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Life SkillsWhat specific life skills should a third-grader know?Kids
Getting into SportsThe pressure to excel athletically can sometimes discourage young children from taking up sports.School and Learning
Adjusting to a New School YearSome children need time to adjust to a new school year.School and Learning
Musically Talented, Visually ImpairedLegally blind since birth, this child is entitled to an IEP, which should identify your son's exceptional talent in music.School and Learning
Gifted Daughter Is Overly SensitiveGifted individuals may exhibit supersensitivity in the physical, sensual, imaginational, intellectual, and emotional arenas.Kids
New Teacher Doesn't Understand GiftednessThese suggestions can help a new teacher get up to speed quickly on how to work with gifted and talented children.School and Learning
Gifted but Underachieving TeenUnderachievement can have many origins, but there are strategies that help to reverse it.School and Learning
Gifted Test Too Difficult?A variety of tests may be given to determine a child's giftedness. Assessors sometimes try to test the limits of a child's knowledge.Kids
Gifted and LDFind advice on what to do when the staff at your child's school doesn't understand learning disabilities.School and Learning
Where Can I Find 504 Modifications?You can't find a list because specific modifications are not in the law.Kids
Finding a Good School for Child with ADHDAn expert advises a parent who seeks a good school in St. Louis for her kindergartner with ADHD.Kids
Son Diagnosed as Both ADHD and ADDLearn about the three types of ADHD.School and Learning
Confused by IEP, IDEA, and 504IDEA and Section 504 have a similar purpose -- to protect disabled persons from discrimination -- but they differ in many respects.Teens
Teen Struggles with AuthorityBoot camps and military schools would only make the situation worse and do nothing to address the core issue.School and Learning
Teen Needs to Catch Up in High SchoolAt age 17, it may be easiest for a teen to go to the nearest community college or alternative high school that offers a GED program.Kids
Lazy 13-Year-OldA boy who weighs 250 pounds may be seriously jeopardizing his health. He needs to start exercising!
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