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Fighting School Budget Cuts With Creativity

Apr 12, 2010 - Posted by SchoolFamily in PTOs and PTAs, Parent Involvement, Fundraising

Megan Fox, American Idol, texting donations. Wow, school parent groups certainly are finding original ways to combat extreme budget cuts! With the level of cuts we are seeing recently, the standard school fundraisers aren&rsq... Read more
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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
SchoolFamily
Do Your Kids Know how to Deal with Setbacks?

Feb 09, 2010 - Posted by SchoolFamily in Parent Involvement, Kids Learning, Fun Learning Activities

Recently, I found a resource called Fishful Thinking (sponsored by Pepperidge Farm Goldfish, thus the name) that does a great job of teaching kids the skills they need to deal with set backs,  overcome challenges, and re... Read more
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How to Make Math Fun for your Child

Jan 19, 2010 - Posted by SchoolFamily in Parent Involvement, Kids Math, Kids Learning, Homework, Fun Learning Activities, Elementary School

Math facts + word problems + graphing ... does this add up to math anxiety for you and your child or does it equal fun? If you said anxiety you are not alone. I must confess that I was once in that camp as well. Math was neve... Read more
SchoolFamily
Benefits of Community Service as a Family

Jan 12, 2010 - Posted by SchoolFamily in Parent Involvement, Kids Learning, Fun Learning Activities, 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
Homework, Technology and Teens, Oh My!

Jan 08, 2010 - Posted by SchoolFamily in Technology, School Success, Parent Involvement, Middle School, Kids Learning, Internet Safety, Homework, Cell Phones

A homework time vignette: Mom (through the bedroom door): "Where is your cell phone and itouch?"Tween or teen: "I have them right here. I need to check my Facebook to see if Matty got back to me about our group project a... Read more
SchoolFamily
Over Parenting, Helicopter Parent -- Sound Familiar?

Jan 04, 2010 - Posted by SchoolFamily in Parent Involvement, Kids Learning, Helicopter Parents

Just came across this amusing article titled, "Are you a Helicopter Parent?" Well actually, it was amusing and troubling all at once.  If you spend any time on this site, you know that we are all about parent involvement... Read more
SchoolFamily
A New Year's Wish for Parents of School-Age Kids

Dec 31, 2009 - Posted by SchoolFamily in Parent Involvement

Parenting school-age kids is anything but peaceful. Tiring, joyful, confusing, sometimes rewarding - maybe.  But peaceful, hardly ever. And yet, a quote I came across this holiday season made me rethink that belief. ... 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
Angela Norton Tyler
Is My Child Reading at Grade-Level? - Good Question to Ask in the New Year

Dec 15, 2009 - Posted by Angela Norton Tyler in Vacation Homework, Parent Involvement, Kids Reading, Kids Learning, Angela Norton Tyler

The New Year is the perfect time to hang unmarked calendars, make resolutions and revel in the feeling that we can "start over." And, while it certainly does feel as though our collective slates have been wiped clean, let's n... Read more