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    Back to School

    This article can help adults and kids of all ages make every school year better and healthier.

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    Back to School

    Whether your kids are nervous freshmen or cool seniors, get the scoop on high school with our articles, tips, free downloads, expert advice, and more.

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    Back to School

    Dressing can be one of the most challenging areas for young children. This exercise provides help with self-control and dressing.

  • School and Learning
    Back to School

    The first year in middle school can be a traumatic transition for adolescents, especially if they did exceptionally well at the elementary level.

  • School and Learning
    Back to School

    Some students have trouble adjusting to the stricter environment of the first grade.

  • School and Learning
    Back to School

    Some children need time to adjust to a new school year.

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    Consider your child's opinion if he wants to transfer from a prestigious private school.

  • School and Learning
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    When an elementary school closes, the transition to a new school will be difficult, but not insurmountable.

  • School and Learning
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    Read ideas on helping a child adjust to middle school.

  • School and Learning
    Back to School

    The move to junior high school is one of the most difficult transitions that students ever have to make.

  • School and Learning
    Back to School

    Want to find out what class supplies your child's teacher has outlined for class this year? Look up your school and class to find teacher-provided back-to-school shopping lists. This tool makes it easy to ensure your kids will have all of the class supplies they need to start the year right. You can print your list or easily link to the items at popular retailers.

  • School and Learning
    Back to School

    Find out how to make your teen's transition an easy one.

  • School and Learning
    Back to School

    Find out how you can make this an easy transition for your child.

  • School and Learning
    Back to School

    Prepare your child for his big school adventure with a little pretending and some practical fun: rehearse all of his first-day school activities in advance.

  • School and Learning
    Back to School

    It's certainly not good for children to be carrying to school more than one-fifth of their weight over the shoulders and on their backs.

  • School and Learning
    Back to School
    By FamilyEducation Editorial Staff

    This article offers specific advice for parents of children with LD about how to make the transition form Middle School to High School as easy as possible.

  • School and Learning
    Back to School

    Use this guide to help get your child ready for the end of the school year and the beginning of summer. Manage end-of-year stress and final grades, find child care or summer camps, and plan ahead for a great transition to summer and the next school year.

  • School and Learning
    Back to School

    Before you decide if your child should repeat a grade, focus on the rest of the school year.

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