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Homework Battles: Rethinking After-School Time and the Purpose of Homework

by ParentCo.

Studies on homework are revolutionizing the ideas of after-school time. Not all homework is equal.

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4 Etiquette Tips for When It's Okay to Let Your Boys Pee Outside

by ParentCo.

I’m okay with letting my boys pee outside provided there's no nearby bathroom, we’re relatively far from civilization, and we’re discreet. However...

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Truancy or School Refusal: Helping Anxious Kids

by ParentCo.

While truant children are bored with school, or angry about having to go, school refusal is caused by something different: fear.

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Language Development: Forget the "50 by 2" Milestone. Shoot for 3,000 by 3.

by ParentCo.

Once parents have tallied the first 50 words, they seem less concerned about how their children's vocabulary grows. Here's what comes next.

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What Star Wars Taught Me About the Growth Mindset

by ParentCo.

A growth mindset believes that YOU control your destiny, and what you do, or don’t learn.

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How to Set Expectations Based on Your Kid's Development

by Sanya Pelini

Expecting your child to act in a certain way or to do certain things is futile if he or she is not developmentally ready.

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Mentally Strong Kids Have Parents Who Refuse to Do These 13 Things

by ParentCo.

But raising a mentally strong kid requires parents to avoid the common yet unhealthy parenting practices that rob kids of mental strength.

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Kid Made Recipe: Baked Buffalo Cauliflower Bites

by ParentCo.

This crispy, spicy vegetarian take on buffalo wings makes a great party dish, or the perfect  weekend movie watching snack!

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18 Simple Ways to Infuse Each Day With Learning

by ParentCo.

Teaching your child to love learning offers them a lifetime of discovery, far outside the classroom.

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How to Encourage Failure With a Cheap At-Home Science Lab

by ParentCo.

Your kids don't have to have their own Menlo Park to practice in. You can set up their first scientific failures with just one trip to a big box store.

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How Babies Uncovered the Mystery About Our Common Fear of Spiders

by ParentCo.

A fear of spiders is something we are all born with, according to a new study.

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New Study Shows That Even Infants Can Learn the Value of Hard Work

by ParentCo.

Findings suggest that infants even as young as 15 months may be able to learn the importance of effort by seeing adults try hard.

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How to Find the Right Music Teacher for Your Kid

by ParentCo.

If your kid is passionate about music, how do you find a music teacher who will bring out the best in them?

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How to Guide Your Kid's Inventive Spelling

by ParentCo.

Encouraging your child to use invented spelling will help her become a successful student, even if the immediate results look disastrous.

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2017 ABC Kids Expo Editorial Round-Up

by ParentCo.

Our directed mission at this year's ABC Kids Expo: to uncover smart, useful, innovative brands making a positive impact on parents’ lives.

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New Research Says Gamers Learn Better Than Non-Gamers

by ParentCo.

Your kids may be right: playing video games may not be a waste of time but may help learning and memory function.

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Kids Eating Food With Spices? Yes, It's Possible!

by ParentCo.

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When School Is No Longer a Reliable Babysitter

by ParentCo.

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I Coach Five-Year-Olds and We Keep Score

by Angela Repke

The score does matter. It always has and it always will. Learning how to lose is important, and so is learning how to win.

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Kid Made Recipe: Butternut Fettuccine

by ParentCo.

This creamy, delicious (and vegetarian!) pasta dish will warm up any weeknight, and it’s ready to go in 45 minutes or less.

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Recent Study Says These 3 Things Can Raise Kids' IQ

by ParentCo.

Many factors affect kid’s IQ, including their genetics and environment. But a 2017 analysis identified a number of things that can help raise it.

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The Most Important Grade on the Kindergarten Report Card

by ParentCo.

I was so proud of all of the check marks indicating that he met expectations. But one mark caught my eye.

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Picture Books That Teach Self-Confidence and Individuality

by ParentCo.

How do we talk to our children about being comfortable in their own skin? These books can help.

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New Science on Parents' Baby Talk May Transform How Kids' Learn in the Future

by ParentCo.

The data collected will help researchers understand what kind of speech keeps a baby’s attention, which could improve how we teach them.

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