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Brain Boosters: Family Ideas for Kids and Parents

The first three years are critical to children's brain development, so get your child's mind fueled up and stimulated starting with these important years. These brain boosting family ideas and tips will help.

Rocky Student-Teacher Relationships Make for Challenging Situations

When students feel their teachers hate them, it can cause a lot of anger in children. Intervene by offering suggestions on how to improve student-teacher relationships.

Moving: How to Reduce Stress in Children When Making a Transition

On the list of life's most stressful events, moving is right up there near the top. Read one mom's advice on how to help kids deal with the emotions and the logistics of a cross-country move.

Children's Learning Intelligences Can Be Many and Varied

Building, singing, dancing, experimenting, analyzing: These are all different learning types and your child's learning intelligences should be honored in a differentiated classroom for effective learning.

When Is Disrespect a Sign of Something Serious?

Learn the 10 warning signs that indicate when your teenager's behavior becomes more than just "normal" rebellion.

FERPA: Family Educational Rights Privacy Act

Many parents pride themselves on keeping track of their kids' grades in high school. If you are keeping close tabs on your high school student's homework now, enjoy this while it lasts.

Parents' Issues: Bribery vs. Reinforcement

Often parents' issues revolve around convincing their children to behave certain ways. Don't bribe your children to get them to do something. Try rewarding them to reinforce their good behavior.

Money Matters: Smart Goal Setting Teaches Teens Discipline

Whether kids are earning money through jobs after school or doing chores, parents can give younger kids and teenagers advice about responsible spending and smart goal setting.

Familiarize Yourself with the Discipline in Schools

When it comes to letting schools discipline kids it is up to us as parents to make sure that the discipline in schools if what it should be. Discipline in school is a serious matter, one that parents should be informed of.

Schools Issues: Information on Bullying for Teachers, Parents and Students

One current schools issue that is getting the attention it deserves is bullying. Check this annotated list of links to some of the best bullying info online for parents, students and educators.

High School Questions: Can I Request a Teacher?

Getting the best education for your child often involves asking high school questions and making special requests. Approach principals before the school year begins, and keep your expectations reasonable.

Dealing with Social Violence and Anger in Children

Stop bullying now. This article offers bullying statistics on anger in children and social violence. Learn what you can do as a parent to stop social violence. Know your bullying facts.

Managing Kids' Learning Disabilities in the Classroom

Managing kids' learning disabilities in the classroom can be a challenge for schools. Also, many factors help determine the educational success of children in a special needs classroom.

A Parent’s Development Journal

Becoming a parent is a journey with many wonderful lessons to be learned along the way. Keeping a parent's development journal can help you slow down and enjoy each daythoughtfully.

Can I Tutor My K12 Grades Child Myself?

For some children, parents make the best tutors. Other parents lack the expertise and patience for tutoring children. Are you the right tutor for your child? These five questions can help you decide.

High School Questions: Can the Principal Censor the School Newspaper?

Free speech has a slightly different meaning inside and outside of school. Understand your child's free speech rights. Find out what the law says about censorship of K12 grades school publications.

Asthma and Your Child's Health in School

If your child suffers from an asthma cough or asthma attacks, your concern for your child's health in school is very important. Do you know your school's policy on medications?

High School Questions About Career Preparation: What Parents Can Do

Ultimately, teens must make their own career decisions, but parents have a critical role to play too. Get guidance on answering your child's high school questions about career preparation.

Parent Involvement in Education: Choosing an Excellent School

Parents' problems include finding the best school for their children. If you are not sure how to launch a school search, read over these questions and take them with you as you begin your research.

Family Ideas to Ensure Online Safety

The Web is an exciting but potentially dangerous place for kids. What can parents do to protect their children? Read this detailed list of family ideas that can help make the Web a safe place for kids.

Minding Your Kids’ Manners

From tantrums in children to teens' manners (or lack thereof), your kid's behavior in public reflects on you. Raising a child to be polite is an important part of teaching character. Need help? Check out these five essential ...

8 Ways To Earn College Credit in High School and 1 Way To Lose Out

Looking for a way to get ahead? Take the right courses, and you could start college with credits in hand already. Here are eight different options on how to earn these credits, and one that could set you back.

What do School Standardized Tests Tell Us?

As unwelcome and controversial as they may be, school standardized tests are a regular and debated part of school life. High-stakes tests often link important consequences to test results -- like scholarship money

Special Needs Inclusion Extends to Hollywood

Parents of children with special needs are often told the many things their children will never be. Gail Williamson works to bring special needs inclusion to acting.

Concentration Enhances Elementary Study Skills

Attention and concentration are important elementary study skills as much as other academic skills your child needs to learn. Here are ways to help your child develop these traits.

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