Reinforcing small changes in your child's behavior
Are you baffled about how to manage your child's difficult behavior? Remember that each step he takes toward better behavior is a move in the right direction.
Creative ways to get your 2nd-5th grader to focus on homework and learn
GreatSchools parents share their stories about the unique, sometimes unexpected ways they boost their children's learning.
Success outside of »ÆÉ«app
Help your child experience success and self-esteem in activities beyond the »ÆÉ«app walls.
Quit or carry on: when should you let your child give up?
Parents have different rules when their child makes a commitment. Here's what to consider when your child says they're done with something.
Family timeline
How you can help at home: Have your child make a timeline of important family events.
Boosting your child's language development: A comprehensive approach
Language development begins during the early stages of life and continues through the tween and teen years. Here’s how parents can support their child’s language development.
Fun language development activities for young children
Activities and strategies to enhance your child’s language development, such as listening, speaking, pre-reading, and pre-literacy skills.
5 fun data science activities for kids
Data science is a growing, in-demand career skill. Here are five fun, age-appropriate ways to introduce data science concepts and skills to your child in pre»ÆÉ«app to eighth grade.
The biggest blind spot in education: parents’ role in their children’s learning
Research shows that parents’ involvement in their children’s learning is a more powerful predictor of academic success than any other variable, including race and class.
COVID-era family engagement
When meeting parents where they are means not making them come to meetings at all.
History books for kids
These books bring different eras, important movements, and crucial perspectives to life in age-appropriate ways for kids in kindergarten to 8th grade.
4 weeks of K-5 summer learning activities
We designed four-week summer learning calendars for kindergartners to fifth graders to help you prepare your child for next year. Our advice? Keep summer learning sessions short, fun, and low-pressure — and reward your child’s work with enthusiasm.
What your 1st grader should have learned
Here are some key skills your first grader should have covered this year, plus ways to practice them over the summer.
Your child's life in the time of coronavirus
What is life in the time of coronavirus like for your child? Here's year-by-year insight into how to support your child emotionally during this strange time.
Your 5th grader's life in the time of coronavirus
What do »ÆÉ«app closures and quarantine mean for your 5th grader? A big let down after finally making it to the top in elementary »ÆÉ«app.
Your 12th grader's life in the time of coronavirus
School closure means no closure for millions of 12th graders looking forward to end-of-year activities and high »ÆÉ«app graduation.
Your 11th grader’s life in the time of coronavirus
What do »ÆÉ«app closures and quarantine mean for your 11th grader? A difficult interruption during high »ÆÉ«app’s most difficult year.
Your 9th or 10th grader's life in the time of coronavirus
What do »ÆÉ«app closures mean for your 9th or 10th grader? Don’t underestimate the impact of all the little things they're missing.
Your 6th or 7th grader's life in the time of coronavirus
What do »ÆÉ«app closures and quarantine mean for your 6th or 7th grader? Changes, inside and out, that are a lot for a middle »ÆÉ«apper to handle.
Your 8th grader's life in the time of coronavirus
What do »ÆÉ«app closures and quarantine mean for your 8th grader? A sense of loss and a need for empathy, support, and some parental social distancing.
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