Teach Your Child to Save
Saving is a concept that can be challenging to accomplish in our society of commercialism, taxes and ever increasing prices. Nevertheless, we should try to save for those rainy days because eventua...
View ArticleHow To Help Your Teen Succeed
Almost every parent of a teenager has anxiety about where their child will be in ten years. The teen years are the most difficult to get through for parents and teens alike. First of all, the tee...
View ArticleKeeping Your Child Safe Online
Many parents are worried about their children when they leave the house. However, what about when your child is at home and online? Unfortunately, today's technology has allowed a new kind of pre...
View ArticleStart A Preschool Homeschool
Your child is finally four years old and you can't decide whether to put your child in a preschool or daycare. There is another option - start your own preschool home school. There are no state req...
View ArticleYou Can Teach Homeschool!
If you thought you had to have a college degree to teach homeschool, think again! Many parents are finding out more about teaching homeschool because of the recent rise in popularity of this teachi...
View ArticleNurturing The Genius in Your Child
All children are born with the capacity to become geniuses. Children have twice as many brain connections as adults and because their natural creativity has not yet been stifled by the constraints ...
View ArticleMore Movement, Smarter Kids
Most people can understand how physical activity can impact not only their child's physical development but also his social/emotional development.
View ArticleIntellectual Capacity and the Young Child
The best thing parents can do to develop the intellectual capacity of their children is to expose them to a variety of learning experiences.
View ArticleDeveloping Fluency in Young Children
Fluency in reading and talking can come at different stages for different children. It is important when that milestone is reached that parents encourage their children to improve their literacy sk...
View ArticleBattling "Back to School" Budget Blues
So, as the lazy summer routines give way to more structure every August, this is when spending skills are tested for most families.
View ArticleChoosing a Personal Tutor for your Child
Poor academic performance is not something a parent can afford to ignore. As past performance will determine your child’s future class placement, it is important to find the root of the problem and...
View ArticleTeen Driver Ed
Your teenager comes home and tells you they are ready to take a teen driver ed course. Are you ready? Here are some tips to help you and your teen get ready for this rite of passage!
View ArticleCreating Schools that Work
Is your child’s school not living up to your expectations? Have administrators stated there simply aren’t enough local or state resources (money, staff, and/or space) available to provide quality,...
View ArticleThe peril of “No Child Left Behind”
Though our elected representatives are considering some changes to the legislation, the focus of NCLB is still on standards and accountability. This is inherently problematic as legislators are o...
View ArticleChoosing The Right Preschool
In today’s hectic world, it is sometimes easy to forget about the important details in life simply because we are too swamped with work, afterschool activities and our homelives. But one of the mo...
View ArticleLearning in the 21st Century
Many U.S. elementary and secondary schools, public or otherwise, are social dinosaurs. Despite “expert” rhetoric and the push for academic success and achievement (i.e. high grades, completion of ...
View ArticleThe Preschool Debate
In the last couple of decades preschools have maintained a growing popularity but preschools are changing. Parents have debated over whether they should send their child off to preschool at the age...
View ArticleHelp Your Child to Learn Vocabulary Words
If your child has difficulty learning vocabulary words there are ways that you can make it fun for them. Instead of going over the list of words in a mechanical, repetitive fashion try making a gam...
View ArticleThe Value of Reading Aloud to our Children
Most children learn three-quarters of the words that they will use in their lives (at least in their primary language) by the time they are four or five years old. How do they manage to amass this ...
View ArticleFinding Age-Appropriate Reading For Our Kids
Many parents are concerned about media: the violence and adult situations their children can be exposed to through movies, television and music. Many look to reading as a healthier alternative to t...
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