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How to Help Your Child with Homework

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I’ve heard it from other parents with older children in my daughter’s school: as soon as she enters first grade, the homework load is huge! Yeah right, I thought. How much could the teacher possibly send each night? Well, as it turns out,…
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Teaching Teens About Personal Finance: It Pays Off!

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We’ve all learned some hard financial lessons over the past few years, yet 20 percent of Americans are still living beyond their means and a staggering 50 percent are operating without a budget. While the economy seems to be slowly recovering,…
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Despite Advances, Women Still Have a Long Way to Go

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Here are some facts that will make your eyes pop: In the U.S. today, 47% of the workforce is comprised of women, yet 42 million women live at or near the brink of poverty. Women are the breadwinners or co-breadwinners of nearly two thirds…
Help Your Kids Become Better Readers & Writers

Help Your Kids Become Better Readers & Writers

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Faced with the rigor of the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the pressure our kids are subjected to, we have to step-up our game as parents and help our kids do well in school. We must start early-on to ensure they learn their letters,…
6 Lessons Kids Can Learn From the Super Bowl

6 Lessons Kids Can Learn From the Super Bowl

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Super Bowl Sunday isn’t all about beer, junk food, and blaring flat-screen TVs. Football can actually teach your kids a lot of lessons that have have real-world applications—even if the “classroom” is your living room-turned-temporary-man…
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Your Child is a Spanish Language Failure: Is it Your Fault?

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Thanks to some hints you have detected, your child does not seem to be too fond of Spanish. The inkling you have on this is based on reality: your child tends to use English more than Spanish. He does not say so in so many words, but you gather…
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Tommy Stands Tall

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  In this addition to the Roosevelt High School series, Tommy and several of his friends decide to form a new club, the Gay Straight Alliance. Tommy had come to terms with his homosexuality earlier in the series, but still struggles…
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Could Homeschooling Work for You?

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When the idea of homeschooling my kids was first introduced to me, I totally balked. Images of socially backwards children with big glasses and crooked teeth flooded my mind. So you can imagine my surprise to learn that in 2007, homeschooling…

Is Your Child Gifted? Latino Kids Less Likely to Be Properly Diagnosed

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Think your kid might be gifted? Yeah? Really? Well, I got news for you, toots! If your child is Latino, chances are his or her teachers and doctors won’t see what you see. In fact, those folks will probably think your kid has behavior “problems.”…