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Family Ideas: Appreciating the Arts at Home

Art and music add immeasurable benefits to any family. This article introduces many family ideas that that will help you and your children learn to appreciate art and music more than ever before.

Dyslexia Symptoms

Dyslexia children do not exhibit identical dyslexia sypmtoms. Use this list of symptoms as a general guide. If you are concerned about your child's speech language development, read on.

Parent Involvement in Education: Are You a Problem Parent?

Parent involvement in education is great, but have you ever thought about how you come across to your child's teacher? Read on to find out if you fall into any of the traps described in this article.

For Safety and Health in School, Have Your Kids Wear the Right Sports Gear

One in three children who participates in organized sports has been injured. Protect your child from injury. Learn how to take precautions to make sure she or he stays safe and healthy in school.

K12 Grades Arts Education Opens Minds, Creates Opportunities

Art should be part of every child's K12 grades education. But how can we convince schools to value art instruction? Read these passionate and persuasive arguments in favor of arts education.

A Teacher's Tribute to Parent Involvement in Education

They're often the unsung heroes of parent involvement in education, but parents who volunteer at school can help a classroom or field trip hum along. Kids and teachers both reap the rewards.

Accommodating Learning with Disabilities

Is your child uninterested in a school subject, or is he or she learning with disabilities? Your judgment as a parent is your best guide—and testing for learning disabilities is often a good option.

Learning with Disabilities: ADHD

If you think your child may have ADHD or has been diagnosed with the disorder, it is essential for you to read as much as you can about treatment options, learning with disabilities, and parenting strategies.

Teaching Character Means Safer Schools, Caring Kids

Character-education helps to teach values and improve kids' manners. Many schools have started character-education programs and have been successful in teaching character to kids.

Resources for Teaching Character in Kids

Teaching character to kids at school has become common practice. It involves teaching kids manners at school and at home. Many resources are highlighted throughout the article.

Center-based Tutoring Can Improve Kids' Grades and Challenge Young Minds

Elementary tutoring can help improve your child's grades in school. Center-based tutoring tests students on their individual knowledge -- not their age or school grade.

Parent Involvement in Education Helps to Meet Differentiated Learning Needs

Parent involvement in education is crucial for children whose needs are outside the norm. Good parent-teacher communication can promote differentiated learning for all learning types.

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.

10 Commandments of Reading for Parents

How can you make your child fall in love with books? Follow these rules.

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.

Learning with Disabilities: A Mother's Letter to Her Kindergartener

What do you say to children of special needs as they begin kindergarten? Is special needs inclusion the path to follow? Learning with disabilities is never easy. It takes special parents.

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

Choose the perfect book from this list of popular children's books to read aloud to your child. Reading aloud with your child will help your little one develop a lifelong love of books and reading.

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.

Child Development Research: A Look at Kids' Sleep Disorders

Sometimes it's not just a problem of kids fighting bedtime. If your child sleepwalks, wets the bed, or has night terrors, child development research can help you figure out what you can do.

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.

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.

Preschool Math Activities Ease Later Learning

Math doesn't have to be scary when parents use fun family activities to promote toddler learning. Everyday preschool math activities promote healthy infant brain development.

Family Ideas for Grandparenting at a Distance

When grandparents are far away, it takes creativity to come up with fun family activities to keep close to the grandkids. Here are some family ideas that can help.

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