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Holiday Gift Guide 2018 For Babies, Kids and Teens
It's the time of year that your kids are hopefully being nice in anticipation of holiday gifts! And if they aren't then it's a good time to hold it over their heads! We've gathered super cool products for teens, tweens, kids and babies that we think they'll love! Gamers of all ages can play in…
5 Phrases Infecting Your Child’s Education
The following is a guest post by Raj (Anurag) Pandey, Education Program Director at MathCrunch. Parents have a tremendous impact on a child’s achievement. According to the National Parent Teacher Association (PTA), when parents are involved, regardless of income or background, children are more likely to earn higher grades and test scores, enroll in higher-level…
Staying Out of Our Kids’ College Applications
I swore I would not be the kind of mom who micro-managed my kids’ college applications. No helicoptering for me. No sirree, I was too wise and evolved for that kind of shallow “my kids define me” mentality.
My grandparents and my parents went to college. I went to college. My kids work hard and play hard at good schools; all predictors were excellent that my children would go to college too.
That was the …
Children with Autism and Outside Agencies – Part 2
In my last blog, I discussed how I took my son to an outside agency (by outside I mean one that is not directly funded by the school district) to be tested for reading comprehension. He had scored low. Then, at his first fifth grade testing, he again scored low. Right before his December IEP, however, he was retested and the numbers were significantly better. He had improved greatly. At the IEP, we decided to …
Graco Recalls 3.7 Million Child Car Seats
In one of the largest recalls of its kind, the baby product company Graco has recalled more than 3.7 million child car seats and is contesting a government request to recall nearly 1.8 million more, according to CNN.What’s the danger? An issue with the harness buckle that can be difficult to unlatch or get stuck entirely. This can make it difficult or impossible to remove the child quickly in an emergency …