2013 Summer Reading Programs Guide

Summer vacation does not have to mean a vacation from reading! The summer months are a great time to expand your child's literary world, teach them to enjoy reading for pleasure, help sharpen school skills and bridge the gap between school years. There are also many programs available to reward your reader this summer!

When Compliments Backfire: How to Give the Right Compliments to Kids

“You are so good at that!” you announce to the child, firmly believing that this warm praise is going to boost the child’s self-esteem and increase performance. But in study after study, and book after book, the widely accepted consensus is that complimenting your kids can cause lifelong problems and actually decrease performance, especially if you are dishing out the wrong type of compliments.

Kumar Sathy

Preparing Happy Campers: Tips for a Happy Summer Camp Experience

Summer camp is a time-honored tradition, rich with activities, newfound friendships and a lifetime of memories. Explore a few ways to make your child’s camp experience smooth sailing from start to finish.

Christa Melnyk Hines

2013 Summer Reading Programs Guide

Summer vacation does not have to mean a vacation from reading! The summer months are a great time to expand your child's literary world, teach them to enjoy reading for pleasure, help sharpen school skills and bridge the gap between school years. There are also many programs available to reward your reader this summer!

When Compliments Backfire: How to Give the Right Compliments to Kids

“You are so good at that!” you announce to the child, firmly believing that this warm praise is going to boost the child’s self-esteem and increase performance. But in study after study, and book after book, the widely accepted consensus is that complimenting your kids can cause lifelong problems and actually decrease performance, especially if you are dishing out the wrong type of compliments.

Kumar Sathy

Preparing Happy Campers: Tips for a Happy Summer Camp Experience

Summer camp is a time-honored tradition, rich with activities, newfound friendships and a lifetime of memories. Explore a few ways to make your child’s camp experience smooth sailing from start to finish.

Christa Melnyk Hines

When Compliments Backfire: How to Give the Right Compliments to Kids

“You are so good at that!” you announce to the child, firmly believing that this warm praise is going to boost the child’s self-esteem and increase performance. But in study after study, and book after book, the widely accepted consensus is that complimenting your kids can cause lifelong problems and actually decrease performance, especially if you are dishing out the wrong type of compliments.

Kumar Sathy

Preparing Happy Campers: Tips for a Happy Summer Camp Experience

Summer camp is a time-honored tradition, rich with activities, newfound friendships and a lifetime of memories. Explore a few ways to make your child’s camp experience smooth sailing from start to finish.

Christa Melnyk Hines

Tips for Overcoming Common Homework Hurdles

For students at just about all grade levels, homework is an inevitable fact of life. Many families struggle to fit homework into their busy schedules. The good news is, with a little planning and a few tweaks to your routine, many common homework hurdles can be avoided.

Shannon Fields

Sensory Processing Disorder

It cannot be escaped; every day, every hour and every minute we are responding to stimulus. Our surroundings give us no choice. But for those with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), this constant state of response can be overwhelming.

Julie Dill

Opening Doors to New Experiences: Art & Music Therapy

A look at the benefits of art therapy and music therapy for children with special needs, including local resources available to interested families.

Brooke Barnett

Help for Kids with Delayed Speech

Help and local resources suggested for parents of a three year old who has limited speech development.

Marge Eberts and Peggy Gisler

2013 Summer Reading Programs Guide

Summer vacation does not have to mean a vacation from reading! The summer months are a great time to expand your child's literary world, teach them to enjoy reading for pleasure, help sharpen school skills and bridge the gap between school years. There are also many programs available to reward your reader this summer!

Tips for Overcoming Common Homework Hurdles

For students at just about all grade levels, homework is an inevitable fact of life. Many families struggle to fit homework into their busy schedules. The good news is, with a little planning and a few tweaks to your routine, many common homework hurdles can be avoided.

Shannon Fields

Five Easy Tips to Motivate Your Child to Read

Read Across America Day on March 1, 2013, is the largest celebration of reading in the country and a reminder that reading never goes out of style. Reading is an adventure that begins early in a child's life and should extend beyond the classroom.