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Arkansas Children's Hospital Parent - Family Newsletter
4 Strategies for Dealing With School-Related Stress

Whether your child is bringing home a test or report card, trying out for the team or the school play, every parent hopes for success. No parent wants to see his or her child have to deal with failure. But an expectation to succeed at every pursuit can cause undue stress and anxiety for children.

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Scholastic Instructor
Ahoy, Mateys!

Celebrate kids’ love for pirates with new books and activities.

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Scholastic Instructor
Learning About Differences 

Foster empathy for these who are different with these simple ideas. 

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Scholastic Instructor
Share the Love

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Second Act
From cubicle to classroom

Sitting at your desk at your corporate job, have you ever wished you were back at school? If so, why not consider teaching?

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Second Act
From construction worker to college football player at 61

In 1968, Alan Moore played in the National Junior College Football Championship as a freshman kicker for Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, Miss.

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Relish
The New School Lunch

At Minnesota’s St. Olaf College, cafeteria meals get their start in the on-campus, student-run organic garden.

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Working Mother
Laptop Learning

Looking for a new job, decent earnings and a better life? Sharpen skills at an online school — perfect for working moms with little time but lots of drive.

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EdTech
Beating Cheating

IT chiefs partner with academic officials to develop high-tech answers to an age-old problem.

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