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Education Resources for Parents

With your help and such good resources as Parents as Teachers, education can begin for your child during infancy. Learn how to help your children achieve their highest academic potential. We offer articles that address issues of parenting children in daycare, preschool, elementary, middle school and junior high, high school, and even college. And you’ll find a Guide to Schools in the Local Resources section of each of our 16 Cities.

What can you do to support your child throughout the educational experience? We give tips on learning math, science, music, history and more. In which subjects would your child benefit from tutoring? What about testing? Is your child comfortable with test taking? What does your child need to get prepared for taking the ACT and SAT exams? Do you understand standardized testing?

Parenting Education - Articles of Education
When Kids Hate to Read

Not only will kids who avoid reading miss out on one of life’s deepest pleasures, but they’ll have trouble in school and beyond. How can we hook our reluctant readers on words?


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Healthier Meals Called for at Schools

Children eat as many as half of their week's meals at school! Even before proposed new Federal school nutrition rules take effect, you can make schools healthier places for your kids to eat.
 

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January Is Time for High School Juniors to Begin the College Search
 THE ROAD TO COLLEGE
A ONE-YEAR ACTION PLAN
FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
#3 of 20:  January, Part One

Juniors, here are a questionnaire and a timeline to guide you to finding your perfect college.
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Kindness in Kindergarten: What’s “Character Education”?

Kindergartens now emphasize not only hard-core academics but “character education.” An expert on early childhood education takes a look at this recent trend.


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How to Find Colleges That "Fit" Me
THE ROAD TO COLLEGE
A ONE-YEAR ACTION PLAN
FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
#2 of 20:  December, Part Two 

You're not looking for the "best" college – you're looking for the college that's best for you.
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Raising a Bilingual Child Is Challenging But Worth It

How many languages does your baby hear every day? Research shows that children who learn more than one language at an early age have better reading scores and are often more focused and creative.
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