Social and emotional learning is a key part of our children's development. Here are 15 activities preschool-aged kids can do at home to help develop t... read more

Looking for a way to make screen time more productive without breaking the bank? We've compiled a list of the best learning apps for kids. read more

Kids of all ages, from preschoolers to older kids can enjoy these simple, DIY Valentine's Day games that can be played at home, at a party, or in the ... read more

Julie Mason, veteran teacher and Head of Content and Curriculum for FamilyEducation's sister site TeacherVision, shares her experience homeschooling h... read more

Celebrate Kwanzaa with your child and a great book. You can learn about the celebration of Kwanzaa while enjoying stories that are simply fun. read more

A dedicated learning space at home can help nurture your child's creativity, enhance their focus and increase their motivation levels. Check out our f... read more

With so many options out there, more and more people have decided to try homeschooling, but is it right for you? Find out! read more

Before your child heads off to school, make sure to invest in a few of these gadgets designed to help students with ADHD and autism. read more

Everyone can agree that encouraging our kids to read is important. But what if they’re reading total garbage? Do you intervene or thank the stars that... read more

Is it just me, or has this been a long week? Back-to-school is hard, and it's hard on everyone. There were times this summer when I felt restless-... read more

We're embarking upon a big week this week--the first full week of school for the kids. Already we've had two positive e-mails from L.'s sc... read more

This morning I packed my last school lunch for the year.  The last school lunch for R as a first grader, and the last school lunch until late Aug... read more

As I mentioned in Friday's post, I chaperoned a first grade field trip to the North Carolina zoo at the end of last week. When I walked T. into th... read more

L. has less than two weeks of school left. Less than two weeks of ELEMENTARY school left. Theend-of-grade testsare more or less behind us, and I'm sur... read more

I've been thinking lately about two students: both are bright and capable. Both come from disadvantaged backgrounds. One, Student A, spent four ye... read more

It's EOG (end-of-grade-testing) week for L. this week, and next week, too. The fun starts Thursday, with the EOG in science, and Monday, Tuesday, ... read more

As part of our vamped up action plan for helping L. out of this terrible downward spiral he's been in so far this fall, we've enrolled him in a tutori... read more

I hope you are all enjoying a fabulous Memorial Day weekend. I'm going to spend part of mine cooking for the annual pool potluck in our neighborhood. ... read more

I have a post I've been wanting to put up for a couple of weeks now, all about our Christmas ornaments--the ones that are extra special, for various e... read more

Because I don’t have enough to worry about these days lately, I’ve been (finally) pretty worried about the swine flu. I haven’t thought about it too ... read more

I hope your Memorial Day was a little sunnier than ours. We did get lucky in the end, though. After hours of on again and off again sunshine, the rain... read more

Yesterday afternoon I ate lunch with L. and then stood on the blacktop watching the kids race around the play structure, all of them engaged in variou... read more

Read information on why people with autism behave the way they do. read more

On Saturday afternoon, T. and I had a mother-daughter outing together, along with T.'s BFF (best friend forever) J., and J.'s mom (do you have al... read more