Commit to Clean: Advice for Parents to Create a Healthy School Environment
Throughout 2020, we saw children across the country learn in ways like never before—virtual, in-person or a hybrid of both. Regardless of how your…
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The Five Best Things You Can Do for Your Kids in the New Year
This time of year reminds me of kayaking toward a waterfall. As the New Year kicks off, things start to move faster, knowing how…
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Celebrating Kwanzaa as a Family: How We Incorporate Kwanzaa in our Holiday Traditions
The holiday season is a time for celebrating traditions and sharing those traditions with family and friends. Our most significant memories around this time…
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10 Ways to Get—and Keep—Conversations Going with Teens
Sometimes it’s harder to communicate with teenagers than it would be to fry an egg on the sidewalk in Minnesota in January. No matter…
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5 Maneras de Ayudar a Sus Niños a Transitar los Años de Escolaridad
Este año, el regreso a la escuela ha tomado un nuevo significado. Las escuelas de todo el país han adoptado distintos enfoques para garantizar…
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How to Build Your Child’s Social and Emotional Skills
You know that reading with your child can help boost their literacy skills, but you might be stumped on ways to help them build…
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Cómo Desarrollar las Habilidades Emocionales y Sociales de Sus Niños
Usted sabe que leer con sus hijos puede ayudarles a mejorar sus habilidades de alfabetización, pero quizás le cueste encontrar maneras de ayudarles a…
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How to Combat Screen Fatigue in a Virtual Learning Environment
With many children engaged in four or more hours of online learning each day due to the COVID-19 pandemic, screen fatigue is a big…
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How to Answer the “What Ifs” When Your Child Struggles
If two months ago someone had asked me to sum up my feelings about the approaching school year, I can confidently say my answer…
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Start Parenting Outside the Lines
When the pandemic hit, my social media became flooded with memes. A few personal favorites: Coronavirus Parenting Week 1: Mary Poppins. Coronavirus Parenting Week…
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