Join our bloggers as they share their experiences on the challenges and joys of helping children succeed in school.
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Are Your Teens Using "SelfControl"?
Feb 03, 2012 - Posted by Carol Brooks Ball in Technology, SchoolFamily.com, School Success, parenting, Parent Involvement, Middle School, Learning Activities, Internet Safety, Homework, High School, Cell Phones
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At SchoolFamily.com, we offer parents lots of information about keeping kids focused on their schoolwork, and staying (or getting) motivated. We also offers ways to help parents set limits on the time their kids spend in fron... Read more
My freshman asked me to drop her off early for school near the corner bakery. She wanted to grab a hot cocoa with a friend before school.
Upon rounding the corner, several older students were monopolizing the outdoor... Read more
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ADHD and Medication: Should You Consider It for Your Child?
Jan 31, 2012 - Posted by Livia McCoy in Teachers, SchoolFamily.com, School Success, parenting, Parent Involvement, Middle School, Livia McCoy, Learning Disabilities, Kindergarten, Kids Learning, Homework, High School, Health and Fitness, Elementary School, ADHD
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Making the decision to medicate your child for attention problems is extremely difficult. I encourage you to consider it, however, if your child is struggling in school, and those who work with him have mentioned possible att... Read more
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5 Ways to Help Your Advanced Reader
Jan 30, 2012 - Posted by Connie McCarthy in Teachers, SchoolFamily.com, School Success, Learning Activities, Kindergarten, Kids Writing, Kids Reading, Kids Learning, gifted, Elementary School, Connie McCarthy
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Last week I wrote about struggling young readers, and offered some strategies to help these children succeed. But, what if your child is an above-level reader? How do you keep an advanced reader challenged ... Read more
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Are You Welcome In Your Child's Classroom?
Jan 26, 2012 - Posted by Carol Brooks Ball in Teachers, SchoolFamily.com, School Curriculum, parenting, Parent Involvement, Middle School, Learning Activities, Kindergarten, Kids Learning, High School, Helicopter Parents, Elementary School
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Have you ever attempted to sit in on one of your children’s classes at school and been turned away? If not, and if you were actually welcomed into the class by school officials, consider yourself lucky. Even though the ... Read more
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The Red Flags of Cyber Bullying
Jan 26, 2012 - Posted by SchoolFamily in Technology, Teachers, SchoolFamily.com, parenting, Parent Involvement, Middle School, Kindergarten, Internet Safety, High School, Health and Fitness, Elementary School, bullying
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SchoolFamily.com guest blogger Dr. Michele Borba, Ph.D. is an expert and author on issues involving children and teens, parenting, bullying, and moral development. Her work aims to help strengthen children’s character... Read more
My little boy (see photo) loves Legos. Okay. What 7-year-old boy doesn’t?
However he loves them for about 10 minutes. Or as long as it takes him to put together the elaborate “puzzle” of pieces via t... Read more
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Learning Disabilities and Social Problems
Jan 24, 2012 - Posted by Livia McCoy in Teachers, SchoolFamily.com, School Success, parenting, Middle School, Livia McCoy, Learning Disabilities, Kids Learning, High School, Health and Fitness, Elementary School
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Children with learning disabilities (especially nonverbal LD) or attention issues often have social problems. I wrote about some of them in an earlier post. But, there is one problem that I didn’t mention in that blog t... Read more
Wait a minute. Can this be true? Researchers at Pennsylvania State University have released the results of a study in which they found no relationship between children’s obesity levels and the availability of soft drink... Read more
Often, when parents hear that other children their child’s age are reading higher-level books, they have concerns about their own child’s progress.
There may be several reasons why your child isn&rsqu... Read more
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