How to Build Your Child’s Empathy Muscles
Empathy is a skill—one that we can cultivate and strengthen with practice. It requires us to imagine how someone else is feeling and then respond…
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The Dos and Don’ts of School Supplies
Every back-to-school season, students get long list of school supplies they need for their class and homework. But as parents we often wonder, are…
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How to Curb Your Kid’s Smartphone Use
The typical child spends over 7 hours a day looking at a screen—mainly a smartphone—which can affect their social, mental and academic development. Smartphones…
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Black History Month: Historic Pioneers
Did you know that Rosa Parks was not the first person to defy bus segregation laws? Or that in 1962, an African American commanded…
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Our ‘A’ List Celebrities for the Arts
The arts are universal. They open up the world to our children. When students take part in the arts in school, they are allowed…
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Young Artists Celebrate in DC
National PTA and the U.S. Department of Education recently celebrated arts in education and students who are making the worlds a better place through…
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Celebrating National PTA Founders’ Day
I love the National PTA Founders’ Day story! Two thousand women converging in the District of Columbia in the middle of February in 1897…
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Black History Month: Today’s Inspiration
During Black History Month, iconic African Americans from the past are often the focus. It is common, and important, for schools and families to…
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Parents, Are Your Kids Using These Apps?
Young kids are using apps and social media networks more than ever. Did you know 73% of teens now use a smartphone and 92%…
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Valentine’s Day Craft: Seed Hearts
These Valentine’s Day hearts are made of recycled paper. They’re one-of-a-kind and when planted in the spring, they grow flowers! How cool is that?!…
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