How Involved Should We Be with Our Kids' Schools?
b'How do we help our kids succeed in school without becoming the dreaded "snowplow" parents? Here are some parenting tips for advocating for your child at school when necessary, while also empowering our kids to navigate their own learning.\\nAmy and Margaret discuss:\\n\\nHow school environments have changed in the last few decades\\n\\nBest practices for helping kids of different ages manage homework\\n\\nHow to start a productive conversation with your child\'s educators about concerns you may have\\n\\n\\nHere are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode: \\n\\n\\xa0Jenny Anderson for TIME Magazine: "Many American Parents Have No Idea How Their Kids Are Doing in School"\\n\\n\\nCarrie Bauer, et. al, for Slate: Help Me Help My Kid\\n\\n\\nLibby Stanford\\xa0for Education Week: "Does Parent Involvement Really Help Students? Here\\u2019s What the Research Says"\\n\\n\\nU.S. Department of Education: "Raise the Bar: Resources for Parents and Families"\\n\\n\\nCara Goodwin for KQED\'s Mind/Shift: "How important is homework, and how much should parents help?"\\n\\n\\n\\nSee our interview with Jennifer Breheny Wallace - author of Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic \\u2014\\xa0and What We Can Do About It\\n\\n\\n\\nWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website:\\nhttps://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/\\nmom friends, funny moms, parenting advice, parenting experts, parenting tips,\\xa0mothers, families, parenting skills, parenting strategies, parenting styles, busy moms, self-help for moms, manage kid\\u2019s behavior, teenager, tween, child development, family activities, family fun, parent child relationship, decluttering, kid-friendly, invisible workload, default parent, academic achievement, school achievement, homework \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'