Those "Homework is Useless" Articles Are Lying to You
The "no homework" revolution has recently gained serious momentum. However, homework can be a beneficial tool to support our kids' learning.
Kid Made Recipe: Oven Baked Apples
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Practice, Fail, and Be a Good Sport: What Kids Learn on the Field
When kids participate in youth sports, there are lessons to be learned by athlete and parent alike.
How to Drastically Reduce Your Kid's Temper Tantrums
Knowing what can trigger a full on tantrum can be the key to preventing them altogether. We can outsmart the tantrums, and help our children grow and learn.
How to Help Your Sensory Sensitive Child Have a Great School Year
Here are some things I’ve learned about making things easier for my OCD/sensory sensitive child to experience success in school.
Your Math Skills Will Rub Off on Your Kids
Parents who excel at math produce children who excel at math. This is according to a recently released University of Pittsburgh study, which shows a distinct transfer of math skills from parent to...
Why Kids Need to Journal and How Technology Can Help
Journaling can help kids find their voice and in turn, solve problems, discover confidence and develop new and different opinions.
Educate Your Kids on the Right Way to Approach a Dog
Bringing your dog or puppy to a public setting is a great way to help him socialize, build confidence, and gain better manners and control. The dog or puppy is introduced to all the fun things l...
Who Loves the First Day of School...THIS KID!
This week’s happiest thing on the internet has been found, and it’s this kid who is SO PSYCHED for the first day of fourth grade. The boy, named Kevin, told Fox 7 Austin he was so excited to go ba...
Dogs Actually do Understand Your Speech and Intonation
Dogs have the ability to distinguish vocabulary words and the intonation of human speech through brain regions similar to those that humans use, a new study reports. Attila Andics et al. note th...
5 Things Middle School Teachers Want You to Know Before School Starts
Middle school is a big transition for kids. Being prepared can quell anxiety and set them up for success.
Your Kid's Not a Bookworm? Here's What You Need to Know
We all know reading has lifelong benefits. But what can you do when your kid just doesn't enjoy sticking their nose in a book?
Kid Made Recipe: Crunchy Market Salad
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Why You Should Become an Education Activist
Making sure our kids' schools fit their needs is the responsibility of every parent. Speak up. Advocate. Make change.
The Good Old Days? Why is The Past Referred to As The Good Old Days?
Golden was the first race of articulate folk Created by the immortals who live on Olympos. They actually lived when Kronos was king of the sky, And they lived like gods, not a care in their hearts,...
Enhanced Math Skills Later in Life Predicted by Early Spatial Reasoning
Spatial reasoning measured in infancy predicts how children do at math at four years of age, finds a new study published inPsychological Science. "We've provided the earliest documented evidence f...
14 Books Your Kids Should Read Before the Movie Version Comes Out
Here's the thing about books being made into movies: You're doing yourself (and your children) a disservice if you neglect to read the book first.
How to Raise Critical Thinkers in a World That Desperately Needs Them
We should be striving to raise kids who ask thoughtful questions, challenge the "experts," and closely examine the answers.
Are Extracurricular Activities Enriching or Distracting?
Staying busy to the point of distraction is harmful to adults and just as detrimental to our children.
Kid Made Recipe: Pie Crust Lattice!
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3 Common Reasons Kids Struggle With Math - and How You Can Help
Math doesn't come easy for many kids. But conquering these common struggles can take their learning to the next level.
Good This Happen When you Read Real Books to Your Kids
Words and pictures can do many things for the reader’s brain, as we know from the long and glorious and even occasionally inglorious history of the printed word. They can take you into someone else...
Step Up, Parents: Schools Won’t Teach Your Kids This Valuable Skill
For some kids, success comes early and easily. But once middle school hits and the stakes are higher, developing study skills is a must.
Kid Made Recipe: Refreshing Watermelon Pie!
Looking for a fun desert that captures the very best of summer? Try kid-made watermelon pie! The variations are endless and the results are delicious!