Assessing Your Child's School Experience
Cannon School director of admission and financial aid, offers advice on academic success.
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How to Stop Children from Being Quitters
Tips to help children learn how to tackle difficult assignments.
Teacher-Student Relationships: Ages 6-10
What to do when your child doesn't click with their instructor.
Teacher-Student Relationships: Ages 11-18
What to do when your teen doesn't click with their instructor.
A Confident Column
Why confidence in children is a big part of the equation.
Tips and Truths About Transitional Kindergarten
How to determine if transitional kindergarten is a good fit for your child.
5 Ways to Keep Your Kids From Going Into Debt
Financial principles to teach your children.
Resolutions to Boost Your Children's Skills
This year, resolve to support your children's interests with the following tips.
New Report Cards for CMS K-2 Students
Learn more about the new report card stylings of CMS students in grades K-2.
Raising Financially Savvy Kids: Ages 6-11
How to turn fundraising into a lesson in finance.
Raising Financially Savvy Kids: Ages 12-18
The best way for teens to learn the joy of a dollar earned is to let them actually earn their own dollars.
Children, Choices and Charter Schools
Before you take a chance on the lottery, here's what you need to know.
Mapping Out Middle School
How to prepare your children for a strong academic career.
Multiples Choice: Classroom Placement for Twins
N.C. 'twins law' leaves classroom placement in parents' hands.
Empowering Underachievers
How to help your gifted, unmotivated child succeed.
The Kids Count
Local children experience elections with Kids Voting.
Chalk Talk: Good Grades Gone Bad
Strategies you can use at home that will benefit your student this year and as he or she moves into middle school.
Books and Games that Foster Family Togetherness
Books and games to inspire warmth in your family this holiday season.
Making the Most of Parent-Teacher Conferences
Questions to prepare for a parent-teacher conference.
Fall Books and Games for Kids
Add some fun to your fall with these festive books and games.
Safety Tips for Carpooling
Safety tips for carpooling families and friends heading back into the school season.
3 Tips for Test Taking
Before their next test, share with children these test-taking tips from the book "The Simple Way to an A."
American Presidential Experience 2012
Sept. 3 through Sept. 6, Charlotte will be a hot spot of national attention as the Democratic National Convention convenes in uptown.
Transitioning From Summer to School
9 tips for a smooth start to a new school year.
