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Preparing for Kindergarten: What to Do When EVERYTHING Is New

Posted on August 29, 2019 by

By Celeste C. Delaney, author of ABC Ready for School: An Alphabet of Social Skills As your children head off to kindergarten, you are no doubt thinking about clothes and supplies and lunches and getting them there on time and … Continue reading →

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Maybe the Cowardly Lion Was Right

Posted on November 29, 2018 by

By Allison Wedell Schumacher I’m afraid of heights. I don’t know why, but that’s the nature of phobias. They’re not necessarily rooted in experience or even logic. In cases like this, fear is hardwired into us—that fight-or-flight response that literally … Continue reading →

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How to Get the Most Out of Parent-Teacher Conferences

Posted on October 30, 2018 by

By Allison Wedell Schumacher I don’t know about you, but I got a little deer-in-the-headlights at my first few parent-teacher conferences for my daughter. We sat down with her kindergarten teacher, who is about as kind and nonthreatening as a … Continue reading →

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Begin at the Beginning with Social-Emotional Learning

Posted on August 28, 2018 by

By Allison Wedell Schumacher Years ago, when I was casting about for a job, I ended up as a part-time nanny to a three-year-old boy named Logan. I got the impression that his parents, who had listed the job on … Continue reading →

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How to Prepare Your Child for Kindergarten

Posted on August 9, 2018 by

By Celeste C. Delaney, author of ABC Ready for School: An Alphabet of Social Skills In many ways, kindergarten is the most important year in a child’s education. It sets the stage for how children view themselves as students and … Continue reading →

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