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Carissa Rogers
Is Romance Dead For A Busy Family? One GoodnCrazy Plan for Valentine's Day

Feb 08, 2012 - Posted by Carissa Rogers in SchoolFamily.com, parenting, Parent Involvement, Middle School, Kids Nutrition, High School, Health and Fitness, Elementary School, Carissa Rogers
   Valentine’s Day is around the corner. What’s a busy mom to do? After throwing all our creativity (and plenty of Pinterest searching) into kids’ Valentine’s Day friend cards, I have no time... Read more
Carol Brooks Ball
Valentine's Day Activities and Crafts To Make With Your Kids

Feb 07, 2012 - Posted by Carol Brooks Ball in Teachers, Teacher Appreciation, SchoolFamily.com, School Success, School Curriculum, parenting, Parent Involvement, Middle School, Learning Activities, Kindergarten, Kids Writing, Extracurricular Activities, Elementary School, after school
Looking for a special Valentine’s Day activity or craft for your children to make or for you to make together? Look no further—we’ve compiled a variety of gift ideas through images we’ve pinned to our ... Read more
Livia McCoy
Teaching your child responsibility and decision-making skills

Feb 07, 2012 - Posted by Livia McCoy in Teachers, SchoolFamily.com, School Success, parenting, Parent Involvement, Middle School, Livia McCoy, Learning Disabilities, Learning Activities, Kindergarten, Homework, High School, Health and Fitness, Elementary School
I wrote an earlier blog post about teaching children how to accept responsibility for their actions.   In that post I suggested that when your daughter says, “Mrs. Johnson got me in trouble,” you might help ... Read more
SchoolFamily
Help Your School Win a Technology Makeover Valued at $50,000!

Feb 06, 2012 - Posted by SchoolFamily in Technology, Middle School, Elementary School, Contest
I went to a meeting at my kids’ school the other night and the teacher was talking about how the hum from the old computers in the school computer lab is so loud,  it literally gives you a headache! Ouch. Not good ... Read more
Carol Brooks Ball
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
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
Carissa Rogers
Teens' Low-Rise Pant Fashion Nightmare: Is Mom the Enemy?

Feb 01, 2012 - Posted by Carissa Rogers in SchoolFamily.com, School Clothes, parenting, Parent Involvement, Middle School, High School, Helicopter Parents, Carissa Rogers
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
Livia McCoy
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
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
Carol Brooks Ball
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
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
SchoolFamily
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
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
Livia McCoy
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
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