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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5-Step Summer Digital Diet Plan
Are you looking to help your family adopt a healthier lifestyle this summer? Here are some tips for a summer diet—from your mobile devices….
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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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Navigating Disney: A Family Guide
A few months ago, we packed up our family of nine and went to one of the greatest places on earth—Disney World. Can you imagine two parents and seven…
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How to Choose the Best Summer Program for Your Child
As summer approaches, parents are once again faced with the daunting yearly challenge—how do I choose the best summer program for my child? Before…
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Family Game Night Ideas
A great way to start a family tradition with your kids is by participating in family game nights! Whether it’s every weekend or once…
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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 book, “My name is…
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