Friday, September 8 is International Literacy Day and in recognition, Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, wants to encourage parents to help their kids to become lifelong readers. The Company surveyed parents and their children in five countries for the most recent editions of the Kids & Family Reading Report™. The findings from the report suggest simple insights… [Read More]
Learning & Teaching
[Ask Lina] [Video] How to I deal with the homework battle?
Homework can be a tricky subject. Imagine you are 8 hours at work and then you know that when you get home, you need to spend a few more hours – well doing more work. We also recommend: Understood.org Launches Bilingual “First-Day Ready Guide” for Parents of Children with Learning Disabilities A lot of families… [Read More]
Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps Pays Tribute to Two Teens for Their Volunteerism
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program, sponsored by Prudential Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), named Mallory and Wills Tennessee’s top high school and middle level youth volunteers in February. Mallory Fundora, 17, from Clarksville Mallory, a junior at Rossview High School, began raising money and gathering… [Read More]
1st – 3rd Graders Can Get Excited to Learn with Online Curriculums in ABCmouse.com
Age of Learning, Inc., announced the launch of a comprehensive 2nd grade curriculum to expand its award-winning ABCmouse.com® Early Learning Academy for children ages 2–8. The expanded curriculum is designed to address the learning needs and interests of 2nd grade students with the goal of preparing them for the critical transition to 3rd grade. To… [Read More]
Teach older kids to save money- New Couwalla App can Help
Los Tweens & Teens was invited to shop with the Couwalla App and provided a mall gift card to test it. As always, all opinions are our own. Do you talk to your growing kids about how to save money? I often do talk about saving but I don’t specifically teach them about saving with… [Read More]
Talking to Tweens About Role Models
One word I would use to describe tweens is influenced. This is a sensitive age where influences from every angle of their lives actually matter and impact their behavior or thoughts in a positive or negative way. I have recently become more mindful of this and when my kids tell me that a friend, song,… [Read More]