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Parent’s Guide to Understanding Your Child’s Learning Style

Parent’s Guide to Understanding Your Child’s Learning Style

How to identify your child’s learning style and what techniques and resources will help them learn best

Becky Ward

5 Keys to a Win-Win Relationship with Your Child’s Teacher

5 Keys to a Win-Win Relationship with Your Child’s Teacher

How to be your child’s advocate and your teacher’s ally—so they both have a fantastic school year

Spencer Russell

10 Tips for Organizing for the New School Year

10 Tips for Organizing for the New School Year

Dr. Regina Lark

How to Avoid Back-to-School Hysteria

How to Avoid Back-to-School Hysteria

Prepare your kids — and yourself — for the new school year with these expert tips.

Dr. Victoria Waller

Back-to-School: Autism in the Classroom

Back-to-School: Autism in the Classroom

VP of Autism Speaks shares strategies for a successful school year

Lindsay Naeder, MSW

Homework Without Tears: 10 Tips for Parents

Homework Without Tears: 10 Tips for Parents

10 tips for parents this back-to-school season. How to prepare and do homework so it’s pain-free for kids and parents alike.

John Bianchette

Back-to-School Anxiety? How to Help Kids This Time of Year

Back-to-School Anxiety? How to Help Kids This Time of Year

Author and Neuroscientist shares five actionable steps to help your kids work through their anxiety and get ready for back to school.

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Easy, Personalized Teacher Gifts That Let Kids Show Their Appreciation in an Adorable Way

Easy, Personalized Teacher Gifts That Let Kids Show Their Appreciation in an Adorable Way

Today's Parent

Easy Activity: Magic Potions for Kids

Easy Activity: Magic Potions for Kids

Keeping little ones busy indoors is easy with these magic potions for kids. They're fun, colorful and creative projects for the kitchen table.

Megan Sweeney

5 Best Walmart Twin Mattress Options for Kids and Guest Beds

5 Best Walmart Twin Mattress Options for Kids and Guest Beds

We found the best Walmart twin mattress options for every style of kid, sleeper and guest bedroom.

Bryce Gruber

Work from home and make your own schedule? Read this.

Work from home and make your own schedule? Read this.

Work from home and make your own schedule? How to balance career with family and leisure time

Jasmine Silver

What is Waldorf education?

What is Waldorf education?

With its emphasis on storytelling, imagination and nature, could Waldorf be right for your little one?

Brianna Bell

6 Children's Books About Race to Start the Conversation

6 Children's Books About Race to Start the Conversation

Consider swapping out your usual stories for these children's books about race to help expand your child's mind and understanding of the world.

Megan Sweeney

What is Montessori and how will it benefit your child?

What is Montessori and how will it benefit your child?

More than just play-based learning, discover the history, philosophy and the woman behind the Montessori method.

Valery Brown

These 4 skills are way more important for kids than math or writing

These 4 skills are way more important for kids than math or writing

As on math and spelling tests are great, but helping your kids develop certain executive functioning skills will better set them up for success.

Cindy Hovington, Ph.D.

20 toy advent calendars for kids

20 toy advent calendars for kids

It may seem early to be shopping for advent calendars, but be warned: these puppies sell out fast. Let the countdown to the holidays begin!

Simone Olivero

This psychologist says it's NBD if your kid isn't in any extracurriculars this fall

This psychologist says it's NBD if your kid isn't in any extracurriculars this fall

Your kid will be fine without extracurriculars, and there are other (free!) ways that parents can create meaningful learning experiences.

Dr. Jillian Roberts

Where should you buy your kid's Orange Shirt Day shirt?

Where should you buy your kid's Orange Shirt Day shirt?

Andrea Landry

Not sure what activities your kid should do? Check their sun sign

Not sure what activities your kid should do? Check their sun sign

When it comes to extracurriculars, the zodiac says your little Leo is bound for drama club and your Taurus will thrive as class treasurer.

Elena Lissitsyna, Founder and CEO, Impact Astrology Inc.

Parents, cancel your back-to-school celebration this Friday night

Parents, cancel your back-to-school celebration this Friday night

Your wee student made it through the first week of school! Still, a celebratory dinner is in no one’s best interests. Here’s why.

Today's Parent