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Caddo Schools to end grab-and-go meals this week
School district cites shelter-in-place order for ending program.
The real reason why poor kids perform worse in school
How Can Schools Tap Into Parent Power For the Good of Students?
A program pays teachers to visit students at home and meet with their family. The home visits have helped parents become better-informed advocates for their kids and stronger allies with teachers.
Helping Young Children Learn to Make Friends
With school starting up again, it’s important that parents think about ways they can help their children succeed not only academically, but also socially.
How To Cook Healthier, Quicker Meals As A Working Mom
Life as a working mom is never simple. You love your work, and wouldn’t want to quit it – after all, it’s what provides for your children. But finding time to do anything other than work and run after your kids can be quite the challenge at times. It is for this reason that cooking somehow ends up at the bottom of the list. It’s easy to make ourselves feel bad about this, but it’s something millions of moms struggle with every day…
Skipping Meals, Joining Gangs: How Teens Cope Without Enough Food At Home
Many kids rely on school for food their families can't afford. Two reports suggest one group is falling through the cracks: teens. Dogged by hunger, teens may try a wide range of strategies to get by.
Why Meal Kits Aren't as Bad for the Environment as You Think
School meals, with a side of scare tactics
Why do so many legislators, including conservatives, just hand over child nutrition policy to those who want federal micromanagement of school meals and welfare for everyone, regardless of income?
How do supermarket vouchers for children on free school meals work?
Voucher scheme has been rolled out to help low-income families feed children while schools are shut
Study finds school salad bars increase meal participation
More kids eat school meals when salad bars are added, according to a recent evaluation of a program that provides free salad […]
Where kids can go to get meals for free when school is out
With winter break being longer than usual this year, what are the kids who normally eat their two meals a day at school, supposed to do?
Free school meals: How many children can claim them?
The government is facing increased pressure to provide free school meals over the holidays.
Keeping Your Child Safe: The Benefits of After-School Programs
Do you know what your child is doing after school? The lack of funding for after-school activities may be posing a risk to your child. This article outlines what needs to be done to increase after-school program funding.
How FMSC Meals Are Changing the World
Feed My Starving Children partners with organizations around the world that serve our meals in schools, clinics, orphanages, and churches. See how this uniqu...
How to Plan Your Child's Summer "Work Week"
A little structure goes a long way for kids when school is out
More Than Friends Week 2
Leave a note on the fridge or in your student’s car giving them one reason why someone would be lucky to date them. You can do this several mornings over the next few weeks, or make a Top 10 list and surprise them all at once. Making these a series of silly and serious reasons will keep the tone thoughtful and lighthearted<br>MEAL TIME<br>During dinner one night this week, tell your teenager the story of how you met their mother or father,…
A Meal When They Need It
By Ellen Andersen I had a lot of time on my hands. Too much time. I wasn’t working anymore, but there were plenty of things I could do to make a difference, if I could only find a place to Continue reading A Meal When They Need It→
Why are we waiting until college to learn about consent?
Kids should be introduced to consent standards as early as grade school if we really want to change culture
How to Get Your Kid to Talk about What Happened at School
Our kids' lives are not our lives. Once you recognize that fact, says <strong>Christine Carter</strong>, you can start the conversation.
How to Stop the "Who Sits Where" Arguments
Do your kids argue about who gets to sit where at the dinner table? Doctor G can solve that! Check out her simple solution (and get your table set each meal ...
