Learning: Lauren

See all 261 articles
3 answers

Young Teen Books by Lauren Myracle, E. Lockhart and Sarah Mlynowski

My daughter likes books by Lauren Myracle, E. Lockhart, and Sarah Mlynowski, which are like her generation's Judy Blume books. I have read some of them to know what she is reading, and for good conversation starters, and I also have enjoyed them. She wants to read more by these authors but we can't figure out which books are appropriate for a middle school reader and which would be best to wait until her later high school years. Does any one know which are their younger reader books? Which ones should we wait on because the topics are...

Playing with Others

See all 29 articles
17 answers

Playdate Etiquette for School Aged Children

Regularly my daughter (age 8) receives calls from classmates for playdates. The caller's parents are usually within earshot while the caller is asking me to have a playdate at OUR house. I find this odd and a bit rude that the parent would allow their child to call and essentially invite themselves over. I could slightly understand if we had some big attraction like a pool etc but we don't. My daughter also has a number of neighborhood friends. All of the kids hatch plans to play inside each other's houses especially when the...

RELATED TOPICS

School

See all 299 articles
43 answers

Skipping a Grade

I am faced with the decision of letting my 7 year (1st Grade) old skip the 2nd grade. He was going to the 2nd grade for reading and math time, so he could continue to learn at his level. He no longer does that due to schedule changes between the 1st grade and 2nd grade. His teacher still gives him 2nd grade work on and he also helps the other kids. I've read pros and cons on both sides. He would be a year younger than his classmates, which now really isn't that big of a deal but when he hits high school he will be 15 and his friends...

RELATED TOPICS
For Updates and Special Promotions
Follow Us

Related Articles

See all