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What Your Child’s Brain Needs in Order to Learn
Brady started shutting down as a toddler. At an age when other little boys are eager to explore their surroundings, he was…
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…
Going Private
Addison GREENHILL SCHOOL 4141 Spring Valley Road, Addison; greenhill.org Year established: 1950; Religious affiliation: None; Grades: Pre-K–12; Total enrollment: 1,300…
How To Prepare Your Child With Special Needs for Lockdown Drills
Since my daughter Dawn was diagnosed with intellectual and developmental delays, I have worried about her safety. I worried that…
Build Like a Girl
On Feb. 20, girls from two local schools teamed up at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science to build…
Cut the Ribbon
Phase one of the My Possibilities Campus for Higher Learning opens late April, allowing the Plano organization to serve hundreds more…
Why Your B Student Will Be OK
Breathe easy, parents of B students and thirdstringers: Your child doesn’t have to be top of the class to be successful in life.
Teaching Money Management to Your Kids
Get kids to be smart and savvy about spending from an early age.
Mind Your Child’s Mind
Overall brain health is about more than what kids eat. When they sleep, their activity level and how secure they feel are also key contributors to their overall well-being and brain health, experts say. So parents need to help their kids find the right balance of food, activity and sleep—and make sure kids feel secure—so those developing brains function better.
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,…
Holiday Gift Ideas for Your Child’s Teacher
And not an apple in sight.
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.
Virtual Technology Teaches Kids with Autism to Interact Socially
North Texas researches how virtual reality, video games and human-computer interfaces can affect the way we take in and use information about ourselves and others.
Seven Ways to Give Summer Slide the Slip
To help avoid any summer setbacks, we spoke with five Dallas-Fort Worth educators to get their tips for keeping learning alive during the lull of summer.
11 Ways to Get Your Kids to Love Reading
From the archives | How do you inspire your kids to love reading? Try these 11 ideas for getting even your reluctant readers into books.
Deciphering Dysgraphia
Does your young student struggle when gripping a writing utensil? Is his handwriting illegible? Your pediatrician may point to a…
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