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Find the Fun in Fundraising: Teaching Kids About Giving
Let this list of tips and kid-friendly charities spark a discussion with your child on how and what they can give.
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Article: How Boys and Girls Differ in the Way They Learn
From the time they are in the crib, boys and girls demonstrate differences in their learning styles. Discover these differences in learning styles and how to identify your own child’s preferred style of learning.
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Article: Boys: Not as Tough as You Think
Why do so many boys seem to feel that being thick-skinned, tight-lipped, dry-eyed and in-your-face is the best way to live life and conduct meaningful relationships? The answer has as much to do with gender differences as it does with differences in parental behavior towards boys and girls. Here are some recommendations for nurturing the emotional, moral and spiritual development of your son.
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Article: Six Steps to Teaching a Child to Appreciate Performing Arts
Foster an early appreciation for the arts in your child with these suggestions on introducing your child to the joy of live performances.
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Article: Musical Intelligence
While it is uncertain whether listening to Mozart will increase your child’s IQ, early exposure and active involvement with music will increase your child’s musical intelligence. Here are some tips for fostering your child’s musical intelligence.
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Article: Manners
Rules about behavior and civility are both written and unwritten—and abiding by them is essential to success.
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Article: The Benefits of Dramatic Play
As most early childhood teachers know, dramatic play is an extremely valuable part of the daily curriculum. Read this article to learn some of the benefits of dramatic play.
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Article: 'Values' Is Not a Four-Letter Word
Regardless of political affiliation or faith, all parents want to instill good values in their children. Learn the importance of a moral education, plus tips on how to raise a moral child.
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Article: Sounds of Silence: The Need for Quiet in a Child's Life
With the busy schedules of extracurricular activities, children have fewer opportunities for unstructured free time. Children benefit from time set aside just to relax, restore and reflect.
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Article: What Makes a Good Toy?
Use these criteria to help select a good toy for your child.
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Article: Parent Involvement For Working Parents
If you area working parent, staying connected to your children’s school life can be challenging. Here are some ideas for ways to fit in school involvement around your work schedule.
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Nurturing the Creative Mind
Help your child develop creative problem solving and exercise her creative expression with these suggestions.
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Your First- or Second-Grader
Your child is becoming a reader, writer and scientist—but most importantly, she's becoming an independent thinker. You can help develop her thinking skills by talking, reading and playing games.
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Article: Homework Space
Create a comfortable study space, and you may see your child's homework improve.
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Article: Bring the Learning Home
Learning at home does not have to be time consuming. Short bursts of incremental learning can have a lasting impact. This article contains some suggestions for incremental learning opportunities.
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Article: I Can Do It Myself
When you let your child prepare or assemble his own food, he gains a sense of accomplishment and may even acquire a taste for a greater variety of foods.
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Article: Imaginary Friends
Find out what role fantasy friends play in your child’s development.
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Article: Dealing with Dawdlers
Is your child a dawdler? Discover reasons for dawdling and tips for how to deal with a dawdling child.
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Article: Children's Sense of Time
Time is an abstract concept to young children. Helping your child develop a sense of time gives him a feeling of control in his life and is fundamental to learning organization.
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Article: How Can I Help My Child Be Creative?
Creative children aren't just good artists--they're good writers, problem solvers and thinkers.
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Article: Get Your Kids into the Game
You don't have to produce the next Tom Brady to teach your kids the positive skills they get from sports.
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First Grade Skills Checklist
Is your child ready for first grade? See our checklist of essential developmental skills kids need to succeed.
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Second Grade Skills Checklist
Success in second grade requires a child to be a much more independent learner than she was in first grade. Is your child ready for second grade?
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Article: Class Dad: Making a Difference in Your Child's Education
The research is clear: Parent involvement makes a positive impact on the quality of our schools. Here are some ways you can get involved and make a difference.
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Kids Helping Kids: Building Literacy Skills Through Charity
Research indicates that children are more likely to engage in literacy tasks when they have a genuine purpose or motivation for doing so. What’s more real than building a well or helping people without homes?
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Learning Is Everywhere!
Any parent who’s taken their child to a museum, zoo or farm realizes that many of a child’s most exciting learning moments happen outside the classroom. Here we’ll explore ways that children learn in out-of-school environments.
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Article: Creating a Reading-Friendly Home
Learning to read is one of the most important skills your child needs for school and life success. Start at home, now, to encourage growth.
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Article: How to Choose a Children’s Book
Choose children’s books wisely with these helpful criteria.
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Article: 10 Ways to Encourage a Love of Reading
Encourage a love of reading in your child with these ten suggestions from The National Head Start Association.
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Article: Early Success in Reading Unlocks a Lifetime of Learning
Research shows that children who read a lot have better vocabularies than their peers who read little. No surprise there, but the real revelation is that the avid readers have higher cognitive abilities, better reading ability, verbal intelligence and practical knowledge of the world.
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Article: 10 Tips for Building Writing Skills
Help your child learn to write well (and enjoy doing it) with these 10 expert tips.
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Article: Tips for Better Spelling Skills
Are you a spelling champ or spelling-challenged? Find out the secrets of good spellers.
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Article: Getting Boys Into Books
The gap between girls and boys may be less about reading ability than about attitudes. Literacy expert Carolyn Jaynes answers the question: How can we make reading more fun for boys?
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Second Grade Skills Checklist: Reading & Language Arts
Success in second grade requires a child to be a much more independent learner than she was in first grade. Is your child ready?
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Article: Your Child's "Inner Blackboard": Encouraging Visual Skills for Math Success
Well-developed visual skills are a prerequisite for success in math. Here are some tips for fostering your child’s visual skills.
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Article: Math-Friendly Home
Encourage your child’s success in mathematics with these tips on creating a math-friendly home.
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Article: Cooking with Kids
Cooking is a fun and practical learning activity for children. When you cook with your child, you can talk about family traditions and expose your child to new foods and flavors. Use these tips to ensure a positive experience for you and your child.
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Article: Tipping the Scales: Cultivating Your Daughter’s Interest in Math and Science
Educational research has shown that while many young girls excel at math and science, most girls lose interest or become discouraged by middle school. Here are some ways to keep your daughter's test tubes bubbling.
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Article: The 1-2-3s of Math Education
Plenty of parents feel clueless when it comes to supporting their child's math education, especially as they enter upper grade levels. Relax, help is out there!
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Second Grade Skills Checklist: Math
Success in second grade requires a child to be a much more independent learner than she was in first grade. Is your child ready?
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Article: Cooking with Kids
Cooking is a fun and practical learning activity for children. When you cook with your child, you can talk about family traditions and expose your child to new foods and flavors. Use these tips to ensure a positive experience for you and your child.
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Article: Girls and the Hard Sciences
A father’s involvement in his daughter’s life has been shown to increase her interest in math and sciences. Find out more about the influence of the father-daughter connection.
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Article: Tipping the Scales: Cultivating Your Daughter’s Interest in Math and Science
Educational research has shown that while many young girls excel at math and science, most girls lose interest or become discouraged by middle school. Here are some ways to keep your daughter's test tubes bubbling.
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Article: Hands-On Math & Science Activities You Can Do at Home
Reinforce the math and science skills your child is learning at school with fun projects and ideas you can do at home.
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Second Grade Skills Checklist: Science
Success in second grade requires a child to be a much more independent learner than she was in first grade. Is your child ready?
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Second Grade Skills Checklist: Social Studies
Success in second grade requires a child to be a much more independent learner than she was in first grade. Is your child ready?
