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Do you sometimes wish you could put your children in a bubble to protect them from all danger? If so, you are not alone. With more news reports come new worries. “Don’t talk to strangers” is just the tip of a huge iceberg of possible 
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6 SMART WAYS TO AVOID BATTLES Increasingly, experts agree that kids today get way too much homework. Until schools find a way to tame the homework monster into submission, try these tips to help keep your kid’s tears and meltdowns in check.   What’s a 
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Ever met a kid who didn’t like to get dirty? Who didn’t want to play with a hose or run through a sprinkler as a child? Honestly, it’s just a hop from making mud pies to gardening, and many school-age kids have the ability to 
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Playing with a pal is not just board games, backyard soccer, slime, bikes, and lemonade stands. It’s actually shoring up your child’s mental health, banking trust and security that she can draw on for years to come. Kids don’t need a big group of friends 
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know by now that researchers, educators, and almost every major literacy organization advises parents to read aloud to children, early and often. But not all kids like to read. And not all parents continue to read aloud to 
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Try these quick and easy research-based tips to keep learning alive when school is out You’ve probably heard of the summer slide. It’s a term experts use to describe the loss of learning that takes place over the summer months among kids who don’t participate 
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Being a kid today comes with its fair share of stress. Whether it’s learning to handle a difficult classmate, sitting for standardized tests, trying out for a sports team, or going after a role in the school play, kids are frequently faced with stressful situations. 
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The next time you see an elderly woman who is forced to stand on the bus because no one offered her a seat, give her yours. Then go home and start this conversation with your kids.   Head out into the world, and you’re bound 
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Summer means a much-needed break for kids, but it can also mean a break in learning and, in many cases, a regrettable loss of newly developed reading skills. The so-called “summer slide” is particularly problematic for kids who are already struggling with reading. If you 
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Backyard gardens, puppet theatres, scrapbooks and crafts are some of the ways to keep your children active and their minds working all summer long.   Summer vacation can be either a learning wasteland or a learning paradise. The temptations are great for children to spend 
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