Prepare your kids — and yourself — for the new school year with these expert tips.

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Dr. Victoria Waller is a creative child educator, rockstar tutor, and author of the best-selling book, Yes, Your Child Can: Creating Success for Children with Learning Differences. Prominently known for her tutoring work with celebrity children including the Kardashians, Dr.Waller’s techniques create success for children with learning differences by drawing out and using their strengths, passions, and genius to teach them. Dr. Waller holds a B.S. in education from Wayne State University, an Md.Ed. as a certified reading specialist and an Ed.D focusing on reading and learning differences from the University of Cincinnati where she received the Distinguished Alumna Award in 1994. Aside from educational therapy expertise, she was the creator of the My Disney Busy Bags for Travel on Planes and Cars for Disney Hyperion Books where she presented them to Princess Diana for her sons and Barbara Bush in the White House for her grandkids.

From handling first crushes and anxiety to when you should start music lessons and talk about Santa, learn all about how to support your school-aged kids. 

Kids

Everything you need to know about kids and toddlers, including behaviour and development, sleep, potty training, preschool, and how to handle picky eaters.

School-age

VP of Autism Speaks shares strategies for a successful school year

Lindsay Naeder joined Autism Speaks in 2012. Lindsay leads the organization’s national Autism Response Team (ART) and Outreach teams to deliver Autism Speaks mission priorities through Information &amp; Referral and educational community programs and events. Prior to her work at Autism Speaks, Lindsay held a variety of leadership roles in non-profit program development and social services in NYC. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York at New Paltz, and a Master of Social Work degree from Hunter College, School of Social Work. Lindsay is proud to have a personal connection to the mission of Autism Speaks as the sibling to her autistic brother. She lives in the Philadelphia metro area with her wife and son.

Are you raising a child with special needs? We're here to help with personal stories, expert advice, the latest research, and tips on how to support your child.

Family

Let us help navigate daily life with your growing family, with everything from kids’ craft and activity ideas to advice on discipline and birthday party inspiration.

Special needs

10 tips for parents this back&#x2d;to&#x2d;school season. How to prepare and do homework so it’s pain&#x2d;free for kids and parents alike.

Homework without tears

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<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-bianchette-52404a40/">John Bianchette</a>, Vice President of Education and Training of <a href="https://www.mathnasium.com/">Mathnasium</a> – responsible for developing the curriculum of mathematics that is being taught across the globe in over 1,100 learning centers to students K-12.

Author and Neuroscientist shares five actionable steps to help your kids work through their anxiety and get ready for back to school.

Back&#x2d;to&#x2d;School Anxiety? How to Help Kids This Time of Year

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Elementary, African American girl with mom on first day of school.

Back-to-school jitters

Dr. Caroline Leaf, author of How to Help Your Child Clean up Their Mental Mess [Baker; August 8, 2023], is a cognitive neuroscientist specializing in psychneurobiology and metacognitive neuropsychology. She is also host of the top-rated podcast, Cleaning up the Mental Mess.

School-age

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Easy, Personalized Teacher Gifts That Let Kids Show Their Appreciation in an Adorable Way

School-age

How to Avoid Back-to-School Hysteria

Back-to-School: Autism in the Classroom

Homework Without Tears: 10 Tips for Parents

Back-to-School Anxiety? How to Help Kids This Time of Year

Easy, Personalized Teacher Gifts That Let Kids Show Their Appreciation in an Adorable Way﻿﻿

Easy, Personalized Teacher Gifts That Let Kids Show Their Appreciation in an Adorable Way