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Make New Year's resolutions with your kids

PBS.org has a great section dedicated to advice for parents, including this gem on making New Year's resolutions as a family... Full story

Learning in the age of technology

Children today are living in an online, fully wired world - Education.com has some great insight on how technology can help your child learn and keep to kids safe in cyberspace.... Full story

Cast your vote!

This game at iCivics.org lets students set up a debate between candidates, evaluate their answers and decide who is the best candidate before they vote. A great way for kids to get an understanding of debates and the election process.... Full story

Stopping bullying

This Education.com section gives expert advice and tips for parents and teachers on how to help combat the age-old problem of bullying.... Full story

Kid Scoop for parents - Tips and articles to help Mom and Dad

"Kid Scoop believes kids want to learn and that learning is fun! Our educational activity pages teach and entertain. Our learning resources are used by both families and schools."... Full story

Support for stepfamilies

Get ideas about daily life from the Stepfamily Association of America.... Full story

Merry Mad Libs

Need some laughs with the kids?  Try out Mad Libs at FunBrain.com and help them create goofy stories while increasing language skills - so much fun no one will know they're studying on vacation!... Full story

Excellent resources for parents and students from NIE

Hundreds of links to help students excel in school.  Links include: how to write lyrics to a song, improving reading through comic strips, and videos that show how a newspaper is really put together.... Full story

Visit San Francisco's Exploratorium

In honor of Columbus Day, go explore the museum of science, art and human perception's website. It's packed with educational tidbits on everything from math and technology to performance art and petroglyphs - and ho... Full story

Current Events for Kids

NewsCurrents is a weekly current events discussion program. NewsCurrents uses an interactive, multisensory discussion format that concentrates students’ attention and encourages them to think and talk about important issues.  Home of the n... Full story

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