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By Dr. Joanne Foster There are many classroom-based approaches and ideas that seasoned educators share with one another throughout the school year—strategies that help them provide the best learning environment for children. Realistically, parents can apply these same strategies at home any time of year, and with young children as
By Amy Conner From an early age, independence should be cultivated in children to teach them self-motivation, increase their awareness of their surroundings, and encourage the self-fulfillment of their future needs. Of course, this isn’t instantaneous, and a lot of hard work is required from parents to instill that sense
By Dr. Lauren Starnes, Chief Academic Officer at The Goddard School Prior to the pandemic, the National Survey of Children’s Health showed that 1-in-6 U.S. children had a treatable mental health disorder. Today, the mental health crisis among children has only worsened. In the first half of 2021, the Children’s
Contributed by Dustin Rhodes — Over the course of the last 20 years, I have raised four boys and one girl. I am by no means an expert, even though many people ask me for parenting advice. This article is a snapshot of what I have seen in my own
Contributed by Hannah Wagie — When we decided to have our first baby, I was in graduate school with a teaching assistant’s compensation, the value of which was not found in the monthly paycheck but rather in the education I was getting. The cost of daycare was daunting, to say
By Dr. Joanne Foster There are many classroom-based approaches and ideas that seasoned educators share with one another throughout the school year—strategies that help them provide the best learning
By Amy Conner From an early age, independence should be cultivated in children to teach them self-motivation, increase their awareness of their surroundings, and encourage the self-fulfillment of their
By Dr. Lauren Starnes, Chief Academic Officer at The Goddard School Prior to the pandemic, the National Survey of Children’s Health showed that 1-in-6 U.S. children had a treatable
Contributed by Dustin Rhodes — Over the course of the last 20 years, I have raised four boys and one girl. I am by no means an expert, even
Contributed by Hannah Wagie — When we decided to have our first baby, I was in graduate school with a teaching assistant’s compensation, the value of which was not
Cody Sparks, director of retail banking at UMB Bank, shares how to financially prepare for a baby. Having a baby is one of the greatest joys someone can experience
