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Children Wearing Face Masks Experience Psychological Effects, According To Experts

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If there’s one unwavering fact in the middle of the chaos surrounding COVID-19, it’s this: wearing masks helps to prevent the spread of the virus. In addition to hand washing and social distancing, wearing a mask is the only other thing that can help protect yourself as well as others from this highly contagious virus. In fact, the Centers for Disease Co[...]

Here’s Why We Threw Our 5 Year-Old A Big Kindergarten Party During Quarantine — With No Guests

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When my daughter started kindergarten, I imagined all the fun things that would happen during her first full year of school. I envisioned class trips to the pumpkin farm in the fall, holiday parties full of cute crafts, and lots of time spent helping in her classroom as her fellow 5 year-old friends learned how to read and write. That’s why I signed up ([...]

10 Ways To Make Homeschooling Feel Like Your Kids Are Really In Class

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Across the country, parents everywhere are scrambling to become substitute teachers of sorts to their children. As if parenting and working weren’t enough, there’s now the newfound responsibility for being the embodiment of your child’s education to contend with—and it can be very scary, to say the least. But in the middle of it, your child might be stru[...]

$Female Teachers Might Negatively Influence Girls’ Math Abilities, Study Finds$

Female Teachers Might Negatively Influence Girls’ Math Abilities, Study Finds

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When your child goes to school, she’s learning a whole lot more than reading, writing, and arithmetic. As it turns out, your child might be negatively impacted about her math abilities based on her teacher’s own anxiety about the subject matter. Sure, teachers should be able to embolden students into feeling like they can conquer any subject matter, e[...]

How To Make Your Child Feel Less Lonely When His Older Sibling Starts School

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Apart from the occasional squabble, your two children are besties. And since they’re close in age, they play together, eat together, and yes, fight with each other. But when your older child has to go to kindergarten (and be away from her younger sibling all day) it can be emotional for your younger child — and for you. “A child’s first best friend is[...]

10 Questions to Ask When Touring a Preschool or Child Care Center

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When the time comes for your child to go to preschool or daycare, you might have a lot of worries--and a lot of questions, too. From wondering if your kid will be safe (or even if he'll eat his salami sammy at lunchtime), it can be a stressful time for parents. Knowing what questions to ask when touring a preschool or child care center can help ease your[...]