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10 Reasons You Should Attend Meetup Groups
Empowerment, Featured Stories, Health
It’s easy to get stuck in a social rut in life, where you only hang out with the same people and spend time in the same social circles every day. After all, you’re busy. Work and family take up most of your time, and the rest of your free…
Girls Who Code : 10 Reasons To Get Your Daughters Into Tech
College Bound, School, Slider
Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code, has helped start an unstoppable movement that just keeps gaining momentum. There are far too few women in technology and, until recently, girls have been discouraged from pursuing higher education…
Pros and Cons of Graduate Degrees: Worth the Time, Energy & Money?
College Bound, Featured Stories, School
In a tough economy many people are mulling over the pros and cons of graduate degrees — and they're definitely not all recent college grads. Although unemployment has fallen in the past few years, wages have remained stagnant which has many…
10 Bizarre Online Classes You're Secretly Dying to Take
College Bound, Featured Stories, School
Thanks to Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), the array of online classes is growing every day. This gives everyone greater access to higher education but it also has another benefit. Now you can take one of those bizarre classes you've always…
Kindergarten Readiness: How to Tell if Your Toddler is There
Featured Stories, Resources, School
When it comes to gauging kindergarten readiness, multiple factors come into play. First, your child’s maturity can be measured physically, socially, and cognitively. But in reality, very few children are equally competent in all these areas.…
Calendar Cool: Helping Your Kid with Time Management in School
Featured Stories, Resources, School
School is back in full swing and that means it’s time to get organized—especially when it comes to time management. Throughout the year, calendars and timelines are extremely useful graphic representations for keeping you and your family…
Mission Nutrition: How to Make Sure Your Kid Eats a Healthy School Lunch
Diet & Nutrition, Health, Slider
As kids head back to school, moms know how important it is to make sure they're getting a healthy school lunch and nutritious snacks every day. For added incentive, September is also National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Luckily, since…
Election Prep: How to Teach Kids About Politics & How the Government Works
Featured Stories, Health, Parenting
Turn this election season into an opportunity to teach your teen about how the government works (or doesn't work as the case may be). According to the Knight Foundation, "Voter turnout in the 2014 midterm elections (36.3 percent) was the lowest…
For Earth Day and Arbor Day: Grow a Garden with Your Kids
Resources, School, Slider
Spring is the time of year when we can perfect our green thumbs and try our hand at growing a garden! An activity filled with exploration, fun, lots of discussion, and tons of learning. Kids love getting down and dirty while being involved…