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Drub-Abuse Prevention Assembly Choices

Assemblies and In-Class Curicula Educate About Addiction

Help Your Kids Make Friends at Camp

Don't worry. Your child will make friends at summer camp. Most camps have trained counselors who facilitate friendships especially among children who may be introverted or have special needs.

Preparing Kids for the 21st-Century

Prominent leaders agree that development of the 4C’s: Communication, Collaboration, Critical thinking and Creativity are necessary to compete in today’s job market.

One-Stop Pediatric Care

Physical and mental health impact one another and recently, there’s been a move to patient-centered pediatric care. For children experiencing anxiety, behavior problems or more significant mental disorders each year, timely access to a mental health professional can alleviate a serious issue.

No More Grocery Wars

Does taking the kids to the grocery story make you crazy? Find out how to survive the experience with your sanity intact.

Tools to Build Kids' Self-Advocacy Skills

What parents can do to guide students with special needs to know how to ask for support when needed

Hands-on Learning in Montessori Schools

Instead of worksheets and pencils, Montessori classrooms offer children opportunities to learn through touching and doing.

GreenTree Pediatric Therapies, LLC

GreenTree provides occupational therapy services in collaboration with families to maximize participation at home, school, at play, and with friends. Successful participation is achieved through the development of skills, adapting the task or the environment and parent & child collaboration…

Reading with newborns

Read aloud to your newborn. Not only is it a way to cuddle and bond, your baby gains language skills through hearing words says mom blogger Marissa Kiepert Truong, PhD.

How martial arts has made me a better mom

Martial arts teaches parenting tools such as patience, self-discipline, respect and structure, says black belt blogger Toni Langston.

Camps help kids build resilience

Under pressure to succeed academically, socially, in extracurricular activities and with social media, kids to be able to learn from mistakes.

Sensory Processing Disorder

A starkly real condition lacks recognition as a diagnosis — with a photo essay by Brian Mengini, The Faces of SPD.

Rapid rewards: Kids gain skills after just 1 or 2 weeks at camp

The increasingly popular trend of shorter essions and more registration options has not diminished summer camp's benefits.

Reading tip: Ask open-ended questions

When reading to a child, ask questions about the story to enhance language, expression, comprehension, critical thinking and memory skills says mom blogger Marissa Kiepert Truong, PhD.

Are you a homework helper?

Four area tutors suggest ways parents can be their kids' study buddies. Their tips include reading to, and later along with, your children.

21ST CENTURY EDUCATION

Some schools have adopted an educational model that features inquiry, research, collaboration, problem solving, presentation and reflection. It emphasizes thinking skills instead of rote learning.

Grandparents special role: support

The number one “special need” of any child is unconditional love, and a grandparent of a child with special needs has the unique ability to furnish it.