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Los Angeles Advice for Parents
10 parenting blunders- Part 2
Parenting Mistakes
June 17, 2011
Dear LA Teacher,I’m a new dad. I know parents make mistakes and I’d like to avoid some of those pitfalls. Will you please tell new...
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Parental responsibility and its impact on society
Parenting
May 19, 2011
Being a parent and raising a family in our modern world is not always an easy task. The responsibility that it entails is limitless. A parent&rsquo...
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National Character Counts! Week- what will you do?
Advice for Parents
October 18, 2010
By Daniel HolmesFor many of us, we work, we get our kids to school and we try to be nice to everyone in our lives. Well what do you call that? That...
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It’s National Parents’ Day – Humorous quotes, sentimental sayings & helpful tips
National Parents' Day
July 31, 2011
While Americans are known to celebrate all sorts of occasions, today is all about those special people in our lives that raise us, give us...
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Conversation ideas for parents with college bound students
College bound students
July 24, 2011
After writing, Time Management is not a one night skill, which was based on my experience as both a parent and a teacher of elementary age children...
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How to read and respond to your child’s report card
report cards
October 26, 2010
Your child’s progress report is a detailed account of subject’s content, progress, social behavior, work habits, learning skills, and...
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The end of college admissions: a few words for parents
Education & Schools
August 16, 2010
I’ve gotten many emails this week from subscribers who have been reading this column for the past year and now are taking their children off...
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Is college admissions fair?
Education & Schools
February 15, 2010
That’s the question I posed to the country’s premier college consultant Michele Hernandez. The former Assistant Admissions Director at...
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Meeting college admissions deadlines: what's a parent's role?
Education & Schools
October 26, 2009
As early decision and early action deadlines approach, and the due dates for regular decision are just a couple of months away, anxiety is running...
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Finding the right college: are you aiming too low?
Education & Schools
September 30, 2009
There’s a college dropout crisis in America. Just 56 percent of freshmen nationwide graduate within four years, and the time it takes to earn...
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