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As with most holidays, school will use Grandparents Day as a special activity for the class. This can be especially true of preschool, where there is as much focus on social activity and every day life as there is on learning the functionalities of reading, writing, and arithmetic. However, Read full article »

An education is one of the most important things you can give yourself or your children. But who has the time to work and go to school at the same time? This article will help you to find out how you can incorporate a post secondary education into your summer vacation. Read full article »

When you’ve got a kid or two, you’re going to have to start thinking about one of the inevitable problems of parenthood: saving for college. This is often the single biggest expense of having kids, and private schools can run forty thousand dollars per year or higher. Even state schools cost several thousand per year - parents need to plan ahead.

What should you be doing? When your kids are still young, you need to be socking some money away every year. Read full article »

While many parents dread the thought, a military school may just be the right solution for your child. Many children who attend these types of schools find themselves in better places after they have completed. And, while you may be thinking that the environment is much too harsh for your child, you should be considering the opportunities that are available to them for attending such a school in the first place.

There are normally two types of parents who are looking into using a military school. Read full article »

If you’ve got kids who are getting close to the age where they’ll need to apply to college, you should start figuring out a plan for getting them into the place they’ll want to go. Ideally, you should start this before they even get into high school – you can wait if your kids want to go to less competitive schools, but if you’re shooting for places that are harder to get into (or even for the less competitive ones if your child has been getting poor grades) you’ll need to plan ahead. Read full article »

Lack of communication in the education system of yesterday deprived many a scholar of becoming the next Richard Branson, due to the fact the importance of having an education behind you was never first and foremost on our list of studies unlike it is today in 21st century schools.

Caring parents need to know where to draw the line and face up to reality that we are not in the position to help with our children’s education. Read full article »

Selecting a good school for your children can be a difficult challenge. Many parents are under the impression that they have no choice when it comes to their children’s education.
This isn’t the case at all however.

Most parents check into school districts before having children, or before moving into the home they plan on raising their children in, as your location may affect which school your children attend. Read full article »

Having children is a life long commitment and it can be a daunting task when you think of all the different ways you can go about raising your child. Nowadays you need all the good help and information you can get when it comes to the development of your child, and there are many great websites on the internet that will give you a wealth of information. Whether you are just starting out with your first child, or maybe you need help with your teenager, you will find what you need to help you do the right thing for your child no matter what age they are or how many children or even grandchildren you are raising. Read full article »

Are your children growing bored with their textbooks? Are you growing tired of hearing them complain? Is it possible that your textbooks are the problem? If you’ve never thought about this, take a moment to think about it now. Think about how each child is unique. With this in mind, you’ll be able to set out to find new ways to work with your child.

One idea… Unit studies. Doing a unit study with your child is one way in which you can help your child(ren) discover their own gifts and talents, as they learn about the world at our side. Read full article »

Well mums and dads it looks like the days of the abacus is now a thing of the past. Remember how we would sit for hours teaching the children how to count with rows of coloured balls and how we would scroll down every sentence of the famous Janet and John book when teaching the kiddies to read. Just teaching the toddlers how to hold a pencil was an ordeal.

We all want what is best for our children but trying to self educate them can be very time consuming for the busy working mum or dad. Read full article »