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How To Get Your Kids Ready To Go Back To School

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Long summer days spent playing and late nights watching TV and eating fun snacks. Is it any wonder that your kid is less than thrilled to head back to school? But since school is right around the corner, you need to get your child back to school ready. Here’s how. Make An Earlier Bedtime Studies show that kids who don’t get enough sleep are u[...]

The Middle School Years Are Terrifying. Author Joe Bruzzese Can Help Kids (And Parents) Navigate This Tricky Time

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Any parent who has a child about to enter middle school knows that it’s a time fraught with fear and trepidation. And we’re just talking about the parents! Luckily, we spoke with our new BFF Joe Bruzzese, author of A Parent’s Guide to the Middle School Years. His awesome book helped assuage our fears about middle school, and we’re sure it’ll do the s[...]

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[...]

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