This fact sheet provides tips for parents on having successful, productive parent-teacher conferences.Note: PDF version available.
This fact sheet provides 10 tips and a daily at-home checklist for parents to help make their child's school year a success. Note: PDF version available.
This fact sheet provides five tips for parents on how to help their child become a better reader and includes activity ideas to improve reading for the whole family. Note: PDF version available.
The nation's Child Support Enforcement (CSE) program is a federal/state/tribal/local partnership to promote family self-sufficiency and child well-being. In most states, approximately half of all child support orders are established and enforced by a federal and state financed child support enforcement entity known as the IV-D program (from Title IV-D of the Social Security Act). About one-third of all children in the United States will receive some assistance from CSE and approximately 58 percent of CSE cases involve never-married parents. Services are available to a parent with custody of a…
Brief
This fact sheet lists 10 ways parents can encourage reading in school children from the ages of 5-12.
Brief
As a parent or caregiver, you play an important role in your child's academic achievement. By taking steps to get involved in your child's education, you can bridge the gap between home and school to ensure your child's success in learning and in life. The research-based tips in this article provide both practical guidance. (Author abstract)
Brief
The purpose of this booklet is to make available to parents information that they can use to help their child to succeed in school. The booklet includesinformation about things that they can do at home to contribute to their child's school success; activities that they can use to help their child acquire the skills to succeed in school; answers to often-asked questions about how to work with teachers and schools; and tips on how to help your child with test taking.
Designed for parents and caregivers, this book traces the development of children in their first three years of life and offers parenting strategies for fostering development. The first section focuses on infants from birth to 9 months. Information is provided on feeding issues, sleep issues, establishing routines, crying, temperament, play, learning, redirection and childproofing, and stranger awareness. The second section covers developmental milestones for toddlers ages 9-18 months and includes information on walking, setting limits and giving directions, biting, play, and separation…
Brief
A tip sheet from the Stop Bullying Now organization that provides information on the definition and consequences of childhood bullying, and describes actions parents can take to support their child.
