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Educational articles are an excellent resource for parents who are interested in learning about the best parenting practices from experts in the field. With insights from top education specialists, these parenting articles provide advice and information for both typical and unusual parenting circumstances. A large range of topics are covered in these educational articles, from back-talking toddlers to college-bound teenagers. There are also articles about best practices to use with kids and teens with specific mental and physical needs. These parenting articles are great for anyone who wants to raise a healthy, happy child.
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Looking for a new backpack? This handy guide will show you the three most important things to consider when buying your child a bag before going back to school.
Backpack to School: Finding the Perfect Bag for Your Child Looking for a new backpack? This handy guide will show you the three most important things to consider when buying your child a bag before going back to school.
Bedtime routines may not be popular among little ones, but they pay off, for the brain and body. A recent study showed that 7-year-olds with consistent bedtimes tested better in reading, math and spatial comprehension, versus kids with sudden changes in bedtimes. If your kid has been spending summer going to bed and waking up late, you'd better start easing him back to a school-appropriate sleep schedule. The earlier you start, the easier it is. Learn how!
Bedtime Routines: Getting on Schedule for Back to School Bedtime routines may not be popular among little ones, but they pay off, for the brain and body.
Here's a handy guide to help you know where your child should be with reading skills at the beginning of the kindergarten year, as well as at the end.
Reading: What Happens in Kindergarten? A lot happens in reading over the course of kindergarten, so here's a handy guide to help you know where your child should be with reading skills at the beginning of the kindergarten year, as well as at the end.
Learn what your child should be able to do at the beginning and end of first grade writing.
1st Grade Writing: What Happens By combining reading skills with small motor skills and adding in spelling, your child is just learning to communicate via the written word - a skill that will be used and refined for the rest of your child's life.
If you thought the end of kindergarten meant the end of all the arguments, tantrums, crying, ups, downs and in-betweens, we've got bad news for you. Children in first grade are bound to endure a storm of emotional whirlwinds. Some of it makes sense and some of it doesn't, but how you react can help your child through this stage of life. Check out this slideshow to find out what your first grader will do and what you should do.
First Grade Emotional Development If you thought the end of kindergarten meant the end of all the arguments, tantrums, crying, ups, downs and in-betweens, we've got bad news for you.
It may surprise you, but interactive games aren't all bad. In fact, video games can be educational! To help your child get the most out of her video game habit, teach her important life lessons and study skills that are embedded into every onscreen adventure.
8 Ways Video Games Can Be Educational It may surprise you, but interactive games aren't all bad.
You've read the kindergarten readiness checklist and your child has been doing everything on it for over a year now. Will kindergarten be too easy?
Can Kindergarten Be Too Easy? You've read the kindergarten readiness checklist, and while others may find it challenging, your child has been writing his name and counting to 20 for over a year now.
Parents often worry about if their child is on track with his development. What should a toddler be able to do, and how can you do to foster his development?
Toddler Developmental Milestones, and How to Help at Home Parents often wonder and worry about if their child is on track with his growth and development.
Here are some DOs and DON'Ts about helping your child learn that math, like life, is less intimidating if we cultivate the right mindset.
How to Help Every Child Find Success in Math Here are some DOs and DON'Ts about helping your child learn that math, like life, is less intimidating if we cultivate the right mindset.
Before you load up on tissues and chicken soup for cold and flu season, be sure to add these few simple preventative measures to your cold-fighting arsenal first.
Cold and Flu Season: 6 Tips for Staying Healthy Before you load up on tissues and chicken soup for cold and flu season, be sure to add these few simple preventative measures to your cold-fighting arsenal first.
Are both you and your kids dreading Spring Cleaning this year? Sprinkle in some fun and some learning as you spruce up the house and get your kids involved!
Spring Cleaning: 13 Fun Ways to Get Your Kids Involved Are both you and your kids dreading Spring Cleaning this year?
'Bang, bang! You're dead!' Whether it's fake sword fighting, pretend gunplay, or a superhero scene recreated, parents may cringe at the idea of make-believe violence where kids pretend to kill each other. But there's more to pretend play than meets the eye, which is part of the reason you can't stop kids from doing it. Learn what pretend play means to children, and find out when you should step in.
Should You Set Limits for Pretend Play? "Bang, bang! You're dead!"
If you suspect that your teen is stealing, it is important to figure out the underlying reasons. Here are some expert ideas for dealing with teens who steal.
When Teenagers Steal If you suspect that your teen is stealing, it is important to figure out the underlying reasons.
Kindergarten readiness can be a source of anxiety for kids and parents alike. Avoid drill-and-kill practice and prep your preschooler for the classroom with these fun outdoor activities.
10 Ways to Get Ready for Kindergarten...Outside! Kindergarten readiness can be a source of anxiety for kids and parents alike.
In the college admissions marathon, focusing the initial attention on a solid foundation will inevitably produce the best results – both now and in the future.
The Road to College: Preparing Your Freshman for Applications In the college admissions marathon, focusing the initial attention on a solid foundation will inevitably produce the best results – both now and in the future.
Here are some tips to help your kindergartener deal with separation anxiety during the first days of school.
Separation Anxiety: How to Handle First Day Fears Kindergarten does not have to be traumatic.
There can be right and wrong ways of praising toddlers, and sometimes praise can actually do more harm than good. Here's what parents need to know.
Praising Your Toddler: Do's and Don'ts There can be right and wrong ways of praising toddlers, and sometimes praise can actually do more harm than good.
Ready to shop for school supplies, but not sure where to begin? Use our school supply list to jog your memory as you troll the aisles for back-to-school.
Get Back-to-School Supply Savvy School is coming soon! Ready to shop for school supplies, but not quite sure where to begin?
Educational articles are an excellent resource for parents who are interested in learning about the best parenting practices from experts in the field. With insights from top education specialists, these parenting articles provide advice and information for both typical and unusual parenting circumstances. A large range of topics are covered in these educational articles, from back-talking toddlers to college-bound teenagers. There are also articles about best practices to use with kids and teens with specific mental and physical needs. These parenting articles are great for anyone who wants to raise a healthy, happy child.

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