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Preparing for College Applications – As Early as Middle School and Younger

Mar 03, 2010 - Posted by SchoolFamily in Parent Involvement, Kids Learning, High School, Extracurricular Activities
Pleased to introduce a guest blogger this week: Janis Daly. Janis is our director of sponsorship sales, and mom to 2 teen boys. Her oldest is nearing the end of his college admissions process. Janis has some insight, tha... Read more
Connie McCarthy
What Is “Too Much” When It Comes To Young Children And Consumer Electronics?

Feb 11, 2010 - Posted by Connie McCarthy in Technology, Kids Learning, Internet Safety, Health and Fitness, Extracurricular Activities, Connie McCarthy
National news programs recently reported that the amount of time American children spend watching TV, playing video games, using small electronic devices, or surfing on the computer has increased to almost 8 hours a day! I c... Read more
Connie McCarthy
Grandparents Can Play an Important Role In Educating Young Children

Jan 14, 2010 - Posted by Connie McCarthy in Learning Activities, Kids Reading, Kids Math, Kids Learning, Extracurricular Activities, Elementary School, Connie McCarthy
 Research confirms the importance of grandparents in a child’s life.  The time that grandparents spend, their patience, and their full-life experiences are invaluable to grandchildren. Grandparents are a wonde... Read more
SchoolFamily
Benefits of Community Service as a Family

Jan 13, 2010 - Posted by SchoolFamily in Parent Involvement, Learning Activities, Kids Learning, Extracurricular Activities
 "Everyone can be great because anyone can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't even have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve... You only need a heart full of grace. A soul gen... Read more
SchoolFamily
At What Age Should You Give Your Child a Cell Phone?

Dec 21, 2009 - Posted by SchoolFamily in Technology, Parent Involvement, Extracurricular Activities
There's always a lot of discussion amongst parents about what is the right age to get your child a cell phone. Well this article from local paper shares the middle school student's perspective on when to give kids cell p... Read more
SchoolFamily
Relaxation Techniques for School (and life!) Success

Dec 18, 2009 - Posted by SchoolFamily in School Success, Learning Activities, Health and Fitness, Flu, Extracurricular Activities, Elementary School
Exams, papers, reports card, oh my. Not to mention the excitement of the holidays, time off from school, and the ever-present runny nose. December can be a very stressful and busy time for children of all ages. Anxiety can be... Read more
SchoolFamily
Awesome Website that Teaches Kids to Give Back

Dec 18, 2009 - Posted by SchoolFamily in Middle School, Learning Activities, Kids Math, Kids Learning, Internet Safety, Extracurricular Activities
I'm willing to guess that many of you have kids that have computer games and  xbox, wii and Nintendo games top on their Christmas list. If you are anything like me, these are the least favorite gifts to give. I worr... Read more
SchoolFamily
The art of play: Have our kids forgotten?

Sep 16, 2009 - Posted by SchoolFamily in Parent Involvement, Kids Learning, Helicopter Parents, Extracurricular Activities
Or should I say, did they never learn? Either way, it's just plain sad.Did you know that there are consultants that help teach children how to play? I thought that's what kids naturally did best! Maybe not anymore, laments Bo... Read more
SchoolFamily
Kids and Activities: How many is too many?

Sep 09, 2009 - Posted by SchoolFamily in Parent Involvement, Extracurricular Activities, Elementary School, Back to School
It's that time of year! Back to school, kid's activities ramping up. How do you decide what and how many extracurricular activities your children will participate in? A recent article on MSNBC talks about a study that sa... Read more
SchoolFamily
Cool Contest for Budding Artists

Sep 03, 2009 - Posted by SchoolFamily in Kids Learning, Extracurricular Activities
Hey parents, with the long weekend upon us are you looking for something fun and constructive for your kids to do? How about sending your budding artists to the drawing board... SchoolFamily.com and Henkel invite kids ages 2-... Read more