When Your Child Is A Perfectionist
by Chris Jordan
My nine year old daughter is a perfectionist.
This past six week marking period she got her first ever B. She stomped up to her room and slammed the door. It hadn’t occurred to me before this that perhaps being a perfectionist had a negative side.
When the School Can’t (or Won’t) Help Your Child
by Amalah
I’m worried something isn’t quite “right” with my daughter, but her school keeps finding excuses for not evaluating our concerns. Where do I turn for help?
Best Board Games For Winter Fun
by Wendi Aarons
We’ve put some award-winning board games for school-aged children through their paces to see which ones we like best.
In Defense of Youth Sports
by Chris Jordan
We have a saying in our house: Hard work wins when talent quits working hard. We didn’t make that saying up, but we read it somewhere and decided to embrace it as our own. It is a truth for all areas of life. Nothing will ever beat hard work..
Back-to-School Resolutions
by Chris Jordan
I always loved back to school season when I was a kid. The new clothes, new shoes, crisp notebooks that were not yet written in, sharpened pencils and pens at your disposal. It marked the beginning, a fresh start. No matter what had happened the previous school year, the slate was wiped clean. It seems then a more fitting time of the year to make some resolutions.
End-of-School Interviews for Kids
by Rachel Meeks
Make time to interview your child and record memories about the school year.
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