School and Academics
10 Things About Kindergarten You Need to Know Now
Stressing about the seemingly treacherous trek into kindergarten? Have no fear! Here are some tips to help make this exciting transition an enjoyable adventure for both you and your child.
A Parent's Guide to Phonics
What exactly is phonics? Many parents hear the term when their child is learning to read but a lot of them have no clue what teachers are talking about, let alone how they might be able to help.
Writing: What Happens in Kindergarten?
Have you been waiting for the day when your child starts writing on paper instead of everything else? That day is here, my friend.
What to Expect in Kindergarten Math
Don't let your own phobia about math keep you from encouraging your kindergartner kid to try it! Math is a lot of fun in kindergarten. Here's what to expect.
Social and Emotional
According to the School Psychologist: Kindergarten
Expert advice from a school psychologist on how parents can better understand their kindergartener.
Power Struggles with Your Kindergartener: How to Curb Dishonesty
Parents (mothers, especially) are infamously good at knowing when their child is lying. Despite your intuition, it can still hurt to be right. Clinical psychologist Erik Fisher says understanding why your child lies can help take the sting out. Plus, it's important to your child's development: if ...
How to Talk to Your Kindergartener
Sometimes, it's necessary to send your kid a verbal stop sign. When you need them to stop hitting, tattling, putting someone down, or using inappropriate language, you can communicate that desire by using parent talk that is clear, direct, and effective.
Social Graces: What to Expect in Kindergarten
When your kindergartener's best friend came down with the chicken pox, she made a get-well card for her with bright blue construction paper, because she knows that's her favorite color. This isn't just a cute gesture, it's a sign that your child is starting to understand the concept of empathy.
Milestones and Development
Gender Differences: Kindergarten
According to popular lore, by age five, girls are studious junior academics while boys are rough and tumble little terrors. That's an exaggerated view, but not a complete tall tale.
Are Today's Kindergartens Anti-Boy?
There is a growing body of evidence showing that boys in the United States and Canada are less enthusiastic about school than boys were 20 or 30 years ago. In fact, there are an increasing number of male students who have developed a distaste for everything related to school. What's changed in ...
How a Kinder Thinks
Kindergarten, the first big step in your child's educational career. Your child might be a little nervous, and you might be, too! One way to fight those nerves is to understand your child's mental development, so you'll know not to sweat it if there's an idea he just doesn't understand yet.
11 Ways to Teach Your Kindergartener Financial Literacy
Kindergarten is the perfect time to start building financial literacy skills, as kids learn about coins, wants and needs, and how to spend money. Here are 11 ways to introduce financial literacy.
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