kindergarten

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Best apps for the iPhone: Apps for kindergartners

Apps for kids consist of more than just Angry Birds and Doodle Jump. Turn your kindergartner onto these fun apps that are engaging...

School Age Kids

Kindergarten freak out

After dealing with a kindergarten child’s excited anticipation of beginning “real school,” parents are often confused and shocked...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Practicing Gratitude: Smiling through tears

When they hand you your first baby, there is no way you can possibly know just how quickly the years will pass. They’re tiny and...

School Age Kids

10 Things moms of kindergarteners need to know

Your child is starting kindergarten this fall! Hooray! Right? Beginning kindergarten can be one of the most exciting moments in the...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Practicing Gratitude: Facing kindergarten

Parenting has proven to be an exercise in learning to let go one step at a time. I've tried to handle it with grace, but as my...

School Tips for Moms

Preparing for the first school bus ride

The backpack has been packed and the new school clothes laid out. The calendar has been taped to the cabinet, and the teacher's name...

School & Education

Repeating kindergarten

At the beginning of the school year, you send your child on the big yellow bus, blinking back tears as your baby ventures out into...

School & Education

How to choose a kindergarten

Stressing out about kindergarten choice? Join the club. Parents everywhere are in the kindergarten frenzy right now, comparing the...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Does your preschooler need tutoring?

When I opened my email the other day, I was stunned to see a solicitation for a "pre-writing" workshop for four and five year olds....

Children's School & Education

4 Tips for stopping separation anxiety

With the school year underway now, most young kids are getting used to school and getting over any jitters. But for some kids,...