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Kids, Teens & Family (10 posts found)
Yes or No to Preschool
Determining whether your child should attend preschool is a very personal and important issue. Many children who attend preschool do show better readiness to attend kindergarten, and in grades K-4, are more likely to be successful in the traditional school env...
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Vision and Insight to Learning
One in four children in the United States will go back to school this fall with an undetected vision problem that can interfere with learning. Despite this disturbing figure, a survey released recently by the Vision Council of America (VCA) found that only 6% ...
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Fights About Clothes With Your Kids
Whether your child is four-years-old or fourteen, chances are you’ve had a few fights about clothes. Maybe your son wants to wear his Superman cape to kindergarten, or your daughter insists on buying tops in garish colors. Whatever the cause, it can be drainin...
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Back-to-School Safety Tips
Getting ready for a new school year can be a time of excitement and anticipation for children. When setting new routines for your family, it is important to keep safety in mind. Reviewing the following Back-to-School Safety Tips with your children can help kee...
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Who Wants to Be Popular Kid?
In its purest definition, a “clique” is any tightly-knit group of friends. But for generations of students, the term has taken on a distinctly negative connotation, denoting any social group where those inside the circle cultivate an air of privilege and exclu...
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What Makes a Great Teacher?
Have you ever wondered what makes a great teacher? What separates a mediocre teacher from a terrific teacher? It’s not easy to define, however, here are some qualities named by parents and students.
Here is what parents had to say:
Great teachers set high ex...
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Divorce and Teenagers
There are several books that can help parents to better understand how to help their teenagers during divorce. In her book Growing Up Divorced, author Linda Franke indicates that teenagers are easier to deal with than younger children because they have alrea...
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Keep Your Teen Driver Safe
According to the National Safety Council (NSC), automobile accidents are the leading cause of teen fatalities in the U.S., resulting in 44 percent of all teen deaths. But driving and insurance experts agree: parents play a big role in helping their teens stay ...
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Are Kids Active Enough?
In recent years, our society has become dependent on electronic and digital items - cell phones, computers, video games, and PDA’s have become necessary luxuries. But not everyone benefits from this high-tech dependency we have created. According to the Americ...
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