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Simple Steps to Help With Homework
Find a quiet spot for your child to do homework. Credit: Getty Images
As early as kindergarten, kids start bringing home worksheets, projects and other assignments. Homework quickly becomes a way of your child's school life, and, as a parent, ...Homework quickly becomes a way of your child's school life, and, as a parent, there are steps you can take to help make learning at home fun and (at least sort of) enjoyable.
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4-year-olds Learn More Through Teacher Interaction Than in Free Play, Study Shows
Your child spends his hours at preschool happily building giant towns with colorless wooden blocks or sitting quietly in a corner, mesmerized by the pages of the book he's flipping through. This is how kids learn, right? Actually, maybe not. A new ...Your child spends his hours at preschool happily building giant towns with colorless wooden blocks or sitting quietly in a corner, mesmerized by the pages of the book he's flipping through. This is how kids learn, right? Actually, maybe not. A new study shows that 4-year-olds make more significant gains in early language and math skills when being guided by a teacher.What Teachers Wish Parents Knew
The most effective way parents can help their children do their best in school is to offer continual support and encouragement of learning. But how can you specifically put this into action? Dr. Diane Sekeres, assistant professor of education at ...The most effective way parents can help their children do their best in school is to offer continual support and encouragement of learning.
SmackDown: Should a Kid Be Allowed to Scream at a Restaurant?
Do you want to sit near this baby at a restaurant? Credit: jupiterimages
Give Me 10 ... Thousand: Parents Shell Out Small Fortunes for Kids' Personal Trainers
Kid serious about soccer? Better get her a trainer now. Credit: Getty
Earning a spot on the Little League roster is no longer enough. Parents are now investing in personal trainers to make sure their kid becomes the star player, sacrificing ...Parents are now investing in personal trainers to make sure their kid becomes the star player, sacrificing savings and sometimes their child's health in the process.
Failure to Stay Launched: Boomerang Kids Moving Back Home
Finally launched: After returning home to her parent's roost, Andrea Melendez finally moved out when she got married. Pictured here with her husband, Ricardo, and son, Ricardo too! Credit: Courtesy of Andrea Melendez
You just unloaded the SUV, ...Don't redecorate your college-bound kid's bedroom just yet, studies show they may be home sooner than you expected. And for longer than you thought, too.
How Can I Get My Child to Do His Best on His Homework?
I don't want to speak in absolutes, but I can say with reasonable certainty that there aren't more than a handful of children who actually like doing homework. Kids are wired to enjoy the moment, and generally speaking, answering questions ...Even if your kid hates doing homework, there are ways to ensure they are doing their best.
Opinion: Your Grade-Schooler Doesn't Need a Cell Phone
Call it a day -- cell phones just aren't for kids. Credit: jupiterimages
Today's conventional wisdom seems to dictate that "cell phone" should be right there on the back-to-school shopping list along with markers, crayons and new shoes, but ...
Want to Change Your Child's Classroom? Talk to the Teacher First
Your child might not like the teacher as much s the other kids, but is it time to move her to another classroom? Credit: Getty Images
"I don't want to be in this teacher's class this year." "I like my teacher from last year better -- why can't I ...
'I'm Not Going to School and You Can't Make Me!'
As the new school year begins, more than a few children are struggling with first day jitters. Some may go so far as to dig in their heels, refusing to even get on the bus when the dreaded day arrives, leading to escalating punishments and bribes ...
10 Great Styles for the Back-to-School Set
Yeah, yeah, folders, pens, calculators, rulers. Whatever, Mom. But back-to-school clothes? Now, there's something a lot of kids will suffer through a shopping trip to the mall for. And, this year, Debbie Barrett, children's trend manager for ...
Wanna Feel Old? Read the Beloit College Mindset List
The class of 2014? They're so over e-mail. Credit: Mark Scott, Getty Images
College kids -- man, they make us feel old.
Take the graduates from the class of 2005. They've been out of school five years now, and when they were born, Sarajevo was ...
Back to School: Cool Pencil Cases and Wallets
While you're stacking your cart with your child's ever-growing list of school supplies (toilet paper, anyone?), don't forget the fun factor, like a cute pencil case for those neon-yellow highlighters and an awesome wallet for his lunch money. We're ...
Wear Wristwatch? Use Email? Not for Class of '14
Today's college freshmen might have used a phone with a cord ... at their grandparents'. Credit: Getty Images
MILWAUKEE (AP) - For students entering college this fall, e-mail is too slow, phones have never had cords and the computers they played ...
Opinion: Banning 'D' Grades Puts Undue Pressure on Students
Isn't high school stressful enough? Credit: Getty Images
In the Mount Olive, N.J. school district, "D" is defunct -- banned on report cards. Now, students who receive less than a grade of C automatically fail.
Mount Olive school district ...
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