Family-school engagement has specific perks for young students

Elementary school children and middle school students are less likely to have concentration problems and behavioral issues at the end of a school year if their parents made a greater effort to be engaged with their schooling earlier in the year.

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What should college students and their families consider before taking out student loans?

Three Things Overscheduled Kids Need More of in Their Lives

Playtime, downtime and family time are so essential to a child's healthy development. But with competing demands from school, extracurricular activities and anxiety, getting downtime might be hard to come by.

Patel: 11 Back-to-School Tips to Help Parents Give Their Kids the Social-Emotional Skills They Need

11 back-to-school tips to help parents give their kids the social-emotional skills they need

A Reading Program That Starts With A Promise Parents Make To Their Kids

An educator and entrepreneur believes he's found an untapped resource to help more struggling students succeed in reading. The secret? Families.

The One Thing Parents Should (But Often Don’t) Consider Before Sending Their Kids To College

What should parents consider before sending their kids off to college?

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