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 that YOU are struggling…
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5 Ways to Address Back-to-School Jitters
As a mom of three children—ages 20, 15 and 12—our family has had many first days of school, ranging from preschool to college. No…
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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 as smooth as possible…
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8 Back-to-School Tips for Parents and Students
The inevitable last minutes of summer are ticking away. The countdown has begun for back-to-school once again. And along with it, major retailers are…
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5 Tips for Working Moms (And Dads!) to Survive Back to School
From the moment my daughter got out of school in May to the end of July, was a complete blur. It was a blur…
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Social Readiness and Your Child: What You Can Do
As summer comes to an end, send your child to school confident, curious, and cooperative. Children start school with different degrees of social and…
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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 by making STEM education…
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What You Don’t Know About Pool Safety
Millions of us celebrate (and try to escape) the warm summer weather by taking a dip in a swimming pool. It’s such an iconic…
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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 like baking a cake…
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How to Raise Kind, Respectful Kids
James, age seven, and Elizabeth, age five, “fought constantly,” usually because Elizabeth would try to do whatever James was doing. Their mom says she…
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