Am I Raising a Bully?
by Mary Follin and Kristi Crosson
THE PROBLEM: My oldest son (11 yo) is mean to his younger brother and sister. He calls each of them a derogatory nickname and constantly…
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by LaQueshia JeffriesLast year, my son attempted suicide for the first time after a series of escalating events. Looking back, there were signs and warnings that he needed more emotional and…
With more snow this week, you may be in need of some additional activities to do with the kiddos. Here are some more fun math and science activities to do during a snow day: Instead of…
School is cancelled. Stuck inside with the kiddos for a few long snow days? Try these five fun snow day science experiments, inspired by my daughter’s love of Sid the Science Kid. 1. Do…
My daughter, still in preschool, is too young to know math as a school subject. However, she never tires of playing a game. She often asks to play the adding and subtracting game. Here is what…
I rush to the car, grabbing items as I pass through in a blur: purse (check), paper and pen (check), toddler has presentable clothes on (check), hair brushed sometime today-mine and hers (check…
In a survey performed by the Stanford Research Institute and the Carnegie Mellon Foundation of over 500 CEO's, it was found that 75% of long term job success depends on soft skills and only 25% on…
According to the National Retail Federation, the average family does. They estimate that at the beginning of the school year, the average family spends more than $600 on children's clothing, back…
Do you notice that, over the summer, your kids lose a lot of what they learned during the school year? It's probably not your imagination. As a teacher, I watched each year as students slam-dunked…
Helping a teenager get into college can be very stressful for parents. As graduating classes have become larger, and the number of students who are college-bound continues to increase, (by 70…