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How to Improve Your Child's Happiness - Tips from USA'S Happiness Ambassador

"The best way to make children good is to make them happy," said Oscar Wilde. But, we're not only talking about the joyful moments and ex...

8 Tips From Teachers For Parents For A Successful School Year

The start of any school year is filled with a mixture of anticipation, anxiety, and excitement. How can we best prepare for the changes t...

3 Ways You Can Build Your Child’s Confidence

Every parent wants their child to walk with their head held high, feeling that they can take on any challenge, but that level of confiden...

Shared Reading and its importance for children of all ages

What’s the best thing parents can do? As parents, we are always wanting to know what we can do to help our child be more successful. Whe...

27 Study Tips & Tricks To Ace Your Next Exam

When it comes to exam success - ultimately it depends on the second letter. How can YOU change your ways to improve your productivity and...

How to Avoid Back-to-School Overspending and Feel Good About it, Too

Parents want their children to have the best start possible on that first day of school. For most parents, giving children a good start m...

7 Top Tips For Starting School

Starting school is a huge transition, for both you and your child. Preparedness is found to be the key to ensuring success, with studies ...

An initiative to prepare kids for kindergarten

“About 40 percent of kids aren’t ready for kindergarten, and of those 40 percent, 70 percent will never catch up.” WINTER HAVEN — A well-...

Managing High Self-Expectations

The final year of school can be extremely stressful. Expectations on exam results and the pressure to figure out what your next steps sho...

Increasing Youth Happiness: Building Resilience to Support the Major Transitions

How we can apply The GPS Model to navigate the momentous times of change. Today, you don't have to look far to see the warning signs of t...

9 Things A Preschool Teacher Wants Parents To Know About The First Day Of School

Whether it's coming up in a few days or a few weeks, the first day of school always stirs a mixture of emotions in both kids and parents....

Make the transition to the school year less stressful

Some anxiety with a new school year is normal, psychologist Devin Carey says. Talking with your child before school starts can help allev...

How do you know when your child is ready for school? For Parents with babies

How do you know when your child is ready for school? Why on earth do you need to make a decision like this now? Why should this even be a...

Back-To-School Teacher Toolkit

Whether you’re a fresh faced newbie or a veteran teacher, a new school year is a great opportunity to explore resources, tweak tried and ...

What factors affect a child's success in starting school?

Good news for parents from a new longitudinal study, which shows most children starting school are doing well. A new report released toda...

What is Positive Transitioning? (+ 5 Free PDF Resources to Support Youth Through Times of Change)

What is positive transitioning and what is it we're hoping to achieve? Our goal is to positively prepare and support youth through their ...

Twenty Ways You Can Help Your Children Succeed At School

As a parent, you are your child's first and most important teacher. When parents and families are involved in their children's schools, t...

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