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The Seven Rules Of Happiness According To My Seven-Year-Old Son

During one of our random "What do you want to be when you grow up?" conversations, I told my son Thomas that he would make an amazing teacher. And I fully believe it - he's energetic and always looking for the "funner" way to do something. Kids would love him. "I'd be a happy teacher!" he told me. "Oh yeah? That's great that you'll enjoy teaching," I told him. "Nooo," he corrected me. … [Continue reading...]

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UMIGO.com Is A Kid-Tested, Mother-Approved Website For Your Little Math Lovers

Over the past year, my 6-year-old son has really blossomed in math. I was talking on the phone to my husband about a delivery with my son present. "It's going to be an additional $50 with a $59 delivery charge," I told him. "They're charging you $109 dollars?!" my son Thomas asked, his eyes wide. My husband and I looked at each other. When did he learn to do math like that in his head? We … [Continue reading...]

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Four Reasons You Should “Drop-In” On Your Kids At School

By Erica Hawthorne Outside of eating lunch with your child every now and then and parent-teacher conferences, how often are you able to drop in at your child’s school? Probably not often, considering most of us are extremely busy with life. However, even if it’s just for an hour here or an hour there, doing drive-bys at your kids’ school is beneficial, and here’s why: You Get To See What … [Continue reading...]

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#RaisingBrilliance: Where To Go When Your Child Needs Extra Help

  The teacher Consider your child's teacher your partner on this journey. You have questions? Ask them. You have concerns? Voice them. If your teacher has concerns about your child's performance in a certain area, don't be timid. Ask what you can do at home to help them improve. The teacher might send home extra work (like my son's first grade teacher has done with him) or might point … [Continue reading...]

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My #1 Tip For Getting Kids To Read Daily (Without Nagging From You!)

My daughter is in the third grade this year. Normally that's a ho-hum age, academically, but this year, our state has the Third Grade Reading guarantee, where, if students don't pass the reading portion of the third-grade standardized test, they have to repeat third grade. Luckily, I have little doubts about my daughter's ability to pass. She is brilliant, and I'm not just saying that because … [Continue reading...]

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As A Black Mother, This Is What Keeps Me Up At Night

Last Halloween, I took my kids' trick or treating in my very much majority-white neighborhood. We were around the corner, just out of view of my house, when a police car started riding slowly down the street. I froze. I kept one eye on the car as it followed me and my kids and I had to murmur to myself that I had done nothing wrong, that I was doing exactly what everyone else was doing … [Continue reading...]

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My Son’s Kindergarten Teacher Has Eight Kids. Here’s What She Taught Me About Motherhood.

The first thing I knew about my son's kindergarten teacher was that she would be missing the first four weeks of the school year while she was on maternity leave. What I was stunned to learn next was that she had just had her eighth child. As in, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, EIGHT KIDS. No multiples. All under 11. *faints* The fact that she was ready to come back and teach a bunch of 5-year-olds … [Continue reading...]

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Summer Vacation Is Coming. Get Excited…Or Not

  #186543898 / gettyimages.com It's quite hard to believe that the summer months have come upon us once again yet here we are, getting ready to brave the heat in an attempt to enjoy a carefree summer filled with fun, sun, friends and family. But what it really means is that its time for the kids to get out of school for summer vacation and in theory, it should be a time that the whole … [Continue reading...]

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