School Problems

School Problems

Ideas to help your kids get past their troubles at school and make it a place for effective learning.

Summer Learning Made Easy

Summer Learning Made Easy

Lazy summer days become everyday learning opportunities with these simple tips.

Resources for teachers and parenting professionals!

Resources for teachers and parenting professionals!

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Tips for Keeping Kids Safe

Tips for Keeping Kids Safe

Violence and bullying can be reduced when people work together to create safe places for all young people. Tips to help make your neighborhood, school, and community better places. Click on “Read more” to learn more.

Find challenging and stimulating summer service projects for kids. Many congregations offer mission projects where kids take a trip to help others, doing things like painting, repairing homes, and so on. Habitat for Humanity allows kids who are ages 13 and up to volunteer.

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ParentFurther Blog: A Thoughtful Blog for Busy Parents

April 26, 2013

By: Susan Ragsdale

Can families volunteer? Can I? What age do you have to be to volunteer here? These are the same questions that pour forth every year from 13 eager girls, ages 9-12, involved in my local YMCA's one-week summer volunteer camp. Read more >>

April 15, 2013

By: Rebecca Post, Guest Blogger

As another school year draws to a close, your children will be taking exams and completing final projects. You may assume that your child would never cheat, but you may also be aware of Americans’ shifting values around cheating. It seems that even some educators cheat. Most recently, 35 educators in the Atlanta Public Schools were indicted for falsely improving students’ test scores. Read more >>

April 5, 2013

By: Vicki Bohling

My name is Vicki and I’m a mean mom. Not all the time, mind you, but I apparently have it “in me”. Read more >>

March 26, 2013

By: Steve Palmer

The popular television show Modern Family stars several families who are connected to one another through various relationships. Have you seen it? It’s a very funny and entertaining show, but another important reason to watch it is because it portrays a pretty accurate view of how our society has changed to accommodate the various “new” definitions of “family”. There is a so-called traditional family (mom, dad, two kids), a same-sex couple raising their daughter, and a blended family (dad, mom and her biological son). Read more >>