Spring into Healthy Habits
Cold and flu season may be finally coming to a close, but that does not mean kids are done transferring germs. Germs can be found…
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Is Your Child on Track for Success?
Schools used to blatantly track students. Students were funneled into high, medium or low groups and, once labeled, they remained in those groups throughout…
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Creative Lunches…Just Like Lunchbox Dad!
Are you in a school lunch-rut? Sandwich, chips and an apple—all tossed into your kid’s lunchbox as they make a mad dash for the…
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Popular Mother’s Day Flowers Throughout History
It’s Mother’s Day and we’re shedding some light on the history of the holiday. In 1908, a woman named Anna Jarvis decided to hold…
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College Countdown: Don’t Let Senioritis Prevent Preparation!
It’s the time of year when most college-seeking students have found out if they’ve been accepted into their school of choice, and for some,…
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Is Your Child Emotionally Fit?
If you think your child may have a behavioral health problem, it can be overwhelming. You’re trying to process this new information and you…
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Does Your Classroom Have School Smarts?
I’m a proud Californian: In my professional career working with children with learning disabilities, foster youth and migrant families and communities, as well as…
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How To Make A Rainforest in a Bottle
With only two days until Earth Day (April 22), it’s the perfect time to get your kids interested in the environment. Craft projects can…
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Safety Alerts: Take That Extra Step
Safety…See It Before You Sign It Is your child heading to college in the fall semester? You and your college student are probably on…
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Parenting Fatigue: Overcoming Discouragement
Mid-term reports are out for my 13-year-old son. It is easy to see his progress as a student—the homework he has completed or not,…
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