Parents Success Libary

A Bee in My Head

Read this poem about the joy that a mother feels in being the first and only person a child wants to share his most treasured experiences with.

Family Ideas: A New Way To Help Kids Take Responsibility

Rich Schalter applies business smarts to parenting. He encourages kids to develop their own "brand" and take more personal responsibility. Learn family ideas to help your kids do the same.

Infant Activities: A New Dad's Thoughts on Regrets

Make every moment you spend with your baby count. According to this new dad, you'll never, ever regret the time you spend doing fun infant activities as well as mundane—or even distasteful—tasks.

Parent Involvement in Education: A National Art Program You Can Bring to Your Child's School

Want more art in your child's school? Here's a free program! Parent involvement in education can include the Reflections annual PTA program, which cultivates students’ creative artistic abilities.

A Mother's List of Popular Children's Books to Read Aloud to Older Children

When your child gets a bit older, don't stop reading aloud to him or her. Choose a great read-aloud book from this mom's list of popular and classic children's books for older children.

A Menu for Success: One Michigan School District's Path to Personal Health and Wellness

More and more kids are overweight and obese these days, putting child fitness and personal health and wellness at risk. Here are some actions you can take to fight this epidemic at your school.

Toys for Your Child's Development Stage

A good toy is safe, durable, and suited to your child’s age, stage of development, personality, and interests.

A Little Career Job Training Awareness Might Help

Success comes when students are passionate about learning. Linda Wacyk shares her family's story and offers career job training advice that would have saved her brother and parents a lot of grief.

Listening to Gain Your Teen's Respect

How well do you listen to others? Take time to become aware of your listening style so you can become the person your children, friends and family want to talk to.

The Push to Succeed In Achieving Your Dreams

"Parents need to push their kids to succeed in class because in high school, all we thought about was 'where's the next party?'"

Achieving Your Dreams: What I Wish I Had Done in High School

Smart advice for ninth graders - start exploring your options now!

Public School Policy: Your School Board's Agenda

Those monthly meetings make a difference for your school. Here, a summary of how school boards operate.

Choosing a School that Will Provide for All Child Development Stages

There are several factors to take into account when choosing the most desirable school for your child. Follow these guidelines to help assess what exactly is the best one.

Provide Positive Support for Parents' Discipline

When grandparents care for their grandchildren, they may be tempted to be all fun and games. But it's better for kids if grandparents support the parents' discipline.

Parent Involvement in Education Begins with Choosing the Right School

Choosing the best school for your child is the first step in parent involvement in education. Your child's personality, family values, and education priorities are all part of school choice.

Understanding Kids' Grades: Does “D” Mean Dummy?

When your child brings home a "D," parent teacher communication and taking the time to find out what signals a test score is sending will help in understanding kids' grades.

A Coach's Letter to Parents: Make Sure Sports Are Fun Family Activities

In children's sports, your role as a parent is just as important as the coach's role. This article suggests ways you can work with your coach to make sure that sports are fun family activities for your child.

Friendships and Teenager Stress

Have you ever had a friend who made you feel like you could never measure up? Who put you down or said things about you behind your back? Read Ashley's story and what she learned about real friendship.

College Admission Requirements Are Indicators of Career Success

Education is the key to a secure future. College admission requirements are indicative of what is needed for career success. Improve grades now and improve the chances of a good job.

Parent Involvement in Education: A Guide to Parent-Teacher Conferences

So little time, so much to ask! That's the problem with parent-teacher conferences. To lessen stress and make the most of the meeting, follow these tips for improving parent teacher communication.

Health in School: A Case for Later School Hours for Teens

This article summarize research about how later school hours for teens can improve health in school. The article also explains why later school hours are unlikely to happen anytime soon.

15 Fun Writing Exercises to Improve Writing Skills

If you want to get kids' creative juices flowing and improve writing skills, just ask kids at K12 grades to put pen to paper with some of the innovative ideas in this list of fun writing exercises.

Social Strategies for Gender Equality

If you want your kids to grow up feeling that men and women are truly equal, model equitable gender behavior for them with these fun family activities. Get tips on how to add gender equality to your parenting toolkit.

Making the Most of Parent-Teacher Communication

Parent involvement in school can improve grades. Start the year off right by asking your child's teacher these eight essential questions at your first conference or, better yet, via email on the first day of school.

9 Questions to Build Parent Teacher Communication for a Parent Teacher Partnership

For a successful parent teacher partnership, ask the nine questions in this article. Build parent teacher communication to make sure you get off on the right foot with your child's teacher.

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