We’re right in the middle of cold and flu season, and that means your little (and not so little) bundles of joy are often bundles of germs as well. Great Schools recently published an article with five tricks to keep your child healthy during cold and flu season. Wash your hands. An estimated 80 percent … Continue reading 5 Tricks to Keep Your Child Healthy This Winter
Teach Your Children to Live Financially Smart Lives with Money As You Grow
Many children will be receiving cash and gift cards this holiday season. As parents, we know how this windfall often ends up—spent on toys that are played with once before gathering dust or frittered away a little at a time on impulse purchases. The President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability has created a website called … Continue reading Teach Your Children to Live Financially Smart Lives with Money As You Grow
Keep “What’s Going Around” Away with Healthy Habits
With winter comes cold and flu season, and your child and their developing immune system often catches a case of “what’s going around” and brings it home. National PTA teamed up with the National Education Association and Lysol to create the Healthy Habits Program to help teach children the importance of hand washing as well … Continue reading Keep “What’s Going Around” Away with Healthy Habits
Navigate the Financial Aid Wilderness with This Federal Infographic
If you’ve got a high school senior in your house, your family is likely deep in the college application process and wondering how to pay for it all as well. Navigating the various types of student loans and other financial aid can be confusing, especially if you’re going through it for the first time. The … Continue reading Navigate the Financial Aid Wilderness with This Federal Infographic
Great Kids Video Series Details Your Child’s Educational Milestones
When our children are little, we anticipate and celebrate every milestone—sitting up, first words, walking, and more. When they get into school, meeting their education milestones are just as important, but we often don’t know what those milestones are or what they look like. Great Kids has come to the rescue with a series of … Continue reading Great Kids Video Series Details Your Child’s Educational Milestones
Help Your Child Avoid the Ten Rules of Bad Studying
As the school semester begins to wind down, many students will be studying and taking semester exams. The Coursera Blog has posted a list of ten rules of bad studying—common studying methods that just don’t work. Be sure to take the time to share these time-wasting studying techniques with your student so they can get … Continue reading Help Your Child Avoid the Ten Rules of Bad Studying
The Illinois Fire Prevention Association, in conjunction with the National Fire Protection Association and the US Fire Administration, is alerting consumers to fire safety issues for the winter months. The Put a Freeze on Winter Fires campaign features several free information sheets, including: Thanksgiving Safety Ten Tips to Get Ahead of the Winter Freeze Cooking … Continue reading
NBC News Education Nation Parent Toolkit
Research has shown that those with high emotional intelligence have better attention skills and fewer learning problems, and are generally more successful in academic and workplace settings. NBC News Education Nation has created a Parent Toolkit contains parent resources for each stage of your child’s education from Pre-K to 12th Grade. It now contains resources … Continue reading NBC News Education Nation Parent Toolkit
Smart Snacks at Home
Your kids come out of school and ask the inevitable question, “Can I have a snack?” The fact is that kids need to refuel approximately every four hours to keep their energy up and snacking is not bad. It’s what you decide to give them that matters the most. Cookies, chips, and soda can sometimes … Continue reading Smart Snacks at Home
November is National Runaway Prevention Month
Approximately 1.6 to 2 million troubled teens between the age of 13 and 17 run away from home each year. The most common reason that troubled teens runaway is family resistance over such issues as curfew, truancy, behavior, dress code, academic performance, and the teen's choice of friends. Troubled boys and troubled girls also may … Continue reading November is National Runaway Prevention Month
Eight Hidden Keys to Help Your Child Succeed in School
Here are eight not-so-obvious results from recent studies on how you can help your child succeed in school. Praise work, not results. Children need positive reinforcement, but it’s important how you praise your child’s efforts in school. Numerous studies have shown that children who are praised for their work ethic are better able to solve … Continue reading Eight Hidden Keys to Help Your Child Succeed in School
Healthy Food Choices in Schools: Nutrition + Active Play + Parenting = SUCCESS
A webinar on September 17, 2014 debuted a new curriculum developed by the Collaboration for Health, Activity and Nutrition in Children’s Environments (CHANCE) at Cornell University entitled Healthy Children, Healthy Families: Parents Making a Difference (HCHF). This curriculum was developed to combat unhealthy weight gain, to promote healthy eating and activity, and to reduce chronic … Continue reading Healthy Food Choices in Schools: Nutrition + Active Play + Parenting = SUCCESS
Advocacy in Action: What Parents and Caregivers Need to Know about the Choking Game
Today we can celebrate our recent progress on our 2013 Resolution on Prevention of Asphyxiation Games (the Choking Game). Today we are another step closer to eliminating participation in this dangerous activity. The joint efforts of the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Illinois PTA have brought two important publications in this … Continue reading Advocacy in Action: What Parents and Caregivers Need to Know about the Choking Game
10 Keys to a Successful Parent-Teacher Conference
You are your child’s first and most important teacher, and now that your child is in school, you need to partner with the other teachers in your child’s life to work towards your common goal—to have your child learn and do well. A great place to start that collaboration is your child’s parent-teacher conference. Here … Continue reading 10 Keys to a Successful Parent-Teacher Conference
Introducing…Crazy 8s Club!
Have you heard about Bedtime Math’s Crazy 8s? It’s the new nationwide after-school club designed to get kids fired up about math. Every week kids get to build stuff, run and jump, make music, make a mess… and make friendships at the same time. Crazy 8s is like no other math club before it. Unlike … Continue reading Introducing…Crazy 8s Club!
Stress-Less at Back to School: Simple Tools & Tips for Busy Families
Our friends at VolunteerSpot save parents time and make it easy for anyone to organize school activities with FREE online signups and reminders. Learn why parents and teachers love VolunteerSpot and enter for a chance to WIN $500 for your PTA today! Enter Here VolunteerSpot makes your volunteer life easier; check out these simple tips … Continue reading Stress-Less at Back to School: Simple Tools & Tips for Busy Families
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