Cross-posted at MotherTalkers
by Stacey
New software programs enable parents to learn of everything from their child’s daily class attendance and homework completion to test scores and overall grades throughout the semester, according to this article in the NY Times.
Boy am I glad I’m not a kid anymore. What a nightmare. Sorry if you’re one of […]

by Stacey
The informal style of writing that teens use in emails, text messages and on social networking sites is starting to show up in their academic work, according to this article in the NY Times.
Nearly two-thirds of 700 students surveyed said their e-communication style sometimes bled into school assignments, according to the study by […]

Photo courtesy of the Kids for Obama Web site.
by Stacey
Kids who support Barack Obama for President are influencing their parents to vote for him. According to this article in the NY Times, children as young as seven years old feel passionate about the candidate.
As the race for the Democratic presidential nomination continues, youthful volunteers […]

Cross-posted on MotherTalkers
by Stacey
Get ready to feel guilty. Or smug. A report released a couple months ago from the UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families, and Communities found that less than half of parents aren’t reading enough to their young children.
For children, early exposure to books — including being read to aloud each day […]

by Stacey
Used to be the class bully was the biggest or meanest kid in the class or maybe the coolest. But with new technologies in the hands of 80 percent of today’s middle and high school students, nowadays it could be just about anyone. According to a December supplement to the Journal of Adolescent Health, […]

by Stacey
Santa’s going to have to be mighty careful sliding down the chimney this year. According to this article in the NY Times, tech toys such as laptops, cell phones, digital cameras, and MP3 players are dominating the wish list this season.
Toy makers and retailers are filling shelves with new tech devices for children […]