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Calm Parenting: 8 Ways to Get Control When Your Child is Making You Angry
Jan 03, 2012 - Posted by SchoolFamily in SchoolFamily.com, Parenting, Parent Involvement, Middle School, Kids Learning, Homework, High School, Helicopter Parents, Health and Fitness, Elementary School, After-School
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SchoolFamily.com's Guest Blogger this week is Debbie Pincus, MS LMHC, expert blogger for EmpoweringParents.com and creator of The Calm Parent AM & PM program. Pincus is also the author of numerous books for young people o... Read more
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Children Need Experience Making Their Own Decisions
Jan 03, 2012 - Posted by Livia McCoy in Teachers, SchoolFamily.com, School Clothes, School Breakfast, Parenting, Parent Involvement, Motor Skills, Middle School, Livia McCoy, Kids Learning, High School, Helicopter Parents, Health and Fitness, Fun Learning Activities, Extracurricular Activities, Elementary School, After-School
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It is tempting as a parent to take control of every part of a child’s life. Parents make sure their children do all their homework, get up on time, get ready for school, eat a healthy breakfast, wear appropriate clothin... Read more
This SchoolFamily.com guest blog this week is by Dr. Christine Carter, Ph.D., a sociologist, award-winning blogger, and author of RAISING HAPPINESS: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents. Visit Dr. Carter&r... Read more
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10 Resolutions for 2012 This GoodNCrazy Mom’s NOT Making
Dec 28, 2011 - Posted by Carissa Rogers in SchoolFamily.com, School Volunteers, PTOs and PTAs, Parent Involvement, Middle School, Kindergarten, Homework, Helicopter Parents, Health and Fitness, Elementary School, Carissa Rogers
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January is having a staring contest with me.
There’s less than a week left of 2011 and I feel like the past year is making fun of all my goals. It knows what I accomplished, it knows what I failed. It knows the big &lsq... Read more
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Use This Week To Ease Your Children into January’s Increased Academics
Dec 26, 2011 - Posted by Connie McCarthy in SchoolFamily.com, Middle School, Kindergarten, Kids Reading, Kids Learning, Homework, High School, Health and Fitness, Elementary School, Connie McCarthy
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In the early grades, January is traditionally a time when schoolwork accelerates.
Young students have been steadily building on skills since the start of the school year. They have also been learning the various routines of t... Read more
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Happy Holidays to Your Family From All of Us at SchoolFamily.com!
Dec 23, 2011 - Posted by Carol Brooks Ball in Vacation Homework, SchoolFamily.com, School Success, Parent Involvement, Middle School, Kids Learning, High School, Health and Fitness, Extracurricular Activities, Elementary School
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On behalf of all of us at SchoolFamily.com, please accept our warmest holiday wishes. We hope that this winter break over the holidays affords you and your children some extra time together, to play, learn, and simply be in o... Read more
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Gratitude vs. Materialism: Holiday Happiness is Simpler Than You Might Think!
Dec 21, 2011 - Posted by SchoolFamily in Teacher Appreciation, SchoolFamily.com, School Volunteers, Parent Involvement, Middle School, Kindergarten, Kids Learning, High School, Health and Fitness, Elementary School
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SchoolFamily.com’s guest blogger this week is Dr. Christine Carter, Ph.D., a sociologist, award-winning blogger, and author of RAISING HAPPINESS: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents. Visit Dr. Carte... Read more
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During the Holiday Break, Take Time Off to Relax and Enjoy Your Children
Dec 20, 2011 - Posted by Livia McCoy in Vacation Homework, Teachers, Parent Involvement, Middle School, Livia McCoy, Kindergarten, High School, Health and Fitness, Extracurricular Activities, Elementary School
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Students who struggle in school need the holiday to rest, relax, and have some fun. When school is in session, they put forth more effort than other students. Additionally, they are spending time doing things they rea... Read more
This week, you may have heard about results of a new studying on bullying released by the U.S. Department of Education. The study was commissioned by the feds to gain information about the existence and strength of bullying l... Read more
It’s happened to all of us. Your child tells you the night before that he’s out of lunch money in his account at school and needs it for the next day—or else.
That “or else” used to mean a stern ... Read more
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