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Teen’s Perspective on Facebook

by Sam P. October 12th, 2011| Teen Perspective, Teens
Facebook -- everybody has it, but do you really need it?  I could see arguing for both sides, so I will.

Facebook is completely unnecessary.  You see your friends all day long at school;  if you want to talk to them you can call them or text them or go

Snack Suggestions for Preschool

by T Akery October 6th, 2011| Preschool
Snacks are a part of attending preschool. Unfortunately, it is up to the parents to provide the snacks. It is sometimes very hard to know what to bring. After all, there might be allergies to avoid and some children don't like certain things. It makes the choices for snack

Prioritizing Elementary Activities

by Ronald A. Rowe September 30th, 2011| Elementary, Helpful Hints
Football. Chess club. Chorus. Band. Drama club. Piano lessons.

If you've got an elementary or junior high school student, you probably have a similar list of obligations. How do you prioritize among them? School work comes first. That one's easy. I think we can all agree that the extra-curricular activities

Dealing with Toddler Allergies

by T Akery September 23rd, 2011| Infants/Toddlers
Dealing with allergies in toddlers is a very difficult task for parents. The thought that your child could react adversely to the things around them is very scary. You can only control so much of their environment. It is the things beyond your control that you worry most about.

You

First Middle School Dance

by Sam P. September 19th, 2011| Teen Perspective, Teens
Now that school has started and we are back in the swing of things, it's time for the dances.  My middle school is 5th grade through 8th, but the 5th graders aren't allowed to go to the dances.  So once you get into 6th grade you feel different, almost

Teen’s Perspective : Going Back to Homework

by Sam P. September 12th, 2011| Teen Perspective, Teens
It's 6 p.m., you just got back from football and you have tons of homework to do, but you just don't feel like doing it. Your bedtime is 10 p.m., you still have to eat and shower too.  Time ticks by and suddenly it's 9:30 and that essay that

Preschool Homework for Parents

by T Akery September 8th, 2011| Preschool
Homework is a dirty word for most students. Ever since its inception, it has been a force that both parents and kids dread. But for parents, the homework actually starts in preschool. The assignments seem endless and repetitive but it is all a part of getting prepared for what

Helping Your Teen Apply to College

by Louise September 1st, 2011| Teen Perspective
Applying to college is a stressful process, for children and parents alike. It's time-consuming and can be expensive. As a sophomore in college, I feel as though it all happened yesterday. There are really only three steps to the college application process. Unfortunately, those steps aren't so easy. In

Starting Middle School

by Sam P. August 25th, 2011| Tweens
It's always scary moving up into a new school.  Last year you were in 5th grade, the head honcho of the elementary school, but now you will be one of the little kids.  It's always frightening, but you have to do it and every kid does.  I am actually

Video Game Censorship

by Jacob P. August 22nd, 2011| Teen Perspective
If you follow the news, you will notice that every once  in a while, another government figure is advocating the banning of violent video games.  While video games can cause significant problems, banning the games is not the answer to the problems.

According to the American Psychological Association, "Playing violent

Back to School Checklist

by Ronald A. Rowe August 17th, 2011| Elementary
Here in Florida we're just a week away from the start of the new school year. Some of you in the Great White North (anywhere north of Georgia) may have a little longer. But you can take a lesson from my last minute scrambling about what you've still got

Teen’s Perspective on Back to School

by Sam P. August 15th, 2011| Teen Perspective
It's that  time of year again!  The time when kids groan when the word is even mentioned.  School!  Every kid is dreading it.  In just a few short weeks you'll have to get back into the rhythm of waking up early to catch the bus, coming home with what
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