Parents Success Libary

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.

Family Ideas for Getting Teens Interested in the World

Adolescent parenting requires creativity to get teens interested in the world beyond themselves. Here are some family ideas to interest your teen in current events.

8 Tips To Make Your Library Research Trip a Success

Does your child need to do library research for a school assignment? Here are some tips to make the trip successful, whether your child consults classic children's books or teenagers' books.

40 Ways To Help Your Child Be Successful

You want to raise your child to encourage personal health and wellness, not to mention happiness and productivity. Consider these external and internal assets that can help your child be successful.

Parent Involvement in Education: 3 Tips to Combat Noisy Classrooms

If your child can hardly hear him- or herself think at school, step up your parent involvement in education. Here are three tips to amp up parent teacher communication and help solve this problem.

High School Questions for Parents

Get advice for parents who want to keep their sanity and help their children prepare for college. This article answers questions about high school academics, as well as several other high school questions.

20 Terrific Reasons To Fund K12 Grades Arts Education

Convince schools to spend K12 grades money on the arts, even in a budget crunch. Arm yourself with these reasons, which include primary grades ideas, middle school ideas, and upper grades ideas.

Smart Goal Setting for Young Entrepreneurs

Teach young entrepreneurs the basics of goal setting and success through steps like finding a mentor, making education a priority, and making family home activities teaching moments.

Studying Tips and Other Ways To Make This the Best School Year Ever

Prepare to support your child's success this upcoming school year, making it the best year ever. Back-to-school studying tips and middle school ideas from a veteran teacher can improve grades.

Keep Your Child Reading Popular Children's Books and Classic Children's Books This Summer

Kids may not think of summer as the best time to curl up with popular children's books and classic children's books. Here are some ways to keep children of all ages reading every day anyway.

Solving Challenges with Student/Teacher Relationships

Student/teacher relationships can be challenging. Parent involvement in education is key to helping your child. Use this four step Teacher Trouble Shooter to overcome challenges.

Parent Involvement in Education: Handling a Behavior Problem

Parent involvement in education is important when dealing with behavioral problems. Good parent/teacher communication will help us understand and solve behavior issues.

What Is Normal, What Is Acceptable, and Why Do Teenagers Act This Way?

Your sweet little angel of a child has become a screaming, vindictive, angry-at-the-world teenager over night. What happened? That's what we aim to find out.

Take Charge: Four Ways To Be More Than a Buddy

Four ways to be an attentive parent and to be in charge. When you put these practices in place, you'll help your child avoid risky behaviors and establish clear values for your family.

What's Fluoride?

Find everything you need to know about "Nature's Cavity Fighter."

Up On My Toybox: Playful Complaints

Commiserate with a mom who needs a toy timeout.

The ABCs of Toy Safety

Worried about recalls and other toy safety issues? Check out this advice, straight from the government's watchdog for product safety.

Learning Is Child’s Play

Kids learn a lot about their world through play. Parents and caregivers can help by providing age-appropriate toys that encourage imagination and creativity.

Play It Safe

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is looking out for you.

Increasing College and Career Training Opportunities in Michigan

While a decade or two ago, college was an option, it today's global workplace, it is a necessity. Here is some help.

How Michigan Parents Can Become Their Child's Own Academic Advisor

The courses your child takes in middle and high school are more important than ever.

How Do I Know if My Child Has a Great Teacher?

Savvy parents know that the teacher is the second-most important determinant of their child's success in the classroom (the first, of course, is the parent). But how does a parent assess how good their child's teacher really ...

Making the Most of a New Year

The new school year brings about fresh notebooks, new teachers, and a chance to start over. Parents and students alike need to be prepared to go back to school.

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