How to talk to your kids about the San Bernardino shootings

The Los Angeles Times - Sonali Kohli "There are about [...]

December 4th, 2015|Categories: California, Children, Current Events, Education, News, Parent talk, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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When will we let our kids be kids again?

News Herald - Juliann Talkington With the 24 hours news [...]

December 3rd, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Behavior, Brain development, Child Development, Children, Education, Juliann Talkington, Learning, News, Outdoors, Overparenting, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Playing, Students, Talkington, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Tablets out, imagination in: the schools that shun technology

The Guardian - Matthew Jenkin "In the heart of Silicon [...]

December 2nd, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The ‘Word Gap’ Takes Root In Infancy; So Too Should Our Efforts to Close It

The Huffington Post - Sandra Waxman "China is not the [...]

December 1st, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Language, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Vocabulary, Word Gap|Tags: Education, schools|

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Desert Sands: School begins at home

The Desert Sun - Mary Perry "“By the time a [...]

November 30th, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Hispanic, Learning, News, Parent talk, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|

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7 Keys to the College Application Process, According to a Top High School Counselor

The 74 Million - Lizzie Thompson "College application season is [...]

November 30th, 2015|Categories: Accountability, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why we need to let kids be creative

CNN - Carolina A. Miranda "This may not seem like [...]

November 30th, 2015|Categories: ability, Creativity, divergent thinking, Education, Imagination, kid, Parents, potential, Teacher|

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One Way Restaurants Can Fight Child Obesity

Bloomberg - Peter R. Orszag "Until my older children tired [...]

November 29th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, African American, Childhood Education, Childhood Obesity, Children, Current Events, Diet, Education, Learning, News, Nutrition, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Using Creativity to Boost Young Children’s Mathematical Thinking

KQED News Mind/Shift - Deborah Farmer Kris "The students in [...]

November 28th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Teaching kids about healthy eating protects them as adults

The Californian - K Anthony L. Komaroff, M.D. "A child’s [...]

November 28th, 2015|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Education, Childhood Obesity, Children, Current Events, Diet, Education, Health, Learning, News, Nutrition, Parenting, Parents, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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