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Five tips for painless writing
Searching for ways to turn the page on your child's writing? Look no further.
My Child Won't Turn Her Work In
My daughter won't turn in her homework. In the classroom, she knows the answers when the teacher asks questions. When she has to do a worksheet in class, she
refuses to turn it in. When the teacher asks her about it, she can't find it...
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 Son Rushes Through His Work
No matter how hard I try to instill in my son the value of quality over quantity, he does not get it. He constantly rushes through his work and makes careless mistakes. He understands the work. It's the easy, silly things he messes up on...
Top 10 high-tech math tutors
In the old days -- you know, a couple of years ago -- video games were the beeping, pinging distractions that got in the way of homework. Now iPhones, Nintendo, and the Web are homework. Recently the realm of edu-technology has exploded with a wide variety of...
Quick writing tips for every age
Turn your child into an unstoppable scribe with this grade-by-grade advice.
Helping a Child Manage a Long-Term School Project
One family's story of helping their son plan and complete a long-term school project -- despite the challenges of having AD/HD and dividing his time between his divorced parents' homes.
Homework Helper
Help your child take control of his homework load.
My Daughter Is Too Tired To Do Homework
I have a 6-year-old daughter who is in first grade. Her babysitter picks her up from school at 2 p.m., and I pick her up from the babysitter around 6 p.m. When we get home we have dinner first. By the time we do...
