How Can Parents Help Their Toddlers Prepare For Kindergarten?

Heading to kindergarten is an exciting time for kids and their family members alike. It is a new experience that most children embrace, and it is a time when parents realize that their toddlers are growing up. Parents are not required to prepare their children for kindergarten in any specific way. But if you are like most parents, you want to do all you can do to ensure that your child is ready and able to succeed at school. [Read More]

How Children's Books Help Them With The Brushing Of Their Teeth

One of the best ways for you to ensure your child follows good dental hygiene is to get them interested in taking care of their own teeth and by teaching them how important dental care is in a way they will remember. Children can learn a lot of important things through children's books. When they are read the stories, or when they read the stories themselves, they will give them more thought than if you simply told them the same things covered in those stories. [Read More]

Are You Interested In A Different Education For Your Child?

Have you been less than impressed with the public school your child attends? Maybe you checked on private schools, but you discovered they were too expensive for your budget. If you are looking for ideas that might help, from checking out a K-8 public charter school to considering home schooling, here are some ideas. K-8 Charter School - Some people don't realize that charter schools are actually part of the public school system. [Read More]

2 Questions To Ask While Researching A Special Needs School For Your Child

As the age approaches when your special needs child will be starting school, you may feel overwhelmed while researching various schools and educational programs trying to find one that you feel will fit your child's needs. As you speak with each school or program, ask the following questions to help with starting your information gathering efforts. 1.  What Is the Child-to-teacher Ratio? One of the first questions you might ask when speaking with the administrator or another representative from a particular school is about the child-to-teacher ratio. [Read More]