Write a Recipe
Writing out a recipes is a fun way to connect language arts skills to daily life for second- and third-graders.
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Teaching young kids persistence
How to help your children stick with it (no matter what).
Teaching elementary schoolers persistence
How to help your children stick with it (no matter what).
How to praise young children
The right (and wrong) way to cheer on your first- or second-grader.
Do you need a parent coach?
Go, Mom, go! Could a parent coach turn you into the parent you always hoped to be?
My Son Struggles in Class But Works Well at Home
I am very confused because my son works differently at school than when he is at home. The work his teachers say he struggles with in school is work he breezes through at home without a problem. The problem is mainly in math. I went...
My Son Is Smart, Slow and Stubborn
My son is pretty smart and was just accepted into his school's "gifted and talented" program. The problem is he does everything slowly including copying a simple assignment, taking a bath and eating.
He also gets extremely distracted. For example, when he is...
My Child Won't Do His Work
I got a call from my son's teacher. It seems that he won't do anything at school. He just sits there and won't do any of the work. I know that he's capable of doing the work. His grades were good in kindergarten and first...
The power of play
As children slog though grueling schedules of enrichment and academics, researchers have found a connection between brain development and the very thing kids are getting less of.
Screen-free week
Are your kids spending too much time sitting glassy-eyed in front of a screen? Are you? Here's how to turn it off.
