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Parents: Get Back into the School Groove

So you’re helping your kids get on track with their new class schedule, homework and extracurricular activities and you find

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Preparing Your Child For School

Starting school can be daunting for both parent and child—but there are steps you can take to make the transition

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Kids and Science: Pointers for Parents

Kids love science! National PTA and Bayer are committed to advancing STEM and ensuring that all individuals are scientifically literate

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Don’t Make These 3 Common Parenting Mistakes

There’s no secret formula to raising kids, no 10 easy steps that can guarantee the outcome. Raising human beings isn’t

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Engage Your Kids With Science Outside The Classroom

Parents don’t need degrees in chemistry or physics to help their children learn science. They just need to make time

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How to Raise a Scientist

Do you have a little STEM expert on your hands? Does your child dream of being an astronaut or a

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Secret to Getting Children to Read

My main character A.J.—the narrator of My Weird School, my series for six to 10-year-olds—says at the beginning of every

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How to Prepare your teen for the SAT Reading Test

As you and your teen plan for college, you’ve probably become a little obsessed with admissions tests—like the SAT—and how

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Use Your Kids’ Screen Time to Inspire A Love of Reading

For those of us who love to read, it’s hard to imagine not wanting to pick up a book and

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Fun Crafts For Saint Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day is a global celebration of Irish culture on or around March 17. It particularly remembers St. Patrick,

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