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Helping Your Child Thrive in School

I'll admit it, I love the start of a new school year.  I mean who doesn't love shopping for school supplies and new clothes.  It's like my Christmas!!!!  T here's also something about "back to school" that makes us want to be super organized and ready.  We have BIG plans.  But the new school year brings many challenges as well - challenges like going from 3 day a week kindergarten to Grade 1 and five days a week.  Or how about making the move from elementary school to middle school.  Both challenges that we will be facing tomorrow.  Strangely enough, the child NOT switching schools is the nervous one.  Helping our children thrive in school is completely dependant on the child themselves.  For some (like my children) school and learning comes easy.  But this isn't the case for a lot of kids, and as parents, we have to be ready to help them no matter what.    So how can you, as a parent,...