Your Child's Performance in School

Do you know what your child should be learning in math? Take our math standards quiz and see what you know. ...

The Busy Parent's Guide to Raising Successful Students Research suggests that parental involvement in school is vital to a child's academic success. However, if you're a single parent, a working parent, or a parent with little spare time, you ma...

Unfortunately, many schools screen for achievement or intelligence, and do further testing only if the child scores at a high level initially. ...

Tips for Raising a Successful Student Numerous factors contribute to a child's success in school, but research groups such as the Harvard Family Research Project agree that parental involvement and influence weigh heavily among them. Knowing how...

Your Child's Behavior Away from Home You send your child out into the world (scrubbed, neat, and shining like the sun, though that's never certain), and from the time she's very little, she's got a life of her own. Friendships, rivalries, heartb...

How to Motivate an Underachiever Dino's been on the sofa so long he'll need surgery to have it removed. He's convinced that no matter how much homework, studying, or paying attention in class he does, he won't get good grades. He thinks that luck...

Underachieving Teens Most parents find it difficult to tolerate a teen whom they feel isn't trying. His or her refusal to do homework is often an indirect way of expressing anger and confusion. Under-achievement in kids can be caused by many thi...

Every family approaches homeschooling differently. For parents who wish to have their children tested, standardized tests are available throughout the year, depending on the grade and type of test. ...

Our expert suggests how to keep a child on-task with his homework. ...

Our expert offers a number of suggestions to a gifted high-schooler who complains of boredom. ...

Teachers should not be looking for girlfriends or boyfriends among their students. ...

Parents often need to reassure a child in a low-key manner before testing, but should never force a reluctant child. ...

Parents' Custom Report Card KitHow Will You React? Whether it's As, Ds, or grades in between -- what's the best way to react to your child's report card? Read on to find your situation and a custom list of tips, along with ideas to help your chi...

Slipping grades might indicate a bigger problem than learning to adjust to middle school. ...

When parents behave like this, it can make a kid feel that the only time she is appreciated by her parents is when she gets high grades. ...

The attitude you have about your child's teacher can affect your child's success with that teacher. ...

When a student is embarrassed by his freshman year performance, he needs to perform a self-exam of his academic year. ...

Talk to your pediatrician first if your child seems to be out of control at school. ...