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Why your kids need time in nature
Are your children spending too much time inside? Learn the high cost of nature deficit disorder - and how easily you can avoid it by getting your kids outdoors.
Keep reading skills strong over the summer
Keep your child's reading skills from getting rusty over the break with these activities.
Mom turns son's video game obsession into a learning tool
This summer, instead of fighting my son's video game obsession, I'm turning it into a learning opportunity. Here's my plan.
Make it a perfect learning summer
Finding the perfect camp when your child has LD
The hidden benefits of reading aloud — even for older kids
Educator Jim Trelease explains why reading aloud to your child, no matter what her age, is the magic bullet for creating a lifelong reader.
How to roll fun and learning into summer
28 easy activities to build on preschool skills and get your child ready for kindergarten
Free Summer Survival Guide
If you're heading out on family vacation, take along our Summer Survival Guide, packed with puzzles, games, and learning fun. A first aid kit for boredom on wheels!
Summer programs take pressure off moms
They want it all: seeking safe, supervised, educational, and fun things for youth to do when school’s out.
Summer homework: Yes or no?
Pointless busywork or essential academic upkeep? The experts weigh in on the hot debate.
Summer camp horror story
One parent's harrowing tale of a camping idyll gone awry.
Is summer lowering your child's IQ?
Caution: while your kids are having fun in the sun, their brains may be at risk. Learn which summertime mind-melting hazards to avoid and get brain-boosting alternatives.
Summer won’t addle my kids’ brains
With creative thinking, this mom of multiples shares her strategies for keeping her boys active and learning all summer long.
6 signs of a quality summer program
Summer planning for kids is tricky: how's a parent to find top-notch camps and classes sight unseen? These expert tips help separate the best summer programs from the rest.
What would your child do? | Caught being kind
Kids are learning emotional intelligence skills at school. But how will they act when no adults are around? It's not always easy to do the kind thing.
Empathy's poster child
Touched by an image of child slaves, a little girl pledges to do something about it — and turns her family upside down.
It's cultural and legal in all states, but is spanking discipline or abuse?
It's common, it's cultural, it's legal in all states in the nation. But does spanking work?
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