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You’ve successfully navigated the nursery years, tolerated the toddler years and are pondering the preschool years when you realize, "OMG! Preschool means 'pre-SCHOOL,' and I need to find an elementar...
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You have more CPS high school options than you may think
We’ve just closed the door on that stressful season when high school students-to-be partake in applications. My wife and I have been talking about high schools for our 6th grader for a couple of years...
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How to build a parent-teacher partnership that nurtures your child’s success
The relationship a parent has with their child’s teacher plays a big role in their child’s academic success. When a child has a developmental difference, a positive parent-teacher relationship is even...
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ADHD diagnosis, 5 year old

I think my 5 year old is headed towards an ADHD diagnosis and I have so many questions and concerns.    Are there any cons to an ADHD diagnosis ? (receiving the diagnosis officially, obviously there are cons to having that collection of symptoms)    What age is ADHD commonly diagnos...

Volunteer Website?

Does anyone have a good website or resource that lists good volunteer opportunities, esp for teens?   A friend had sent me to one a while ago and I did not bookmark it.   Thanks! ...

For those of you considering sending your child to Latin School of Chicago...

Latin School of Chicago has been outed again for another antisemitism incident.  https://www.jfeed.com/antisemitism/latin-school-chicago-antisemitism   A publicly filed exhibit from the Bronstein case - a horrifying letter to the Bronsteins from a Latin employee in connection to their...

Wanna know a good in person high school physics tutor

My junior daughter is in need of a tutor for honors physics. First semester went OK but just struggling and stressing about it and could use someone to work with in person looking for a high school senior or even a college student trying to find options other thanonline. ...

Breaking up with Toxic Mom Group

https://www.thecut.com/article/ashley-tisdale-french-mom-group-mean-girls-parenting.html   Anyone following this drama? I have to admit that I have been because it rings close to home. I'm not exactly leaving a toxic mom group, because I'm not in any mom group, but I am dealing with mean m...


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