What teachers really want from parents
Julie Williams :Let’s be honest: most parents want to please teachers as much as their kids do. Who doesn’t want to be known as a...
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Talking with children about school
Amy Bizzarri :Between work and school, afterschool activities and errands, it can be difficult to find the time to sit one-on-one, parent and child, to...
How to handle first day fears
Lisa Medoff :When children are getting ready for their first day of kindergarten, most of them are pretty excited about finally being a “big kid”...
Kids and credit cards
Carlee Gomes :For 21st century teens, credit cards have become a rite of passage – like cell phones and drivers’ licenses. Teens are quickly becoming...
Careers for science students
Cindy Donaldson :Many of today’s teenagers feel like they’re just treading water, struggling to find meaning in the frantic pace of their daily activities. The...
Young entrepreneurship
Julie Christensen :Debbi Fields was only 20 years old when she became Mrs. Fields of Mrs. Fields Cookies. Ditto for Sir Richard Branson, founder of...
Teaching children about money
Hannah Boyd :Maybe you’re raising a miser whose lawn-mowing money is accumulating under the mattress. Maybe you’ve got a greedy Gus who thinks money grows...
Tech tools that teach kids to care
Roberta Munoz :As a prudent parent, you often fear that too much tech will lead to a child who’s tuned in but completely out of...
Knowing consumerism
Cheri Lucas :What does it mean to be a consumer in today’s culture? Being both frugal and conscious has become a sign of the times,...
Attaining social skills
Julie Christensen :You’ve probably heard the phrase, “Manners matter,” but you may not know just how much. Social skills are more critical to your child’s...
Back to school for the shy child
Anna Weinstein :If you happen to have a school-age child who is shy, you are probably all too familiar with end-of-summer worries. Your child may...
The scope of early childhood education
ML Henniger :The fastest growing segment of early childhood programming is the infant/toddler component (birth to 2 years of age). Until fairly recently, most very...