her Family’s Bedtime Routines

Homer’s Resident PhD Shares Her Family’s Bedtime Routines

by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Mar 29, 2017 | Uncategorized

Our very own Samantha Creighan, Homer’s Director of Children’s Research, has brought incredible insight to our team as we focus on building a child-centered learning product and brand. Not only is she a dedicated researcher with a PhD in cognition and learning, but...

5 Ways To Teach Kids Kindness This Valentine’s Day

by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Feb 9, 2017 | Character, Collaboration

It’s February. Love is in the air. There are also a lot of spitballs flying in our national conversation. This Valentine’s Day, we could all use a dose of some good old-fashioned kindness. As moms (we’ve got six kiddos between us), and founders of HOMER, the digital...
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