How Was Your Kid's Day
HOW WAS YOUR KID’S DAY?
You really should find out….
You spend an average of four to six hours per day with your child. The other 10-12 hours of the day, they are either on the way to school, at school, participating in after school activities, and on the way home—with other “friends”. If you are not paying attention, undesirable characters who your sons and daughters call, “friend”, could be a bad influence and cause serious damage to their future—and yours.
There is so much pressure for kids to “fit in” and be accepted. Your kid could be the target of taunts and bullying from other kids with the need to deal with their own discomfort with self-esteem issues. What if your kid were the one that goes along with the bully to keep from being his target of bullying? Perhaps your kid is the bully?
Keeping your kid’s brain muscles flexed during summer vacationKeeping your kid’s brain muscles flexed during summer vacation Your summer plans have been finalized. The kids are enrolled in summer sports camps, art, drama, and dance camps, or academic enrichment camps. You may even be lucky enough to have kids enrolled in “Camp Mommy” (or Daddy) and have plans to tour every museum, zoo, beach, and park your city has to offer. Your sixteen-year-old may be excited to start their first summer job to save money for cool clothing, shoes and movie night with friends. While summer is the perfect time for funning in the sun and providing an outlet for kids to enjoy life outside of school, it is critical to provide academic enrichment opportunities to keep those brain muscles flexed for the upcoming school year. The National Summer Learning Association shares that more than half of the achievement gap between lower and high income youth can be explained by unequal access to summer learning opportunities.
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School Projects: Who is ResponsibleSCHOOL PROJECTS: WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?
Do you cringe when your child informs you about a project their teacher has assigned? Do you stay up late, the night before the project is due, to put finishing touches on display boards while your child is comfortable in bed? While helping kids with school projects should be an enjoyable learning experience, this process can cause a great deal of unnecessary stress if expectations and boundaries are not clearly established. Children between kindergarten and grade 3 will need assistance with completing school projects. The goal of school projects is to teach your child to, eventually, independently apply problem solving strategies with creative results. If the teacher has not provided a timeline of completion, create one for your child. This alleviates the stress caused by waiting until the last minute to complete the project.
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