Web pages
The following webpages provide excellent resources for parents of school aged children:
PARENT FURTHER
DISCOVERY EDUCATION
NEA - PARENTS
Thinker Academy
PARENT FURTHER
DISCOVERY EDUCATION
NEA - PARENTS
Thinker Academy
Anxiety
Anxiety in children can often appear in ways that don’t look like anxiety. Kids will always know when something doesn't feel right, but they might not always be able to find the words. Here's what they might say, when they mean 'I'm anxious'.
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Don't Advocate for Your Kids: Mentor Them Instead!
My kids, however, haven’t learned to advocate for themselves. And I’m going out on a limb to suggest your kids haven’t learned how, either. Why? Because parents tend to do all the advocating for their kids.
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10 things parents say that disrespect their kids
How is my child using social media?
Ever wonder what your child is doing with all those social media apps? Here's an excellent insight written by an avid social media user who is 18! The following is from The Huffington Post and is titled 8 Fascinating Facts About Social Media
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Study habits
Students grapple with many issues in their lives, and because of all of the competing things for your attention, it’s hard to concentrate on studying. And yet if you’re in school, you have to do at least a little studying in order to progress from year to year. The key to effective studying isn't cramming or studying longer, but studying smarter. You can begin studying smarter with these ten proven and effective study habits.
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Study tips
It’s annoying, isn’t it? You see them in every class. The students who seem to breeze on through. Coolly killing one test after another.
How do they do it? 21 TIPS from Winston Sieck @ Thinker Academy:
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How do they do it? 21 TIPS from Winston Sieck @ Thinker Academy:
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Teens and reading
Perhaps the teenagers in your family were once avid readers but now hardly ever open a book, or perhaps they never liked reading in the first place. As an adult, you know that reading is important and you obviously want to make sure that the teenagers in your life grow into adulthood with all the skills they need to succeed.
In this article, RIF suggests how parents can help teenagers decide for themselves that reading is important to their lives.
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In this article, RIF suggests how parents can help teenagers decide for themselves that reading is important to their lives.
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