Part of literacy is the ability to write. One way to foster a love of reading is to help children become storytellers in their own right. Find ways to weave creative writing into your language arts block, and don’t let emerging literacy skills hold back students’ imaginations. They can u...
Until recently, Carol and Melvin AuBuchon's home, in this middle-class town just east of St...By SavoyeCraig
Sherry felt alone in a system that cares for as many as one in 17 kids in the United States, which observes National Foster Care month each May. As an adult, Sherry set out to improve that system. After a career as an attorney and as a policy maker in educati...
Sandy Bay fire shows how foster kids at riskReynolds, Lindor
Remote workers can focus on the things that are important to them outside of the office when they are not forced to be in an office within a certain time frame. If a remote worker is also a parent, he or she can start working earlier in the day to be there when the kids get home...
The child must be related to you, but this includes stepchildren, foster children, or even grandchildren as well as siblings, half-siblings, nieces, or nephews. They must be younger than age 19 as of the last day of the tax year and younger than you or both you and your spouse if yo...
“As you would teach students arithmetic, grammar or punctuation, social-emotional skills are fundamental to everyone’s life,” says Dr. Ravinderpal Singh, a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Fairfax, Virginia. “They foster connection, and when you connect with someone, you feel safe and th...
Of course, acknowledgment isn't enough; restitution is also in order. "Kids need to learn that when they do something wrong, they do something to make up for it," Dr. Lickona says. Some ideas to help kids make amends: Say sorry right away: "First, they should apologize, then ask, ...
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In the aftermath of the devastating wildfires, Direct Relief mobilized its resources to address both the immediate and long-term healthcare needs of affected communities. As the fires displaced thousands and overwhelmed local healthcare systems, many residents—particularly those uninsured or underinsured...