Helping Your Middle Schooler Find the Best Extracurricular Activities
With the new school year upon us, it’s time to start thinking about the types of activities that you want your kids to get involved with. Every child …
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Parenting Preteens & Tweens
Showing guides and explainers filed under Parenting Preteens & Tweens.
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Top Tips for Raising a Motivated Reader
Reading is one of the most important academic fundamentals that schools teach. Though the technology of how we read has changed around us, the basic …
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How Parents Can Ease the Back-to-School Transition for Middle School Kids
It can be challenging to know what to do to get your middle school child ready for all of the activities, requirements and events that will go on …
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Five Great Jobs for Pre-Teens
If you have thought about helping your preteen get a job, it’s a great idea! It gives them a sense of responsibility, makes them feel good about …
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Keep Kids Safe When Bringing Mobile Devices to School
With an increasing number of schools utilizing the BYOD policy (“Bring your own device”), some parents and even administrators have concerns about the …
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How Parents Can Help Children Use Tech to Improve Grades and Increase Knowledge
Schools are required to have remediation programs for students who are not meeting their goals on standardized tests. Mobile apps and other …
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Tips for Helping Your Kids Learn How to Make New Friends in the Digital Age
One of the skills kids need most is how to make and win friends. There is no cookie-cutter pattern for making and keeping friends, but there are some …
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Tips for Parents of Creative Children: Helping Your Child Succeed in School and in Life
Many schools expect all children to learn at the same pace, but not all kids learn the same way. This article explores the way creative children think …
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Helping Kids Make Friends in Junior High or Middle School
While there is not one solution for making friends at any age, these tips ideas have proven helpful for many kids as they enter this important …
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Helping Tweens Develop Healthy Social Skills and Learning the Social Differences Between Teens and Adolescents
When teaching young people social skills, it is important to remember that while there are similarities, adolescents are not teens yet and there are …
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