Grade-Schooler Articles |
-
Lunch Recipes Roundup
From soups to sandwiches and treats for picky eaters you're sure to find some new ideas to make preparation easier and lunchtime a hit! Thermos Chicken Fingers Cook up a...
-
The Parent-Teacher Interview
Parent-teacher interviews are a valuable resource to help your child achieve academic success. It’s the perfect time to ask questions and see how you can best support your child’s learning. In...
-
Fat Chance
Being a parent, these days, can make you feel like a fish. A splish-splashing salmon, to be specific, forced to gamely swim upstream against the currents of society to guarantee the safe propagation of the...
-
Halloween Face Painting
Face paints are easy to use, but you have to take your time doing them to get the best result. Try experimenting with some styles on paper and then persuade a friend to let you loose on their face...
-
ADHD Child? A Letter for their Teacher
Do you have an ADD child going to school this year? The following is a standard letter given to many teachers by the parents of ADD children. Although teachers are learning more and more lately about ADD, many...
-
Summer Reading
(NC)-Helping your children develop a love for reading is one of the most important things you can do as a parent. Moreover, it is a gift that will last a lifetime. Don't let your child's reading comprehension fall...
-
Summertime Parenting
It’s hard to believe that as of next month, most students will have completed another school year. Some look forward to the long stretch without homework and school related responsibilities with...
-
Prevent Brain Injury, Wear a Helmet
(NC)-June is Brain Awareness Month and parents are being reminded of the importance of helmet safety. We all know that wearing a helmet can significantly reduce the risks of brain and spinal cord injuries in many...
-
A Problem with Praise
One of the most important things we do as parents is let children know how special they are. That's our job. There is no one else in the world who is as crazy about our kids as we are. We ooh and aah over...
-
How to Talk to your kids About Anything
Raising a child is probably the most gratifying job any of us will ever have -- and one of the toughest. In large part, that's because times have changed. We live in an increasingly complex world that...
-
Ten Tips to Help Your Child Love Him or Herself
When Chloe, my nine year old daughter was about four, she stood in front of her full length mirror admiring her reflection. When she saw me standing...
-
Get Some Get Up and Go
One potato, two potato, three potato, four .... does this sound like your family? Has their get up and go, got up and went? It's been a long, cold, winter and for many Canadians it's taken its toll on the...
-
How Can I do Something for Children?
These are difficult times for families. Vast economic and social changes over the past twenty years mean that most parents are struggling as never before to juggle jobs, household work and family life. Because...
-
Clinical Depression in Children/Adolescents
More than 6 million young people suffer from some sort of mental health disorder that severely disrupts his or her ability to function at home...
-
Six Tips to Keep Your Kids Healthy
Is your five-year-old worried about getting enough vegetables or exercise? Not likely. If you're looking for ways to keep your son or daughter healthy and happy, here are some simple ideas: 1. Studies show...
Hot Topics
Who's Online
Become a Fan
Follow Us
