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Parent’s Prep: New Technology In Schools; What Parents Need To Know
Technology offers new and exciting ways for your children to learn and for you to increase your involvement in your children’s education. Children given technology opportunities at home watch less...
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College Student Prep: Must-Have Items For Every Dorm Room
Photo Credit: Thinkstock.com The bags are packed and the move-in date is coming up fast. Now all that’s left before moving into the dorms and starting a new life at college is dorm-room shopping....
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Back To School Prep: For Elementary, Middle & High School Students
The first day of school feels to children the way the first day on a job feels to parents, a bit stressful. The two best ways to prepare your children for a less stressful first day is to change as...
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Talking To Your Kids About Bullying
Photo Credit: Thinkstock.com Kids face all types academic and social challenges in school. Being the victim of a relentless bully can be a distraction and even a danger to kids. As a parent, it is...
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Best Educational Supply Stores In Los Angeles
(credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) It is back to school time all around Los Angeles. If your children aren’t back in school yet they will be soon and no doubt will be in need of school supplies....
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Best Fall Sports Leagues For Kids In Los Angeles
(credit: brierley/sxc.hu) Smart parents know youth sports and outdoor activities keep those kiddos mentally stimulated, physically fit and tired at bedtime. Los Angeles accommodates that need...
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How To Help Your Kids Choose The Best Extra-Curricular Activities
It’s no secret that kids today are under an astonishing amount of pressure. Razor-sharp deadlines and workloads once reserved for first-year law students or medical interns are now standard for middle...
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Just The Facts: The Pros & Cons Of Homeschooling
You might assume the small children counting change at the grocery store register or hightailing it into the library at 12 p.m. on a Thursday are off from school for some unknown holiday or exotic...
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DIY School Supplies Just In Time For Back To School
Remember the feeling of starting a new school year with a fresh binder and a fistful of unsharpened pencils? There’s only one way to top that feeling. Help your kids splash some creativity into their...
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Ask a Chef: Best Back To School Lunch Recipes
How is it that children in other countries are consuming spicy pickled cabbage, curry and dried fish and your kiddos want the fifteenth peanut butter and jelly sandwich of the month for lunch? You can...
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How To Throw A Great School Fundraiser
Reading, writing and arithmetic may be the basics of a curriculum, but these subjects are only part of why attending school is a necessary and extremely viable childhood experience. Beyond gaining...
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Best Teacher Supply Stores In LA
(credit: Lakeshore Learning) Pretty much everyone in my family is a teacher. No one likes to mention it because we all like to pretend this summer will be the endless one, but classes begin just...
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5 Ways to Balance Schoolwork and Extracurriculars
Colleges and employers love to see that you’re active in with extracurriculars, because they help round out your education and demonstrate your passion, drive and enthusiasm for life — and they also...
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Can Your Social Media Image Affect Your Chances of Getting Into College?
How many admissions officers are using the internet to screen applicants? What kind of online behavior affects a student’s admission to the college of their choice, and how can students prepare their...
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College Cohabitation: How to Deal with Roommate Issues
Living with other people, whether they are friends, family or complete strangers, can be a challenge. College students tend to live with others for several reasons, be it convenience, to save money or...
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Preparing Your Child: Grade School to High School
Heading to high school is an exciting time, but it’s also a time of change. With change comes plenty of concerns, and not just for parents. Your kids are going from being a big fish in a small pond —...
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LA Expert’s Tips For Dorm Shopping
(credit: David Paul Morris/Getty Images) It’s that time of year when new college students experience a major transitional point in their lives — moving away from home for the first time. The dorm life...
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Pick-A-Side: What’s Your Favorite School Movie?
From "The Breakfast Club" to "Mean Girls," what's the best school movie? You decide!
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LA’s Best Shops For School Clothes
(credit: Thinkstock) By the end of summer, kids have probably done some growing and, while last season’s shoes probably don’t fit, their clothes aren’t so “in” anymore either. According to the...
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