Ask a PTA Leader: Jim Accomando
Jim Accomando stands out in the world of PTA, especially in the nearly all-female Holland Hill Elementary PTA in Fairfield, Conn., where his PTA…
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How Girls On The Run Creates Confidence
What does it take to help a girl find her superpower? Does she need to summon her strength with gold bracelets like Wonder Woman?…
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Why Fathers Matter in Educating Our Children
When my children—Alyssa and Zac—were in kindergarten and third grade, I was an involved dad. I coached soccer, helped with homework, played Legos and…
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Help Your Child Eat STEM for Breakfast
When kids get into the kitchen to cook and eat regular meals with their families, they reap many benefits, including a stronger sense of confidence…
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How to Manage School and Family Calendars
Parenting is not for the faint of heart. And while Facebook can fool us into thinking there are some families whose lives are nothing…
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9 Ways Parents Can Help Bullied Kids Learn Resilience
Whenever Jessie hung out with her best friends Chloe and Meg, they gossiped about another seventh-grader named Kate. Jessie didn’t know Kate, but Chloe…
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Make Monday Family Night with Homemade Pizza
Although the convenience of the drive-thru window may be appealing on your way home from picking up the kids instead of planning for a…
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Four Myths About Back-to-School
Stress caused by Myths …. A mother of two teenagers sighed as she confessed to me her mixed emotions about this month. When I…
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10-Day Countdown to School Readiness
Despite the best of intentions, reading and writing often take a back seat to other activities over the summer—speech-language pathologists working in schools often…
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Ask A PTA Leader: Frances Frost
Frances Frost serves many roles as a wife, mother and author. She has also been an active member of the PTA since 2006, when…
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