How to Immunize Your Kids From the Insanity of Election Year
How are we, as parents, supposed to keep our kids believing they should do the right thing when they see how rewarded the bad things are?
How are we, as parents, supposed to keep our kids believing they should do the right thing when they see how rewarded the bad things are?
A reader wants to know the value of putting a label on a struggling older child, or does it even matter? I have strong opinions on this one.
We’ve uncovered a gem! Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda created a number of short educational rap videos for PBS’ The Electric Company several years ago and they are brilliant!
The knife-edge between encouraging my teens to self-advocate and stepping in while I still can is a precarious one, especially in a world that’s unfair.
Even though we’ve been incredibly lucky to have a great teacher in our lives as long as we have, saying goodbye is never easy.
My youngest is about to embark on a new adventure: college (as a dual-enrolled high schooler)! It’s weird and wonderful and scary and awesome.
A reader wants to know how you teach kids to study when they’re resistant to doing so. This may not be the answer she wants, but it’s all I’ve got.
Summer work is a great way to keep kids from forgetting all the stuff they learned during the school year. Some advice to stop the “Summer slide.”
I thought getting my oldest off to college was the hardest transition, but now it’s time for the last everything as her little brother heads into senior year.
My tips for a mother who is transitioning her high school freshman from homeschooling to public school.
A reader asked if there was such a thing as partially-homeschooling, and indeed there is! Homeschooling is a lot less about “home” than it used to be.
A reader is considering taking her four kids overseas for part of the school year, and asks for some advice on homeschooling and other logistics.
While we wait to hear from my son’s top-choice college, I’ve taken to a somewhat unconventional coping method.
If you have a high school senior, chances are college acceptances and rejections are rolling in, and along with them, some angst. Don’t panic!
Has a case of senioritis arrived at your house? Don’t wave it off; talk early and often about these last few months before graduation.
Looking to teach your children Civics? The best mode of getting them involved is using their own voices. Some ideas and free postcards for them to write to their representatives.
George Orwell’s 1984 was meant to be an exaggerated dystopian reality and a warning rather than a blueprint. Time to revisit it with your (older) kids.
Tackling the summer slide doesn’t have to be a big deal. Kid(s) can practice a new vocabulary word with their breakfast. We show you how to make it fun.
A reader wants to know what (and how much) to say before her daughter is evaluated and tested for ADHD. As you might suspect, I have some opinions on this topic.
Did your college student’s first foray into the bookstore cause palpitations? Take heart! While there are lots of options, that means lots of savings, too.