How Sleep Deprivation is Putting Your Teen at Risk
Is your teenager getting enough sleep? According to the National Sleep Foundation, teens need about eight to ten hours of sleep each night, but most aren’t getting nearly enough. In fact, in one study,...
View ArticleWhat Parents Should Know About Messaging Apps: WhatsApp, Kik, and Yik Yak
WhatsApp, Kik, Yik Yak, Viber, Snapchat, Omegle, Oovoo, Whisper. If these names aren’t familiar to you, ask your teenager. Though they’re not as popular with older users, many of these apps are rapidly...
View Article5 Ways Your Child Can Overcome Envy
Whenever I complained about the enormous inequities that existed in my admittedly comfortable suburban upbringing, I would hear my mother’s familiar refrain, “Life isn’t fair.” And while that is...
View Article10 Key Characteristics You Need to Teach Your Child
Most concerned parents are involved in their children’s education because they want them to be successful adults. They meet with their children’s teachers and ensure that homework is completed on time....
View ArticleWhy Online Education?
When your family decides to use online education as opposed to the traditional brick-and-mortar setting, it’s for a reason. Unfortunately, that reason may be unknown to the majority, and oftentimes a...
View ArticleWhat Parents Need to Know About Snapchat
Are you friends with your kids on Facebook? Whether out of concern for their online safety or simple curiosity about their online (and offline) activities, the majority of parents who use social media...
View ArticleWhy Online Education?
When a family decides to use online education as opposed to the traditional brick-and-mortar setting, it’s for a good reason. While those reasons are varied, students who fall into the following...
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The Best Thing to Happen in Education
We asked teachers, parents, educational influencers, and experts what they thought the best thing to happen in education was. Here’s what they had to say: “Without a doubt, the most important thing to...
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How Will We Change Education by 2020
We asked teachers, parents, educational influencers, and experts how they thought education would change by 2020. Here’s what they had to say: “ROWS!!!! Rows [(children seated in rows)] were...
View ArticleMore Than a Child Actress
Being a child actress is no easy feat, and adding ice skating, roller skating, piano lessons, dance class, and horseback riding to that role may seem like too much for one person to accomplish...
View ArticleParent Report Cards Offer a Tool for Discussion
If your child were to grade you as a parent, how would you fare on your 2015 report card? Some moms and dads are finding out, permitting their children to mark them in a multitude of subjects with...
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Kids’ Opinions on Student Engagement
What engages students? We’ve been tackling that question for years, sharing anecdotes based on our own perceptions and experiences. The truth is, education has changed, and it’s difficult to accurately...
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Get It Done: 5 Secrets to Success Tips
We asked teachers, parents, educational influencers, and experts what their secret to success is and how they ensure to GID (Get It Done). Here’s what they had to say: “Make the best use of time. I...
View ArticlePreparing Your Child for Leadership: 5 Parenting Habits to Avoid
As parents, we lead by example. But it is all too easy to lead kids astray with our own inadvertent flaws. What kinds of behaviors should you avoid if you want your child to grow up to be a healthy and...
View Article5 TED Talks That Will Make You and Your Kids Closer
If you and your children haven’t watched a TED Talk yet, you may be missing out! According to the TED.com website, “TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful...
View ArticleBest Fairy Tale Movies: Hook
From recent theatrical releases such as Into the Woods to required reading lists for students, fairy tales are prominent contributors to popular culture and academia. Some parents may contemplate the...
View ArticleBest Fairy Tale Movies: Mirror Mirror
From recent theatrical releases such as Into the Woods to required reading lists for students, fairy tales are prominent contributors to popular culture and academia. Some parents may contemplate the...
View Article5 Ways for Children to Unplug Technology
These days, children are spending more and more time connected with a technological device. While there are benefits to this, there are also some serious drawbacks. Some experts claim that children who...
View Article4 Ways to Improve Your Child’s Verbal Skills
Schools tend to emphasize reading and writing heavily and, while these skills are imperative, they are only two of the abilities that compose linguistic competence. Listening and speaking are the other...
View ArticleHow Parental Involvement Benefits the Entire Educational Process
Jane Dee Hull, the first female governor of Arizona, once said, “At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child’s success is the positive involvement of parents.” Perhaps Governor Hull was...
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