On Feb. 20, girls from two local schools teamed up at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science to build…
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Teaching Money Management to Your Kids
Get kids to be smart and savvy about spending from an early age.
Teaching Financial Independence
Paying bills, budgeting, making investments— they’re real-world skills that are essential to being a financially healthy adult. But many kids…
The Best Defense
Looking to learn something new? Empowering as they are practical, self-defense classes help women learn to protect themselves and others…
Stay Ahead of the Pack on STAAR Testing
Read on for top tips on how to prepare your child for the STAAR tests, and learn how to make your child a fearless test-taker.
Lessons in Art
What dance, music, theater and more can do for your child’s development
Pack School Lunch Like a Pro
Resist giving in to pizza day at school and let these tricks and ideas from Dallas-Fort Worth pros inspire you.
Don’t Drink the Water
Until the Flint, Michigan, water crisis was exposed, where cost-cutting measures led to tainted drinking water that contained lead and other toxins,…
Summer Reading Picks
Bookmarks librarian recommends age-appropriate books to help kids master comprehension and new words before summer ends.
Save $75 on Tutoring and Enrichment
Choosing the right tutoring option for your child can be a big decision. Read on to find out how you can help your child get ahead, have fun and become a fearless learner.
Free Summer Tutoring & Enrichment
Find out how Explore Horizons builds fearless learners with engaging math, reading and writing tutoring and enrichment. Help your child succeed at STAAR and make progress this summer.
Keeping Kids Safe From the Unsuspecting Poisons in Your Home
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are over 300 children, nearly half under the age of 6, treated in emergency rooms each day as a result of poisoning injuries, typically from ingestion.
The State of our Children: Education
Since 2010, spending on pre-K to 12th grade has fallen by almost $3.6 billion.
Voice Lessons For Kids
Singing is a talent children can practice anytime, anywhere (as you know all too well), so refine those pipes in weekly voice lessons.
Holiday Gift Ideas for Your Child’s Teacher
And not an apple in sight.
How to Raise Spiritual Kids
While spirituality can be fostered in children through participation in organized religion, it can also be sought — and found — in less structured settings.
How to Talk to Your Kids About Cops
Police officers are not here to scare your child out of a tantrum or threaten to place them in cuffs for not turning in their homework.
Teach Your Infant a Second Language
The best time to teach your child a second language is at the same times she’s learning the first.
A Classical (Arts) Education
It’s easy to foster an appreciation for classic subjects, from opera to cinema, in a child-friendly atmosphere outside the schoolyard.
Back-To-School Survival Guide 2016
With the school year lurking on the horizon, it’s time to start planning in order to make the transition easier for the kids (and for you).