School and Learning

Read suggestions for preventing mosquito bites in kids.

The benefits to team-teaching are many.

Find out when it's the right time to consult a specialist about her possible dyslexia.

It's appropriate for a "new" teenager to want to make her own decisions about her life, and to resent being the one who has often been placed in the caretaker role of her brothers.

It's not unusual for kids in private/parochial schools to think they are missing out on a much richer and more stimulating life in public school.

A parent believes that her child was treated unfairly by his teacher after he was "involved" in an incident at school.

The mother of "insubordinate" children is advised to seek the mediation of a sympathetic guidance counselor to reframe the present situation.

It's not fair to hold your child to a particular standard for letter grades and push/demand that she meet those.

Let your son's first exposure to learning and socializing in a public school be free of parents' pressuring him to learn things.

"Hating" school is normal behavior at any age, for any number of understandable reasons.

Our expert outlines steps a parent can take to get more involved with her child's school.

When a school schedule is overloaded, it is worthwhile to open up a dialogue with school administrators.

When teasing becomes hurtful, one solution is to bring kids and adults into classrooms to discuss their "differences."

Tips for how to help a child build better study skills and retention of content.

Parochial, private, and public school education can all benefit kids.

Our expert sorts through the possible explanations and ramifications of an eighth-grader's test findings.

Put a good communication process in place between you and your child's teacher by involving school administration.

By FamilyEducation Editorial Staff

Learn about the difficult and controversial process of textbook adoption.