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Download Resources and Sign up for Free Bank AUGUST 2019 CreateIt Sponsored by Carnegie Science Center PittsburghParent.com AUGUST 2019 1 Number 8 Volume 32 AUGUST 6 what’s inside your community 10 parenting resource for over 30 years! in this issue 1 CreateIt 6 CoverStory Water cycle in a bag activity Don’t divorce your kids 4 Editor’sNote 24 SteamForward Valuable skills to teach teens SciTech Days at Carnegie Science Center 5 EducationConnection 34 Around About August How much routine do students Calendar& of activities & events need? 18 featured topics 10 Money lessons to help kids avoid debts 12 Looking for a deal on school clothes? community spotlight 15 Pre-school prep for parents 11 Mars Bank is committed to your financial literacy 18 Concrete ways to help the new kid in school 19 Providence Heights Alpha School: Excellence. 27 Keeping kids active when they avoid team sports Innovation. Tradition. 31 Could your child’s reading difficulty be dyslexia? special section 15 - 33 Welcome Back To School on the cover Cover: Trey Thomas Images 2 AUGUST 2019 PittsburghParent.com PittsburghParent.com AUGUST 2019 3 Editor’sNote Patricia Poshard nywhere there are moms, there is conversation about parenting – the topic that always comes up is teens. Helping an adolescent become a caring, independent and responsible adult is no small task. Adolescence can be a confusing time of change for teens andA parents alike. But while these years can be difficult, there’s Pittsburgh Parent is published 12 times plenty you can do to nurture your teen and encourage respon- a year by Honey Hill Publishing, Inc. sible behavior. P.O. 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The publisher reserves the right to reject any advertisement or listing which is not they’re young, and then gradually give them more responsibility so they can acquire the in keeping with the publication’s standards. The skills they need to live on their own when the time is right.” entire contents of the publication are copyrighted Remember, teens learn how to behave by watching their parents. Your actions gener- and may not be reproduced or copies in any form ally speak louder than your words. Show your teen how to cope with stress in positive without the permission of the publisher. Copyright ways and be resilient. Be a good model and your teen will likely follow your lead. n Honey Hill Publishing, Inc. 2019. All rights reserved. 4 AUGUST 2019 PittsburghParent.com EducationConnection Peggy Gisler and Marge Eberts Dear Teacher Angella Di How much routine do students need? How much routine should we have in our family on school days? I don’t want Angella Di is a fashion and design company every minute of the day to be organized for our children. – For Some Routine that features bold colors and unique pop-art Q: style designs printed on white canvas shoes. • Two feature patterns: Lipstick and Bubble Gum. • Bubble Gum shoes can be worn as a “mommy and me” matching moment to remember! • Available in a select number of children and adult sizes. • Available on Amazon. There are no hard and fast rules about how much routine children should have during the school year. Routines need to reflect each child’s personal- A: ity and needs. For example, a child with ADHD will definitely profit from quite a bit of structure while one who seems to have a built-in organizer can function with far fewer routines. angella-di.com There is a need to have some routines in every home just to make things func- tion smoothly. This should include a morning routine that will have a time for getting up and dressed, eating and for leaving the home with everything needed for school. Most homes also have homework and bedtime routines to give a sameness to every day. No routine should cover every minute of the day. Free time needs to be part of every routine. Basic routines need to be written out and displayed. Pictures can be used for young children. And there is another thing about following routines, they need to be flexible. They will change as activities are added or eliminated. When routines are disrupted by outside events, such as a traffic jams, dinner and homework projects, they can be changed. To help some children follow rou- tines, especially early morning ones, a kitchen timer can be used to show when a particular activity should begin or end. Rewards can also be used if they are an effective tool in encouraging children to follow routines. Finally, if a routine doesn’t seem to be working, change it. And the older your children get, the more input you should get from them. n Parents should send questions and comments to dearteacher@dearteacher. com or ask them on the columnists’ website at www.dearteacher.com. PittsburghParent.com AUGUST 2019 5 Don’t your kids! DivorceBy Ann K. Howley t’s over. Your marriage went awry and divorce looms before you. Whether you feel relieved or shattered, your life is going to change. You will face new and unexpected challenges and be forced to make tough choices. If you have children, the next days, months and years will be stressful for them as well.
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