parenting resources from parents like you
Check out these Summer Programs that are free or at reduced cost for keeping your kids engaged and avoid the "summer slide"!
Discover and go for free museum passes
https://www.510families.com/discover-go/
From Home Run Readers to Summer Sluggers (math and literacy), click below
https://www.mlb.com/athletics/community/education
With prizes like tickets to the opera, the Oakland Zoo, The Lindsay Experience, baseball games; and a chance to win lego sets, telescopes and puzzles, there is something for everyone in the Contra Costa County Library Summer Reading Challenge
http://guides.ccclib.org/srf/SRF
Take advantage of living in the Bay Area with this guide to some local activities and outings that don't have to cost a lot.
http://redtri.com/san-francisco/ten-free-or-cheap-things-to-do-with-kids-in-the-san-francisco-bay-area/
OTHER RESOURCES
From The Washington Post, "Six things parents can do to raise kids to be confident decision-makers."
www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/on-parenting/six-things-parents-can-do-to-raise-kids-to-beconfident-decision-makers/2018/10/01/a3321e52-b76d-11e8-a2c5-3187f427e253_story.html?utm_term=.6713577b55aa
From an anonymous teacher author on We Are Teachers, "Lawnmower Parents Are the New Helicopter Parents..."
www.weareteachers.com/lawnmower-parents/
From Science News for Students, "Less screen time linked to better memory"
www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/less-screentime-linked-better-memory-learning-kids
From the New York Times, "Is Screen Time Bad for Kids' Brains?"
www.nytimes.com/2018/12/10/health/screen-time-kids-psychology.html
Leer en Espanol: www.nytimes.com/es/2018/12/12/exposicion-pantallas-ninos/
Discover and go for free museum passes
https://www.510families.com/discover-go/
From Home Run Readers to Summer Sluggers (math and literacy), click below
https://www.mlb.com/athletics/community/education
With prizes like tickets to the opera, the Oakland Zoo, The Lindsay Experience, baseball games; and a chance to win lego sets, telescopes and puzzles, there is something for everyone in the Contra Costa County Library Summer Reading Challenge
http://guides.ccclib.org/srf/SRF
Take advantage of living in the Bay Area with this guide to some local activities and outings that don't have to cost a lot.
http://redtri.com/san-francisco/ten-free-or-cheap-things-to-do-with-kids-in-the-san-francisco-bay-area/
OTHER RESOURCES
From The Washington Post, "Six things parents can do to raise kids to be confident decision-makers."
www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/on-parenting/six-things-parents-can-do-to-raise-kids-to-beconfident-decision-makers/2018/10/01/a3321e52-b76d-11e8-a2c5-3187f427e253_story.html?utm_term=.6713577b55aa
From an anonymous teacher author on We Are Teachers, "Lawnmower Parents Are the New Helicopter Parents..."
www.weareteachers.com/lawnmower-parents/
From Science News for Students, "Less screen time linked to better memory"
www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/less-screentime-linked-better-memory-learning-kids
From the New York Times, "Is Screen Time Bad for Kids' Brains?"
www.nytimes.com/2018/12/10/health/screen-time-kids-psychology.html
Leer en Espanol: www.nytimes.com/es/2018/12/12/exposicion-pantallas-ninos/
COLLEGE APPLICATIONS
"New data on how college admissions view social media and applicants."
www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2018/04/23/new-data-how-college-admissions-officers-view-social-media-applicants
www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2018/04/23/new-data-how-college-admissions-officers-view-social-media-applicants
CA SCHOOL FUNDING
Ever wondered how much your property taxes contribute to the overall school budget? We found this article, which breaks down school funding, helpful. "Who Pays: Where CA Public School Funding Comes From." EdSource
ed100.org/lessons/whopays
New Governor, increased budget for CA public schools. But is it enough?
www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-kirp-newsom-early-childhood-education-agenda-20190111-story.html
ed100.org/lessons/whopays
New Governor, increased budget for CA public schools. But is it enough?
www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-kirp-newsom-early-childhood-education-agenda-20190111-story.html