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Could a Tutor Help Your Child Succeed?
By Lauri Hennessey
By Lauri Hennessey

PHOTO BY KEITH BINNS/iStockphoto
The best indicator that your child may need a tutor is frustration with school or with homework.

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Should You Consider Being a Tutor?
By Lauri Hennessey
Beyond helping youth with schoolwork, there is a whole different facet of tutoring that is emerging. Plenty of academics now...

Low-Key, Low-Budget Birthday Parties  
By Elizabeth M. Gillespie
In the midst of a rough economy that’s forcing families in all sorts of income brackets to rein in their expenses, many parents are...

More Than 100 Birthday Party Ideas  
Whether you want to host your child’s next birthday party at home or somewhere that will do the heavy lifting for you, here are...

Stay-at-Home Dads: A Growing Force in Many Families  
By Melanthia M. Peterman and Laura Spruce Wight
Much like the women who have struggled to break through the glass ceiling in the work force, some fathers are finding it’s not...

A Mother’s Essay: Adopting a Daughter with HIV  
By Jessica Ward
I had a dream one recent night. I dreamed that my daughter’s babysitter drove her to a rural town and dropped her off on the side...

Try This At Home: The 5-Minute Greenhouse  
By Dana Thompson
After one chilly start, spring is finally settling in a bit. But just in case the cool weather hangs around a while longer, here’s...

 
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