TipKid calendar
Allowing your child to keep his own calendar will help develop critical time-management and organizational skills.
Creativity & Life Skills
Socrates and the six-year-old
Allow your child to realize that answers are not always simple or final.
Creativity & Life Skills
Not so hidden persuaders
Of course your child wants (NEEDS!) that high-fat, high-sodium kid's meal--it's got a toy! Here are two ways to teach your child a lesson about advertising.
Creativity & Life Skills
Animal inventions
Encourage imagination by conceiving wild, medieval-style creatures and their stories.
Creativity & Life Skills
Right brain or left brain?
Encourage your child to use her unique gifts to solve problems.
Logic & Problem Solving
Stay loose
Take a hint from a teacher: sometimes you need to let kids lead the way.
Creativity & Life Skills
Teach by talking and listening
Quality time: there's never enough of it. But some of the simplest things--like talking and listening to our kids--can have the greatest impact.
Creativity & Life Skills
Your child's self-esteem
To raise a competent child who loves to learn, confidence is key.
Creativity & Life Skills
Family circle
In busy families, together time doesn't just happen. You need to make it happen.
Creativity & Life Skills
Zany question and answer rhymes
When caught in traffic or waiting, pose a question and ask your child to answer it in rhyme.
Creativity & Life Skills
Spelling test prep
Assist your child in learning weekly spelling words using this technique.
Reading & Writing