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Do You Feel Too Much Academic Pressure?
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (643+ words) Is academic success a priority for you and your family? Do you believe your performance in school will have a big impact on your future? Does the pressure of doing well ever feel like too much? For "In South Korea,…...
Teen Tiny Memoirs: The Winners of Our 4th Annual 100-Word Narrative Contest
3+ hour, 39+ min ago (1744+ words) A Halloween night gone wrong. A mother-daughter face-off. A baby shark surprise. A farewell to the em dash. We challenged teenagers to write a story about a meaningful moment in their lives in just 100 words. These are the subjects of…...
A Child Misses 3 Weeks of School. Should Protective Services Step In?
7+ hour, 29+ min ago (1293+ words) In the largest county in Nevada, child welfare officials typically are required by state law to investigate when a student repeatedly misses school. But recently, they made a striking request to the state. They asked to stop reporting serial absences....
Biting, kicking, wandering: Teachers see rise in misbehavior even among the littlest kids
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (1127+ words) Elementary teachers say they're seeing worsening and increasingly severe behavior problems in young children and want help " although states and school districts nationwide are divided over the right approach. "They're just so much more physical. We're struggling with kids being…...
Flyer kindly offered to help tired mom with crying baby — her reaction was shocking
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (351+ words) Any parent who has traveled with a little one knows how challenging it can be, especially if the tot is not on their best behavior. So when a stranger offered to help a defeated mom dealing with a fussy baby…...
Parents are still worried about sitting together with their kids on planes. Here are 8 tips to make sure you do.
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (1274+ words) Traveling in a group can be a challenge, and confusing airline policies can make the experience even more of an ordeal. For adults, being separated on a flight is an inconvenience. But for families with young children or caregivers of…...
The 43 best things to do in D.C. this weekend and next week
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (905+ words) Book Lovers" Night Out at Old Town Books BSO Lunar New Year Celebration at Strathmore U Street Black History Month Centennial Celebration at Ben"s Next Door Adrian Loving Presents: "Disco! Music Image Dance Sound Salon" at Martin Luther King…...
Millennials shouldn’t feel bad about staying on their parents’ phone plans
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (702+ words) Before you yell at me, let me first say that I am not, and have never been, on my parents" cellphone plan. (I didn"t get a cellphone until I was already an adult.) But I"ve long been jealous…...
Should Schools Limit the Number of A’s That Teachers Can Give?
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (633+ words) Do you feel that some teachers give too many A's? Is grade inflation a problem in your school? On the whole, would you say that your teachers have been too easy, too hard or just right in their grading? In…...
A drug for myopia could help millions of kids. The FDA is keeping it off the shelves.
1+ week, 2+ day ago (272+ words) David G. Hunter is president of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, a professor of ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and co-founder of the medical device company Rebion. I remember the day I first put on eyeglasses at age…...