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Let's Get Muddy

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How to Talk to Kids About War

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By Patrick A. Coleman

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How to Help Your Child With Reading for Kindergarten Play games, get silly and be patient, but don't stop reading to them.

How to Help Your Child With Kindergarten Math Don't stress, avoid worksheets — and play.

How to Introduce a Child to Their Elementary School Teacher The uncertainty of a new grade can be formidable to a child.

How to Know Your Kid Is Ready for Preschool Just because your kid is three-years-old doesn’t mean it’s time for preschool.

How to Make the Decision to Homeschool (or Not) There are a multitude of factors that play into the decision to homeschool a child, not the least of which is understanding parental time commitment to providing a successful education.

Afternoon Lab: Learning Fractions with Snacks Math was never so tasty.

The First Day of School Checklist Everything you need to make your little one’s first day back to school a happy one.

5 Common Misconceptions About Dogs and Kids Puppies aren’t perfect for babies, there’s no one dog for everyone, and dogs never go to farms upstate.

4 Ludicrous Homework Myths Parents Just Accept Feelings about homework have a tendency to be extreme, but parents can help kids by taking a measured look at the research.

How to Introduce Kids to Video Games Instead of setting strict rules that feel arbitrary and make gaming a forbidden pleasure, parents should take an interest in video games their kids play.

My 'No Homework' Policy Was a Total Disaster Homework for grade-schoolers often seems overwhelming and ridiculous but it also forces time to bond that might not otherwise be there.

How to Play With a Baby During the First Year It can be hard to feel like you're playing with a baby during their first year of life, but understanding development can help parents come up with fun baby games.

How to Help a Preschooler Make Friends Preschoolers are wired to play, but play is hard if they don’t have friends. Parents can help by asking pointed questions and trying not to worry too much.

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Pokémon The force with which Pokémon enters a child's life is frightening. It seems as if the pocket monsters were custom engineered to jack into kids’ amygdalas.

I Tried (and Failed) to Turn My Family Into a Tribe Hunter-gatherers are astonishingly effective parents, but also very hard to emulate.

The Experimental Family

How to Talk to Teachers About Classroom Discipline 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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