Find smart academic advice for helping kids in every grade and subject.
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School and LearningLanguage Arts
What kinds of problems may cause poor spelling in a bright child?
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School and LearningStudy Skills
When summer vacation seems to stretch to infinity, make sure your children's minds stay active.
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School and LearningHomeschooling
It's appropriate for a "new" teenager to want to make her own decisions about her life, and to resent being the one who has often been placed in the caretaker role of her brothers.
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School and LearningSchool Performance
It's not fair to hold your child to a particular standard for letter grades and push/demand that she meet those.
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School and LearningYour Child's School
It's not unusual for kids in private/parochial schools to think they are missing out on a much richer and more stimulating life in public school.
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School and LearningParental Involvement
A parent believes that her child was treated unfairly by his teacher after he was "involved" in an incident at school.
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School and LearningParental Involvement
The mother of "insubordinate" children is advised to seek the mediation of a sympathetic guidance counselor to reframe the present situation.
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School and LearningKindergarten
Let your son's first exposure to learning and socializing in a public school be free of parents' pressuring him to learn things.
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School and LearningSchool Performance
"Hating" school is normal behavior at any age, for any number of understandable reasons.
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School and LearningParental Involvement
Our expert outlines steps a parent can take to get more involved with her child's school.
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School and LearningYour Child's School
When a school schedule is overloaded, it is worthwhile to open up a dialogue with school administrators.
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School and LearningPreschool
When teasing becomes hurtful, one solution is to bring kids and adults into classrooms to discuss their "differences."
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School and LearningStudy Skills
Tips for how to help a child build better study skills and retention of content.
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School and LearningYour Child's School
Parochial, private, and public school education can all benefit kids.
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School and LearningSchool Performance
Our expert sorts through the possible explanations and ramifications of an eighth-grader's test findings.
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School and LearningParental Involvement
Put a good communication process in place between you and your child's teacher by involving school administration.
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School and LearningHistoryBy FamilyEducation Editorial Staff
Learn about the difficult and controversial process of textbook adoption.
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School and LearningSchool Performance
What do I do about my 13-year-old daughter, who is suddenly losing interest in school?
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