Category: Parent Resources
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What School Type Did Your Favorite Celebrity Attend?
Have you ever met a successful person with a great work ethic and thought, “where did they gain those skills?” Well, we obtain most of our skills from a combination of life experiences, but the kind of education we receive plays a significant role into how we view and approach the world around us. Learning…
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Hola, Ciao, Bonjour: Benefits & Tools To Help Your Child Learn A Second Language
Did you know that mastering another language can open the door to a world of new possibilities for your family? That’s right, as a bilingual person myself, I’ve experienced some of these benefits firsthand. Bening bilingual has given me a broad perspective on the world, helped me obtain many job opportunities, conquer several academic goals,…
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Four Ways To Strengthen Your Child’s Communication Skills
Since birth, your children have been communicating. From sounds like crying or cooing, smiling or eye contact, or body movements like pointing, communication has been part of daily life since the start. As your children continue to grow, you want to equip them to be strong communicators – one of the most crucial life skills.…
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Five Ways To Help Your Kids Develop Leadership Skills
We all want our kids to be happy, healthy, and successful in anything they set out to do. As parents, we work hard to give them the right tools and opportunities to explore and develop skills to help them achieve their goals. Some skills are more straightforward than others; for example, if they are interested…
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Three Tips To Help Your Student Master Their Time Management
The semester is in full swing. With things like homework, mid-semester tests, cello practice, and the big playoff game, your student might start to feel like there is too much on their plate. Luckily, you can be there to support them. So what’s the best way to do so? It all starts with proper time…
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Top Five Life-Changing Benefits Of Team Sports
Memories are an essential part of what makes us unique. For example, the smell of your dad’s cologne, the taste of your grandma’s cooking, or your first trip with friends. Being able to remember people, places, and experiences shape who we are and give us a sense of self. Sports are part of these memories.…
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Is Online Learning Your Best Option? Four Facts To Help You Decide
Studying from home was HUGE for families across the country during the pandemic. We were all in it together, with its many benefits and frustrations. I’m sure parents, students, and teachers can relate. Now that things are (kind of) going back to normal, more schools are starting to switch from online to in-person learning. So,…
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How To Improve Focus & Wellbeing: Tips For Your Entire Family
Nowadays stress seems to follow us everywhere we go. Work deadlines, personal goals, social media pressures… the list goes on. Once we become parents, these challenges can increase because, let’s face it, we are now responsible for another human being🤯 That’s why practicing mindfulness has become part of my daily routine. I’m not here to say…
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Is It Ever Too Early To Start Searching For A High School?
It is no secret that we all try to be as engaged as possible with our children. Working to support and improve our children’s learning, development, and health is an ongoing task. As engaged parents, we are often on the lookout for signs that our children are being offered the best opportunities available to succeed.…
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Which Passion Project Should Your Student Pursue?
The secret is out; getting students excited about learning can be a battle. Sometimes it comes down to one main thing that makes all the difference – passion! Have you ever heard of Genius Hour? Genius Hour is when students have the opportunity to work on passion projects during the school day to explore new…
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#ParentingStories: How To Spark Your Child’s Interests
As parents, we often find ourselves asking for advice. We typically think that parents are the ones who give guidance, not the ones that need it, but facing parenthood, especially in a different country often entails uncertainty. Encouraging our children to discover and explore their interests can be challenging, particularly if we are unaware of the…
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Which Early 2000s Character Matches Your Child’s School Type?
Like every feel-good movie from our childhood, families and friend groups include members with very distinct personalities. Each one likes to approach life and situations in their own unique way. So when we watch a show or movie, it is inevitable to identify more with some characters than others. Let’s go down memory lane with some…
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#YellowPages: Your Go-To Guide To Understanding Learning Buzzwords
Your children are growing up fast. Education is evolving just as quickly. As you search for schools for your student, reading what each one offers can sometimes feel like reading a foreign language. Throwing around terms like UDL, AP, SEL, or PBL, can quickly become overwhelming and feel like alphabet soup. What do all these…
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12 Best Educational Activities in Arizona for Your Family
Many parents find themselves wondering how to engage their children in learning opportunities outside of school. Tablets, video games and other devices offer ample distractions for your student’s downtime, but what educational opportunities do these activities offer? Students deserve a proper break from schooling during the weekends and on breaks, but that doesn’t mean that…
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#ParentingStories: Get Better Educational Opportunities For Kids With Autism
Imagine feeling your whole life like there is something different about you. You feel isolated at times, and notice that how you experience the world is not quite the same as how others do. But one day, a diagnosis changes everything. Getting Diagnosed With Autism For many people with autism worldwide, a diagnosis lets them…