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The rules at home aren’t always the same as the ones in school. Here’s how to handle it when someone else corrects your child’s behavior.
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Sending a kid born in August to school may put them behind their peers but there is far more to consider than educational goals.
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Every stage of pet ownership requires some very specific consideration from both parent and child to make sure both human and animal live happy healthy lives.
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There’s nothing wrong with picture books, but for a richness of language and character development, parents should look to novels.
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How to Motivate a Baby to Roll, Crawl, Cruise, and Walk
Advice from a scientist who spends her days studying infant locomotion.
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How to Avoid School Conflict With Other Parents
When parents come into conflict at school, the best idea is to take a step back and put the administration in the middle.
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School Nurses Are Fighting Against Pathogenic Ooze
School nurses balance an individual child’s need with the school’s. This is how they determine when a kid should head home.
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How and When to Introduce Children to Computers
If parents aren’t proactive enough to introduce kids to the standard use and operation of a computer, they’ve probably already learned way more than you think
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The Skills a Child Really Needs Before Kindergarten
Forget the ABC song and counting to 100 for no reason, a kid needs context before kindergarten.
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How to Help a Bad Teacher Do Better for Your Kid
If a parent is going to address a bad teacher, they need to come in cool and take copious notes.
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How to Have a Positive, Productive, and Totally Chill Parent Teacher Conference
End the reluctant awkward meeting between parent and teacher and make it actually useful for the kid.
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How Parents Can Manage Their Own Back-to-School Stress
When kids go back to school, parental stress and anxiety can spike without these interventions.
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