Parenting
Is Studying Causing a Headache? Try These Four Study Remedies
(NewsUSA) – How do children learn? Step by step. Skill by
skill. Some students will be better at certain academic aspects than others. This is what makes
each student unique. This can also keep some students from learning what they need to learn.
It is important for parents to intervene early. "Study skills are critical to succeeding
academically," [...]
Families Flock to Virtual World for Learning
(NewsUSA) – Today's parents have a challenge no other
generation has faced: New research from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) reports that
Internet risks are affecting kids at increasingly younger ages. Cyber-bullying begins in the second
grade; pirating illegal content, such as movies or music, begins in fourth grade.
To combat these growing risks, parents and educators [...]
New Resource Helps Parents Choose Age-Appropriate Video Games
(NewsUSA) – If you're a parent, you've probably heard your
child plead for the latest, hottest video game. And as a parent, you may have found yourself in the
position of having to decide whether a game rated "T for Teen," recommended for kids 13 and older,
is really OK for your younger "tween" to play. And what [...]
Tweens Strive to Paint the World Green
(NewsUSA) – Perhaps more so than many adults, tweens worry
about global warming and pollution. Now, many of these youth are ready to bring change to their
families, schools and communities.
According to a recent Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) and Staples
Foundation for Learning (SFFL) survey of more than 1,200 youths, ages 11-13, 92 percent of [...]
Vision Screenings Protect The Apple of Your Eye
(NewsUSA) – School-age children receive regular vision
screenings, but childhood blindness can start long before elementary school. Early detection makes
treatments more effective, so parents should have their children's vision checked in
preschool.
Ambylopia, or lazy eye, is one of the most common disorders detected in young
children. Lazy eye, which occurs when one eye is significantly stronger than the [...]
How to Monitor Your Child's Virtual Life
(NewsUSA) – Joe started to notice that his daughter, then 16,
was behaving differently. "She had no desire to go to school in the morning, did not do her
homework as she used to, and stopped going to the gym because she was always tired. When the family
got together, or even when her friends asked her to [...]
How to Choose the Best Food for Baby
(NewsUSA) – The formulas and canned peas our parents fed us
have largely fallen out of vogue — today's parents breastfeed (or purchase organic formula) and
run homegrown carrots through food mills. But what's really necessary? And with so many products
proclaiming their health benefits, how can parents tell what's truly good for their
babies?
Storebought food can be [...]
Summer Child Care for Working Parents
(NewsUSA) – When school lets out for the summer, working
parents are challenged with finding safe, convenient and affordable care for their children while
they are at work.
Some parents look for camps or search for home caregivers, while others are fortunate to work
for companies that offer on-site programs, which gives them the comfort of knowing their [...]
Tips on Being Prepared In Case of School Fire
(NewsUSA) – With threats like terrorist attacks and school
shooting sprees, the danger of fire in public places may be a threat that is no longer adequately
focused upon in terms of preparation.
Although schools are required by law to have smoke alarms and evacuation plans,
it's a good idea for parents to take the time to prepare their [...]
Stay Connected With Your Children: Show Them You Care in Three Easy Ways
(NewsUSA) – Let's face it: Life is busy, and it just keeps
getting busier. As a result, parents are finding it increasingly difficult to stay connected with
their kids.
When good communication is diminished, parents struggle to find ways to play a more
significant role in their children's lives. The good news is that help isn't far away. [...]
