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It would appear that one school district thinks they are. ABC News reported on a school district in Portland, Maine that’s making birth control pills available to it’s students via the school health center. The King Middle School Committee voted seven to two in favor of offering the contraceptive. By making the [...]

With the school year and classes starting it soon will the popularity issues begin. Groups will form from jocks to geeks. How does a kid deal with the issues of popularity when they aren’t in the group they want to be in? How do you as a parent deal with the rejection your [...]

Tiger Woods started golfing at age three. What’s to say a kid couldn’t start programing at age three. (Hmmm, they would have to know their alphabet first. Small hurdle!) Wired.com has a sizeable list of resources for teaching your kid how to program. Who knows, he or she could be the [...]

I found myself looking for something to do with my preschool aged child during the daytime this past week and stumbled across a great resource - our public library! Besides an endless supply of books, I discovered that our public library has some great activities such as:

Stepping into the world of make believe, both [...]

In a world run by money, it’s important that people know how to use it. It’s even more important to pass that know-how to the next generation. TheSimpleDollar.com has a great article on “Teaching Entrepreneurship and Investing: Eight Ideas For Parents Who Want To Instill Good Personal Finance Values”. The article [...]

I was in the doctors office today and came across one of my favorite childhood magazines of all times, Highlights for kids! As I was perusing through it many childhood memories came flooding back as I read through the numerous articles, jokes, puzzles, crafts, and off the wall trivia. Highlights Magazine is written [...]

Whyville.com, a virtual city of 1.7 million 8-15 year olds aims to engage young people in constructive educational activities while promoting socially responsible behavior. While interacting with each other, Whyville citizens can complete activities in civics, math, science, art, and economics.
Whyville.com was started as a hands-on learning environment for kids to learn about science [...]

Does your child know his or her letters? If so, does your child know the sounds that each letter make? Then it sounds like your child is ready to begin reading! Bob Books Set 1 for beginner readers is a great place to have your child begin reading. In our house, [...]

My child is getting ready for kindergarten this fall and in preparation for this milestone, we’ve been reading a lot of books and learning to spell words. In helping your child learn how to spell, Thomas Armstrong, a learning specialist and nationally-known expert in the fields of human development and learning, suggests to keep [...]