The Power of Positive Family Engagement
High-stakes assessments are creating quite a stressful learning environment for students and teachers in schools. Teachers just can’t do it alone, so parents have an…
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Use Media to Teach Your Kids Self-Control
In a world of instant gratification and instant access to just about everything, self-control is really important—and can be really challenging. You can use…
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Living with Columbine: Protecting Our Kids
As the mother of a child just entering middle school in the district where the infamous Columbine High School shooting occurred, I have a…
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The Perfect Formula for Academic Achievement
Childhood obesity has become a major topic in our schools. According to the CDC, childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled…
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Closing The Wide Homework Gap
As parents you know the routine. Your kids tell you they need to use the computer to do their homework. They need to find…
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Home Experiments for Kids: Rocket Launch!
Our Children Magazine presents fun….easy…and cheap science projects for kids! Is your child a mad scientist in the making? Have they ever wanted to…
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Your Best Shot is a Flu Vaccine
As winter approaches, cold weather isn’t the only thing you and your family need to be ready for. Flu season is on its way…
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When to have the “Santa” Talk
The holiday season is officially upon us, and with it comes an age-old concern for parents of young children: When to have the “Santa”…
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How to Raise a Leader
Leadership can be hard to define. You could say it’s the act of guiding or influencing a group of people, but that definition doesn’t quite…
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7 Family Time and Learning Tips for the Holidays
The holiday season is here! Like most families, my household is already in a flurry of activity—decorating, purchasing gifts, preparing for guests and baking…
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