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How to Help Your Child Stay Active and Choose the Best Sport

Every day we’re reminded about the value of moving our bodies for physical health, emotional health and academic success. Yet,

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2019 Teacher of the Year Rodney Robinson

How do you reach through the barriers of poverty, violence and generational inequality to inspire hope? And how do you

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What to Do (and Not Do) When Your Child is Anxious

How to respect feelings without empowering fears When children are chronically anxious, even the most well-meaning parents can fall into

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Help Your Child Get Ahead This Summer

Summer break doesn’t need to mean a break from learning. On the contrary, it’s the perfect time to make learning

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8 Ways to Advocate for Your Child’s Success

Not too long ago, a mom came to me for advice about an incident that happened at her child’s school.

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The Invisible Population: Supporting Foster Families

Foster families are an “invisible population.” If one hundred children were on a school playground, you couldn’t—or shouldn’t—be able to

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How to Build a Home Library

You want your children to have the best start in life, so you work hard to make sure their school

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6 Ways To Teach Your Kids About Finance

This holiday season, give your kids a gift they’ll use throughout their lives—an understanding of personal finance. Studies show that

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Finances: 7 Useful Lessons to Share with Your Kid

Kids are incredibly perceptive—some of the most powerful things they learn come from what they observe in everyday life. Taking

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Can Your Child Be Allergic to Halloween?

Between the spooky haunted houses, the creepy ghost stories and being scared by monsters, Halloween can be a frightening time.

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