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  • I Wish I Had Done Something Like This
    Middle & High School AgeParenting 9 mins reading

    Wed, August 6, 2025

    I Wish I Had Done Something Like This

    “I wish I had done something like this” is a sentence, a sentiment, that we’ve heard many times this past…

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  • Teach-back Technique for Close Communication
    All AgesParenting 15 mins reading

    Wed, August 6, 2025

    Teach-back Technique for Close Communication

    Keeping everyone informed can be a time-consuming task — what does your child want to eat, what’s the routine for…

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  • Abel and Thriving
    Independent SchoolsParenting 10 mins reading

    Wed, August 6, 2025

    Abel and Thriving

    Many boys today feel like they are losing out, like they have fewer opportunities, and that the rest of us…

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  • Beyond AI: Why Voice Matters
    Middle & High School AgeParenting 5 mins reading

    Mon, April 7, 2025

    Beyond AI: Why Voice Matters

    By Ashleigh Bell Pedersen Nearly a year ago, a robot named Sophia went viral for her D’Youville University commencement speech,…

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    Middle & High School AgeParenting 11 mins reading

    Mon, November 11, 2024

    The Challenges of the Middle School Parent

    Decades of research show that the middle school years are the number one most challenging time in the life of…

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  • Student Achievement: Is It Ever Enough?
    All AgesChild DevelopmentParenting 14 mins reading

    Wed, August 6, 2025

    Student Achievement: Is It Ever Enough?

    By: Jennifer Breheny Wallace, Author When William, my oldest child, started sixth grade, I somehow became convinced that the clock…

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  • Why Voice Matters—and How to Harness It for College Admissions Essays
    Middle & High School AgeParenting 8 mins reading

    Tue, October 29, 2024

    Why Voice Matters—and How to Harness It for College Admissions Essays

    When students embrace the dedicated writing and revising process that the strongest personal essays demand, a wonderful thing happens: they…

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  • Back to School with Olympic Spirit and Civic Engagement
    Independent SchoolsParenting 5 mins reading

    Tue, September 10, 2024

    Back to School with Olympic Spirit and Civic Engagement

    After rallying around US athletes in the Summer Olympics, it is the home stretch of a presidential election in timing…

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  • New York City as a Classroom without Walls
    Child DevelopmentEarly ChildhoodParenting 8 mins reading

    Tue, October 8, 2024

    New York City as a Classroom without Walls

    By Jane Racoosin Director, Beginnings Nursery School As a child, I can tell you I never thought I would end…

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  • From Stress to Strength: Benefits of Yoga for Kids Include Health and Fun
    All AgesParenting 9 mins reading

    Tue, August 13, 2024

    From Stress to Strength: Benefits of Yoga for Kids Include Health and Fun

    By D’Angela Alberty Program Director, Three and a Half Acres Yoga (THAY) Our children live in an environment that is…

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