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New Year's Resolutions Maximize Child Learning and Teach Improvement
New Year's resolutions teach your child to set goals for improvement. Tells how to get started. Gives inspirational ideas. Talks about what to do when resolutions are broken.Article:Scholastic Parents
12/19/2006
Explaining Executive Function and How it Affects Your Child's Academic Success
Executive function is a group of essential mental tasks. If your child is a disorganized student or poor planner, he may need help with executive function.Article:Scholastic Parents
6/20/2007
Keep Your Tank Full: Why Parents Need to Eat Healthy Foods
Eating often and making healthy nutritional choices provides parents with must-have energy.Article:Parent & Child
5/2007
6 Ways to Get Organized for Back to School: Quick Click
Get things in order before your child goes back to school. Tips for readjusting your routine, stocking up on supplies, and organizing paperwork.Article:Scholastic Parents
Quick Click: I Got My Own Breakfast
Easy ways to help your child get an independent start to the day.Article:Parent & Child
6 Rules for Carpool Drivers and Riders
Lists 6 guidelines for parents who drive carpool or who share rides with other families. These rules and tips help make ride-sharing easier for drivers and passengers.Article:Parent & Child
9/2008
12 Ways to Develop Your Child's Organizational Skills
Fun activities like cooking and collecting teach planning, sorting, and classifying.Article:Scholastic Parents
Budget-Wise Birthday Party Planning
Provides money-saving strategies for birthday party planning, such as making your own invitations and taking guests on a field trip to an affordable location.Article:Scholastic Parents
Critical Thinking: What It Means and How You Can Encourage Your Child to Develop It
What your child's teacher means when she talks about "critical thinking" skills. How critical thinking allows children to make sense of the world around them. What you can do to help build your child's critical thinking skills at home.Article:Scholastic Parents
8/2/2007
Organize Your Morning Routine
You and your child can plan your morning schedule ahead of time to make him a more organized student.Older children can learn to use organizational tools like calendars.Article:Scholastic Parents
3/5/2007
Quick Click: 5 Ways to Procrastinator-Proof Your Child
Help your child beat procrastination to become a better student.Article:Scholastic Parents
5 Timesaving Tips for Back-to-School
Start every day smoothly with these timesaving ideas for back-to-school. Check weather reports and make lunches a day in advance. Make bed time and bath time relaxing for your child.Article:Scholastic Parents
Say No and Mean It
How this simple two-letter word can set you freeArticle:Parent & Child
11/2007
How Much Homework Help Should You Give Your Child?
Know the best ways to assist your middle schooler when homework is due. How to offer homework support from the sidelines, without going overboard.Article:Scholastic Parents
Birthday Parties: 10 Steps for Planning and Enjoyment
Lists ten steps for throwing a successful children's birthday party, including involving your child, handling the logistics, and setting the mood.Article:Scholastic Parents