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Education Tips for Parents
As a parent, you are your child's first and most important teacher, and the learning you do together doesn't stop when children head off to school. Click on the links below for ways to be an active part of your child's education.
Academic Support
Five tips for developing important study and organizational skills
Helping with homework
How to stay involved in your older student's education
Staying involved in your child's education
Supporting your gifted child
Teacher-tested tips to support learning for young children
Ways to get the most out of parent-teacher conferences
Ways to support your child when he struggles academically
College Planning
Helpful hints for the transition to college
How to create a college-going culture for your child
How to make it through the college admissions process
How to make the most of your college visit
Questions to ask during the college search
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Promoting volunteerism at home
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25 ways to make kids safer
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Communiqué resource sheet on kids, drugs, and drinking
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Educating Homeless Children and Youth - A Guide for Parents
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Tips for helping your child deal with peer pressure
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10 Activities for sparking the writing bug in your child
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Discover great books to read with your child
Four benefits to learning another language
Improving information literacy
K-12 literacy skill-builders
K-12 resources to encourage your reader
More tips for supporting literacy
On-the-go literacy activities for the early grades
Tips for communicating with your child when you are angry
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Boost math skills for your elementary school student with at-home fun
Science activities to keep inquiring minds curious
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Great ways to help your child succeed
How to motivate your child
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10 Parent resolutions for the new school year
10 Things You Can Do to Be There for Your Child
Why involved parents are critical to student success
You don't have to be PTA president to be involved at your child's school
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Tips for supporting your STRIVE student
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Season 2 of ParenTVision
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Tips for test time for parents and students
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Choices after high school - Postsecondary planning
Helpful hints for the transition to college
How to make it through the college admissions process
How to make the most of your college visit
Questions to ask during the college search
Tips on Volunteering for Teens
Using the web for postsecondary planning