Category Archives: Education

Supporting Your Teen’s Academic Success

TweetShare More than just being about grades, the educational process offers teens the opportunity to learn about social skills, personal responsibility, respect for authority, as well as how to manage their time, how to gather and retain information, and areas … Continue reading

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Parents Starting The 2011-2012 School Year Off Right, With Security In Mind… Gives You Peace Of Mind!

Working in the Online Security field for the past 6 years, I guarantee most parents don’t put Online Security or Internet Safety at the top of their to do lists…

With Security In Mind

When your children start riding a bike you are there every step of the way, holding the bike in place until they feel stable enough that the child says; “let go dad I can do it” only to have her tip over only three pedals more, sometimes you’re able to catch them sometimes your not… but your right there to lift them up and dust them off and give them a hug and say it is going to be OK… So, lets get you back on the bike and I will help you again, that folks is called LOVE! Continue reading

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1976 Student Uprisings Lesson – When Parents Sit Back, Children Take The Lead

TweetShare After 30 years 16 June 1976 has become a South African national Youth Day public holiday. On this day  30 years ago I was only 2 years old when Soweto, the most famous urban township in the world, made … Continue reading

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Parenting Don’t overlook the importance of reading

TweetShareArticle Source: southcoasttoday.com Reading as a family activity is less important to U.S. and Canadian parents when compared to other listed activities according to a recent online survey. “As U.S. literacy rates worsen, parents need to make daily reading a … Continue reading

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Straight Talk About Casual Sex

TweetShareArticle Source: crosswalk.com Article by: Janice Shaw Crouse It’s not news to anybody these days – not if they watch any television or glance at the covers of the magazines lining the checkout counters at the grocery stores – that … Continue reading

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Single Parents and the College Financial Crunch

TweetShareby: Dale Clifton, The Scholarship Doctor The price of gas and college continue to go up, up and up. The cost of college and university attendance is twice as expensive as eight years ago. Gas prices may ease, but financial … Continue reading

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Build Character: Help Your Kids Discuss Outside the Box

TweetShareby: Jean Tracy. MSS Parents and Teachers, are your kids afraid of taking risks? Are you afraid your kids won’t develop their talents? Do they hide inside the Invisible Box? Let’s learn a fun way to help your kids risk … Continue reading

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Playing An Active Role In Your Children’s Homeschooling

TweetShareby: Donna L. Miller Homeschooling is an option that many parents choose when they feel that, for whatever reason, their child will not be getting the best education in a public or private school system. Homeschooling allows for a variety … Continue reading

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Standardized Testing Teaching Tips

TweetShareby: Freda J. Glatt, MS Standardized tests can be very stressful for children. Here, therefore, are some tips for parents and children that may help. Before the Test…for Parents and Children 1. Have children study every night during the year … Continue reading

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Audio Books – Is Your Child Gaining From These Benefits?

TweetShareby: Eliza Bush Children’s audio books on CD were something I’d always regarded with mild suspicion. After all it’s not really reading or is it? As a mother and English teacher, not to mention an avid reader myself, I was … Continue reading

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