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Crayon Math Adds Up to Fun Help your child build critical math skills with this week’s math puzzle featuring crayons.
Manage Media and Messages Here's what you can do to set healthy limits on your child's screen time.
Identify Your Child's Learning Style Take the learning personality quiz to find out how your child absorbs information and how you can support his development.

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Thinking & Creativity

How Creativity Blooms in 6-7 Year Olds
Children in this age group tend to show a decline in creative thinking. Learn why, and what you can...
Think About It: Critical Thinking
Use these tips to encourage your child’s critical thinking skills.
Why Colors and Shapes Matter
Introduce your child to the world of math through its building blocks.
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Physical Development

5 Health Myths, Busted
Refresh your thinking on family health, fitness, and nutrition.
Preventing the Spread of Germs
Help your child stay healthy year-round.
Moving and Learning Together
For young children, the whole body is an avenue for exploring and growing. Here's how to work...
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Parent Guides

The Guide to Ages 6-7
Take a peek at some of the major achievements of this age, and get a more in-depth view of the many...
The Guide to Ages 6-7
Take a peek at some of the major achievements of this age, and get a more in-depth view of the many...
The Guide to 2nd Grade
Review general curricula for 2nd Grade, what to expect for each subject and activities that can be...
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Language & Speech

9 Easy Ways to Build Your Child's
Communication blossoms when you and your child do things with each other.
If Your Child Stutters
Know how to react — and when to worry.
Adventures in Writing
Watching your child learn to write is thrilling. Here's how you can help her develop this new...
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Social & Emotional Life

When Your Child Has Trouble
Ways you can help when your child has difficulty relating to peers.
How to Say No -- And Mean It
After you say no to your child, explain why in simple terms reinforces your stance.
How Children Become Resilient
Help your child develop the skills for coping with life's difficult times.
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Activities & Fun

Caterpillar Habitat
Make a home for a caterpillar — and observe the magic!
Family News
Help your child grow as a writer -- encourage him to create a family...
5 Games for 2nd Grade Math
Learn easy, challenging, and most importantly fun games to help your...
Holiday Word Find and Word...
'Tis the season for holiday fun with this festive reading...
Look for Easy Numbers for E-Z...
Teaching your child to look for easy numbers will help make math easy.
Cupid Capers: What Makes A...
Help your children understand sentence structure with this Valentine...
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