Middle school is a time when kids begin to form their hobbies, interests, and personal style. It also is a time for nerves, braces, and self-questioning. Regardless of what yourtween is feeling in preparation for middle school, you can do a few things to help. Being proactive will help ...
A private Christian education can help your child find steady footing in elementary school. This solid foundation grounds them spiritually and academically and ensures that middle school will be a time of progress and growth. Here are some specific ways the right elementary experience can prepare you...
With summer coming to an end and back-to-school season right around the corner, there’s no better time to prepare your kids for their first day back in the classroom. In these times, there may be heightened anxiety surrounding both in-person and online education options. ...
Preschoolers tend to learnbest by doing, so this will prepare kids for educational activities in school where students usually create art projects such as painting or making models out of recyclables like boxes and toilet paper rolls, or where they go looking at school gardens, or ponds. It g...
Teaching kids how to adapt to middle school challengeKevin Butler
Preschool is one of many ways to prepare children for kindergarten. Visit your child's kindergarten program ahead of time. Parents can teach reading and other fundamental skills at home. Kindergarten is often a child's first introduction to school – unless they go topreschool– and when they ...
Five tips to help your middle school child deal with the academic challenges and stay on top of homework.
and say hello to the New Year. Everyone goes home to get together with their families, no matter how far it is. They must have dinner together on that day. They must visit their relatives and friends and say “Happy New ...
Dvorkin advises test-takers to resist the urge to engage in negative self-talk while prepping for the GED. "As humans, we have a tendency to feel bad when we get something wrong. I think that's drilled into us in school," he says. "In practice, the GED Testing Service doesn't know...
Once your child is in middle school, encourage them to do work for neighbors—feeding animals, doing errands, helping younger kids with homework. Garage sales. Once your child is old enough to part with certain books or toys, encourage them to sell lightly used items on your stoop or from...