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Homeschooling During COVID
On the fence about homeschooling? Here’s what to know about this option for alternate education during the COVID era.
How to Choose the Right School for Your Child
When it comes to your child’s education, how do you choose between public, private, magnet, charter schools, homeschool, or online academies?
NAPPA Awards: Top-Rated Products for Back to School
Are you missing a few key school supplies for the kids? The National Parenting Product Awards shares its recommendations for back-to-school must-haves.
New Program Boosts North Texas Kids’ Reading Skills—Through Horses
Equest, a therapeutic horsemanship center, launched its new Equine Assisted Literacy Program, which uses horses, books and more to advance reading skills.
How To Prevent Summer Brain Drain
How do we keep our children engaged, while ensuring they don’t give in to the dreaded summer brain drain?Â
5 Tips to Keep Kids Reading This Summer
Don’t let your kids reading skills slide while on summer break. From book clubs to picking inspriring topics, here are five ways to keep them reading.
13 Great Kids’ Books About Weather
Whether your child is wary of the weather or fascinated by it (or you’d like for them to learn more about weather) books are a great resource.
How To Decide if Charter Schools are Right for Your Family
As more parents opt for those campuses over traditional public schools, here’s what to know about admissions, programs and class sizes.
The Importance of the Parent-Teacher Relationship
The parent-teacher relationship is vital—but how can you build a genuine bond virtually? Here’s how parents and teachers can work together.
How To Help a Child Who’s Struggling at School
When your kid’s school difficulties or social challenges linger, how do you help them? We consulted educators and parents who have walked that road.
Virtual Learning: How to Make It Work
We connected with experts from the Leadership Academy Network to find out how virtual learning can be a smoother experience for kids and parents.
Keep Your Kids Engaged During At-Home Learning & Ease the Transition Back to Campus
School counselor Emily Bush shared her tips on how to keep your kids engaged with at-home learning and ways to ease their transition back to campus.
6 Ways to Create a Great At-Home Learning Space
We scoured Pinterest and Instagram for learning space inspiration and came up with a list of our favorite ways to create the best spot for your child to learn at home.
Checklist: What Your Child Should Learn in Grades 6–8
As the school year starts, are you wondering what your kids are expected to learn in sixth through eighth grade?
Checklist: What Your Child Should Learn in Grades K–5
The key concepts every K–5 student should know, according to the state.
7 Homeschool Tips from Full-Time Homeschooling Moms
A few of your fellow DFWChild readers (and full-time homeschooling moms) shared some of their thoughts on how to homeschool successfully.
How To (Really) Prepare for Back-to-School
School is going to start up again soon—are you and your kids ready? Here’s to really prepare for that first day of the new school year.
School Colors: Racism in Education—and How to Stop It
We got together with three DFW moms (via Zoom) to talk about racism in education and what we can do to change things.
Getting Your Kids Ready For Middle School
Do you have a child starting middle school this year? See what leaders and experts have to say about how to help them with the transition.
