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  1. Children's School & Education

    How to decipher standards-based report cards

    By Jen Klein on Feb 27, 2012
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    Perhaps you didn’t pay attention when your child’s school announced a move to “standards-based” report cards. Yeah, whatever, you...
  2. Children's School & Education

    How the arts benefit your child academically

    By Jen Klein on Feb 9, 2012
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    STEM -- science, technology, engineering and math -- has been a buzzword in education for several years. Education leaders and...
  3. School Age Kids

    School registration leaves parents in a frenzy

    By Tiernan McKay on Feb 8, 2012
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    Today’s parents actively seek out the best educational opportunities in their areas and often do whatever it takes to secure a spot,...
  4. Child Development & Health

    Helping your kids discern between message and messenger

    By Jen Klein on Nov 24, 2011
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    Teaching your kids effective communication is a critical part of parenting -- and one we often don’t think about enough. With...
  5. Children's School & Education

    7 Signs your child needs help in school

    By Molly Cerreta Smith on Sep 26, 2011
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    If your child is falling behind in school, you may be the last one to know about it. Your child might be too embarrassed or ashamed...
  6. Children's School & Education

    4 Ways to get kids to school on time

    By Julie Ruditzky Loffredi on Sep 21, 2011
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    For most families, the most hectic time of day is when the alarm clock goes off. Getting the kids out of bed, dressed, fed and ready...
  7. Children's School & Education

    Tips on hosting a foreign exchange student

    By Beth Stewart on Sep 16, 2011
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    It is possible to expose your children to an international education, the cultures of others and still stay at home. How you ask?...
  8. Teen School & Education

    Teens & makeup: What's OK for school?

    By Kori Ellis on Sep 15, 2011
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    Though many young teens wear makeup on special occasions, your daughter may want to start experimenting and wearing makeup every day...
  9. Kids' Parties

    Party ideas for kids with fall birthdays

    By Selena Dehne on Sep 13, 2011
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    The fortunate thing about having a child born in the fall is that there are a wide variety of fun themes you can choose for his or...
  10. Children's School & Education

    Tips for a stress-free back to school season

    By Abbi Perets on Sep 5, 2011
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    Want back to school to be a calmer experience this year than last? We've come up with plenty of ways to take stress out of the...
  11. Children's School & Education

    Back to school shopping tips for moms

    By Abbi Perets on Aug 8, 2011
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    If the back to school displays seem less like a siren call and more like a blaring alarm, you may be suffering from shopper's...
  12. Children's School & Education

    Easing start of school jitters

    By Jen Klein on Aug 8, 2011
    Starting something new is so exciting! But also a little scary. Or a lot scary. Transitions can be hard! As the first day of a new...
  13. Children's School & Education

    5 Ways to beat the back to school rush

    By Abbi Perets on Aug 5, 2011
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    We're heading into the last few weeks of summer. The start of the school year looms just ahead. But before you send the kinds on the...
  14. Children's School & Education

    12 must-do rules for back to school

    By Jodie Lynn on Aug 4, 2011
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    Some parents wait to the last minute to get everything in order for the new school year, but it doesn't have to be that way! Here...
  15. School Age Kids

    Schedule now, don't overschedule later

    By Jen Klein on Aug 3, 2011
    One of the reasons summer time is so loved and dreamt about is the extended period of downtime. There’s less schedule, less demands,...
  16. Monday Mom Challenge

    Monday Mom challenge: Prepare now for the coming school year

    By Jen Klein on Aug 1, 2011
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    Ah, the lazy days of summer. Lounging by the pool, soaking up the sun -- and definitely not worrying about schedules, homework and...
  17. Age by Age

    Game sites your kids will love (but actually help them with math)

    By Michelle Maffei on Jul 7, 2011
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    Is asking your youngster to study math like asking him to eat Brussels sprouts? Then there's no need to let him in on the secret...
  18. Monday Mom Challenge

    Monday Mom challenge: Is it time for you to switch careers?

    By Jen Klein on Jun 27, 2011
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    If you are one of the many moms who have a second job outside the home, you likely have thought long and hard about work-life...
  19. School Age Kids

    Teach your kids to spell like national spelling bee champs

    By Sarah W. Caron on Jun 22, 2011
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    Want a spelling be champion in your family? Then use these tips to help your child learn to spell with the best of them.
  20. Tweens, Teens & College

    Field trip kids stop at ... Hooters?

    By Sarah W. Caron on Jun 21, 2011
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    Eighth graders on a field trip recently made an unusual stop when a chaperon took a group of them to Hooters for lunch. Was this...
  21. Children's School & Education

    The end of the school year: Summer enrichment

    By Jen Klein on Jun 17, 2011
    As the school year winds down, the freedom of lazy summer days beckon. Weeks - perhaps months - on end to laze and play and...