If your child is a rising junior or senior, odds are good that you’ve started thinking about college applications. And according to a recent poll released by the Robert Morris University Polling Institute, if you’re not happy with the college application process, you’re not alone. The poll, which focused onRead More

Maintaining effective communication with their child is a common struggle for parents. The way adults tend to talk about their daily lives and the problems they’re dealing with doesn’t seem to translate well to a conversation with a 3rd grader. Parents naturally want to help their child handle problems, andRead More

Later this month and early next month, the class of 2015 will be graduating from high schools all over Texas. They will be one of the last classes to graduate under the existing graduation requirements. Students entering high school in 2014 and following years will graduate under the requirements ofRead More

The upcoming week is spring break for many Houston schools. And for many juniors and seniors, this means more than just a reprieve from homework. Spring break is a popular time for college visits, as juniors consider where to apply and seniors consider where to accept an offer of admission.Read More

The divorce rate has sunk below the oft-quoted figure of 50%, but divorce continues to affect a significant percentage of Americans. Approximately 850,000 divorces occur each year in the US. Estimates vary as to the number of children who witness their parents’ divorce, but many figures place it between 40%Read More

This article is the second entry in our Resources for Parents series. If there’s a topic you’d like to see covered in a future Resources for Parents article, please let us know in the comments. Attention-deficit hyperactive disorder, or ADHD, affects at least 5% of children in the United States.Read More

This is the first entry in our Resources for Parents series. If there’s a topic you’d like to see covered in a future Resources for Parents article, please let us know in the comments. Dyslexia affects as many as one in five Americans. If your child is among them, youRead More