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Jul 25 2017

Avoid the Summer Slide!

Avoid the Summer Slide!

Ah…summer time. A time for sleeping in, swimming in the pool, playing video games, and sipping ice-cold lemonade! While a mental break from school is much needed and well deserved, you’ve probably also heard warnings to avoid the “summer slide” – the tendency to lose some academic gains during the summer. So, how do you keep kids actively involved in learning throughout the summer while having some fun in the process? Here are a few ideas for inspiration. [Read more…]

Written by Jaime Koo, Encouraging Literacy · Categorized: Academic Support and Play Activities, Elementary School Parenting · Tagged: academic success, Educating children, Education, parents as teachers, summer, teachable moments

Jul 11 2017

Family Code Nights

Family Code Nights

 

Family Code Nights are one-hour coding sessions taking place in elementary schools. Parents and students learn how to create computer code by playing and solving online puzzles. These fascinating activities motivate excitement around coding in both parents and children. At the end of the hour everyone wants more.

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Written by Rosemarie Perez, Parenting · Categorized: Academic Support and Play Activities, Elementary School Parenting · Tagged: academic success, coding with children, Educating children, teachable moments

Jun 27 2017

Teaching Your Children How to Use the Library

Teaching Your Children How to Use the Library

As a mom of two elementary school-aged kids, I’m always looking for fun things for them to do during the summer at the libray. With a three-year age gap between them, though, it’s difficult to find something that would satisfy both their interests. With all the free and cost-saving resources the library has to offer (and air conditioning during hot summer days), maybe it’s time for you to rediscover this gem! [Read more…]

Written by Jaime Koo, Encouraging Literacy · Categorized: Academic Support and Play Activities, Elementary School Parenting · Tagged: academic success, children's play, Educating children, Education, teachable moments

Jun 20 2017

What Was I Thinking When I Registered for a Parent Participation Preschool?

What Was I Thinking When I Registered for a Parent Participation Preschool?

Great! My kids were just accepted into an incredible parent participation preschool program. After I received my welcome letter, I was given the handbook of parent responsibilities and expectations. I felt lost and overwhelmed when reviewing the thirty-page handbook. [Read more…]

Written by Joyce Iwasaki, Early Parenting · Categorized: Infants | Preschoolers Health · Tagged: academic success, children's play, Early Parenting, Educating children, Parent Decisions, Parenting, Problem-Solving

Jun 06 2017

Celebrating Your Child’s High School Rite of Passage!

Celebrating Your Child’s High School Rite of Passage!

I vividly reminder when my precious son turned one year of age. We celebrated with a delightful family birthday party that included a committed family and friends’ rite of passage. Our rite of passage included:

  • Asking all to become part of a village of support as guardians and godparents in our son’s journey to adulthood
  • Standing in a circle and having all explain how they would support my son’s emotional and social growth
  • Offering words of encouragement on how they would support their newly adopted godson as aunties and uncles
  • Envisioning how our son would mature into young adulthood
  • Providing a prayer of thanks to all for being part of our extended family in our son’s village

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Written by Yvette King-Berg, College Readiness · Categorized: Secondary School Parenting, Social-Emotional Health, Teens Family Health · Tagged: #teens, academic success, Education, Family, high school graduation, Parenting, rite of passage

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