One year ago today, Education.com launched JustAsk to help parents get their toughest questions answered by their peers and other experts. Since then, thousands of questions have been asked and answered across a wide range of topics, and there are now tens of thousands of JustAsk visitors benefiting each month from the insights and information being shared absolutely free of charge.

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Back to school season is upon us, and with it comes a flurry of activity - and healthy dose of worry, too. Is my child going to make friends? Will he like his teacher? Are his backpack, his clothes, or his haircut going to signal “nerd” or normal?

For all the overstressed moms and worried dads out there, I have a cure. And it involves taking a minute to stop thinking about your child’s lunchbox, desk partner, and hairdo.

Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and picture this: kids around the world with no Jonas Brothers backpacks, no Miley Cyrus erasers, and no MP3 players. No pens or pencils. No teacher. No school. (more…)