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Life Lessons: Help Your Child Build Skills Essential for Independence
Sure, they’re kids. But they won’t always be. Here’s how to get your children ready for a successful adulthood.
The Lookouts: A Study in Friendship
When Samu was diagnosed with epilepsy, his friends stepped up to watch out for him at school. It’s a responsibility that’s changed the way they see the world.
5 Ways to Empower Kids to End Bullying
A survey completed by the Boy Scouts of America found that across the US, Generation Z believes bullying to be the biggest issue facing their community.
Frisco ISD’s New “Brain Breaks” Aren’t Recess, So What Are They?
The program that promotes playtime has expanded to every elementary school in the district. What results are parents seeing?
For the Good of the Girls
How one mom uses Girl Scouts to build confident, courageous girls
5 Spanish Language Learning Tools for the Kids
Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off September 15; what better way to celebrate than to introduce your kids to the Spanish language?
Book Review: ‘Kid Food’ by Bettina Elias Siegel
Check out Siegel’s book for some worthwhile information and inspiration that raising healthy children in a highly processed world, doesn’t have to be as difficult as it seems.
Your Go-To Guide for Back to School Shopping in Southlake
Take the stress out of the prep
Are Girls Underdiagnosed for Dyslexia?
Girls can compensate for their dyslexia symptoms, meaning some girls with dyslexia might be overlooked.
How FISD And Frisco Public Library Are Coming Together To Help The IDD Community
When the FRISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY partnered with Frisco Independent School District’s special education program a year ago, it was clear…
Why More Dallas-Fort Worth Parents Are Homeschooling Their Kids
Families are choosing homeschooling for more reasons than religion
The Lowdown on Lockdowns
On the one year anniversary of Parkland, we sadly revisit the latest in Texas gun control legislation. Are North Texas children safe from school shooters?
How SMU Professor Candice Bledsoe Is Equipping Minority Students To Succeed in College
A month ago the Dallas Morning News reported that in 2016, only one college in Texas graduated more than 100 black men…
Meet the Fort Worth Mom Helping Families Raise Bilingual Children
Julia Wang, a Fort Worth mom of 2, was inspired to raise her children to be bilingual. But when she couldn’t find a fun kid-friendly language education program, she decided to create her own.
Should Elementary Kids Have Homework?
How much homework is too much? According to some parents and experts, any.
McKinney ISD’s Live Kind Initiative is Designed to Improve School Culture
McKinney ISD Superintendent Rick McDaniel launched the McKinney ISD Lives Kind Initiative (“Live Kind” for short) to make sure his students experience—and extend—kindness daily. The initiative aims to promote compassion throughout the district, from students to faculty members.
Ultimate School Survival Guide
After nearly three months of basically no bedtime, fun with Grandma and cousins, swimming, trips to the beach and sleeping…
What is Russian Math?
The teacher writes a complex problem on the whiteboard and then asks her students, a group of seventh-graders, to take…
Going Private
Aledo ● ALEDO CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 400 Queen St.; aledochristianschool.com Year established: 1981 Religious affiliation: Christian Grades: K–12 Total enrollment: 30…