reading

Activities for Kids

Start a sibling reading challenge

Do you have a couple of children that are particularly competitive in nature? Everything, but EVERYTHING is a competition. It’s...

Toys and Play

Free online games your kids will love (but will actually teach them to read!)

Whether you're looking to fight summer brain drain or are just looking for a way to sneak in learning when you give your kids screen...

School Age Kids

How to help your soon-to-be first grader read this summer

Your soon-to-be first grader was just learning to read when school ended. Don’t let that knowledge slip! Here’s how to give your...

Celebrity Style

Fashionably 'Spoiled' summer reading

One of the most important summer accessories you can have is a good book. Toss a great read in your tote and you’re ready for a...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Setting the foundation for good writing skills

Our children, especially the youngest, are growing up in a world where their ability to communicate the minutia of day-to-day life...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Supporting writing skills in the elementary years

You know that writing and the ability to communicate effectively and clearly are important skills, and so does your child's school....

Parenting Advice & Columns

Monday Mom challenge: Boost your writing skills

Technology rocks! Could you imagine your life without email? Without texting? Without Twitter and social networking sites? They have...

Books

5 Hot Summer beach reads

Ahhh…summer. My favorite time of the year. Why you ask? Because finally it's warm enough to swim -- and that means I get to lay by...

Books

June Book Pick: The One That I Want

New York Times bestselling author Allison Winn Scotch is back with her third book, The One That I Want . Scotch's latest is in...

Parenting Articles

Hot holiday books: New releases your kids want to read

Even though we've barely dusted off the backpacks and started the school year, it's already time to start thinking about holiday...

Parenting Articles

Great kids' books about love

It's fun to find books that really speak to your kids. As Valentine's Day approaches and kids hear and think more about what love...

Books

February's top books

Our SheKnows Chick Lit book editors have picked some fun, flirty and the best of fabulous February books.

Children's School & Education

Top 15 books for preschoolers, kids and teens

Although these days most kids would rather be plugged into a video game than a book, there is no better way for kids to stretch...