About Parenting School Age Children: Summer Energy Savings, Kids' Learning, and More

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Parenting School Age Children Parenting School Age Children School Family Life Health & Development From Katherine Lee, your Guide to Parenting School Age Children Is your home ready for summer energy savings? Now's the time to start thinking about how to get things in shape for saving energy and money this summer. Plus, how dreaming and mouth-breathing may affect kids' learning and school performance, all in this week's Parenting School Age Children newsletter. Thrifty Thursdays: Is Your Home Ready for Summer Energy Savings? We're still a couple of months away from summer, but it's not too early to start thinking about how to get your home ready for summer energy savings and efficiency.... Read more Mouth-Breathing Can Affect Kids' Health and Schoolwork Is your child chronically congested? Kids who often breathe through their mouths because of allergies or other chronic conditions may be at risk for a host of problems that affect sleep, growth, and even school performance, says a new study in the journal General Dentistry... Read more Why Sleep and Dreaming May be Important for Learning Dreaming about something you learned may help you retain that information better, says a fascinating new study from Harvard Medical School... Read more Schools' New Take on Take Your Child to Work Day Did to take your son or daughter to work with you this past week on Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day? Many kids around the country skipped school last Thursday to go to work with mom or dad. But some school districts are questioning the timing of the now-nearly-twenty-year-old tradition. School officials are pointing out that the national program, which began in 2003 as Take Your Daughter to Work Day, was launched before schools and parents and kids had to worry about high-stakes testing and other learning standards requirements... Read more K-6 Children Ads Children Summer Camp Child Care School Parenting Kids Autism Summer School Children and Divorce Featured Articles Brain-Boosting Breakfasts 10 Tips on Child Grief: How to Discuss Death with Kids Questions to Ask Your School About High-Stakes Tests How to Raise a Charitable Child 5 Fun Kids Fitness Tips for Little Couch Potatoes 7 Strategies for Limiting Media Violence   More from About.com Disney Trip Planner Everything you need to plan the perfect Disney vacation -- from when to go and what to do, to saving money and picking a hotel. More > Join About.com's User Panel! Share your opinions and help us make About.com more relevant, informative and enjoyable to use. More> This newsletter is written by: Katherine Lee Parenting School Age Children Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Parenting School Age Children newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Must Reads Taking Back the Family Weekend What Are High-Stakes Tests? Math Games Online How to Handle Anxiety in Children Kids' Birthday Parties on a Budget Advertisement