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Common Core : For Parents (from Scholastic)
Welcome, Parents!
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Can You Boost Your Child's IQ?
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Developing Your Child's Self-Esteem
Self-esteem is a child's armor against the challenges of the world. Here's how you can promote healthy self-esteem in your kids.
Raising Confident Kids
It takes confidence to be a kid. And while each child is a little different, parents can follow some general guidelines to build kids' confidence.
Fitness for Kids Who Don't Like Sports
Some kids aren't natural athletes and they may say they just don't like sports. What then?
Encouraging a Healthy Body Image
A healthy and positive body image means liking your body, appreciating it, and feeling grateful for its qualities and capabilities. Parents can help kids develop a healthy body image.
Self-esteem is a child's armor against the challenges of the world. Here's how you can promote healthy self-esteem in your kids.
Raising Confident Kids
It takes confidence to be a kid. And while each child is a little different, parents can follow some general guidelines to build kids' confidence.
Fitness for Kids Who Don't Like Sports
Some kids aren't natural athletes and they may say they just don't like sports. What then?
Encouraging a Healthy Body Image
A healthy and positive body image means liking your body, appreciating it, and feeling grateful for its qualities and capabilities. Parents can help kids develop a healthy body image.
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Why Is Hand Washing So Important?
Did you know that proper hand washing is the best way to keep from getting sick? Here's how to teach this all-important habit to your kids.
Head Lice
Lice aren't dangerous and they don't spread disease, but they are contagious and downright annoying. Learn more about this common childhood problem and how to get rid of those pesky little bugs.
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Attending parent-teacher conferences is a great way to help your kids succeed at school. Here's what to do before, during, and after the meeting.
Precocious Puberty
Precocious puberty - the onset of signs of puberty before age 7 or 8 in girls and age 9 for boys - can be physically and emotionally difficult for children and can sometimes be the sign of an underlying health problem.
ADHD Resources
Is There an ADHD Diet?
Quiz: Test your ADHD Smarts
Kids Being Kids or ADHD?
Is TV to Blame for Bad Behavior?
Vaccine Against HPV Has Cut Infections: listen to or read article
I am trying to raise money for classroom art supplies! If you or anyone you know could help (every dollar counts!) please use the link below. Thanks!
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Protecting Kids' Brains: Would you know the signs of a head injury if your child collided with another player? Check out this informative slideshow
Los Angeles Unified School District - Our School District's official web site with resources for students and parents
Gifted and Talented Education - Information for upcoming GATE parent events and general Gifted information from LAUSD
K-2nd Grade Parents: Sign up for a free sample OLSAT test here
California Department of Education - Our state's official website includes content standards in English and Spanish as well as practice with past questions from the California Standards Test (CST) to be taken May 2011.
Falling Behind With a Learning Disability?
Family Education -Find advice on every aspect of your child's elementary-school education, and help him/her improve his/her performance in school. Discover parent-approved entertainment ideas for your child, and be prepared to handle the sticky situations and difficult issues that often arise in households.
Tips for Divorcing Parents
No guide can guarantee a way to steer kids unscathed through a divorce. Every situation - and every family - is different. But these commonsense guidelines might make the adjustment a bit easier.
*Stay Safe Online- Resources and tips to keep kids safe when they are online (courtesy of www.ikeepsafe.org)
Keep Schools Safe - You can Teach Your Child Bully-Be-Gone Tactics
Food Safety for Your Family
The US Government has released a more understandable "Food Plate" that replaces the "Food Pyramid." You can find out more here=)
Easy, Delicious Recipes
Check out these quick and easy recipes for families with all kinds of nutritional needs - from tasty meals and vegetarian snacks to recipes designed for kids with lactose intolerance, diabetes, and cystic fibrosis.
Meals Matter - Healthy meal planning and recipes
Bike Safety
Taming Temper Tantrums
Millionaire Kids - Resources and answers to help parents raise children who are money wise and financially secure
National Crime Prevention Site - keeping schools and neighborhoods safe
Brain Fitness Channel - Games and resources for all ages to keep those brain cells strong (from Posit Science)
Kids Health - From the experts (for parents, teens, and kids)
Overweight or Obesity - Is your child overweight?
Raising a Summer Reader
Reading Milestones
This general outline describes the milestones on the road to reading and the ages at which most kids reach them.
*MOCA - The Museum of Contemporary Art invites families for FREE (Spanish & English spoken)
California Science Center - Information on exhibits and activities for children and families
Discovery Science Center - Orange County
Los Angeles Contemporary Museum of Art- Offers free Holiday Mondays (September 6 - Labor Day, and October 11 - Columbus Day, for example) as well as information on free membership for your child and one adult.
Los Angeles Times - our city newspaper online
Summer Learning - A free website to help parents keep their kids from falling behind during the summer
Drugs: What Parents Need to Know
Knowing what drugs are out there, what they can do, and how they can affect someone is the first step in raising drug-free kids.
Bad Habits that Can Hurt Your Children
I just read an interesting article titled "How Not to Talk to Your Kids." I'd love to hear your thoughts on it=)
Teachers Have Wishes, Too!
Help your child's teacher with much-needed classroom supplies by checking out TeacherWishList.com. This new website allows you to easily find and print your teacher's wish list - contributing to your child's classroom has never been so easy! Plus, you'll get a $1 off Bounty coupon just for printing out your list. TeacherWishList.com is brought to you by School Family Media, a KidsHealth Educational Partner.