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Somewhere on the way to turning 15, my oldest son stopped being my shadow. Instead of clinging to my legs to go with me to the store, he now barely waves goodbye as I set off without him. On a typical school day, there’s barely time to get in a “How was your day?” He’s in the door, into the kitchen to grab a snack, and off to the dungeon—I mean bedroom.

Michael C. of Scarsdale, New York, sailed through elementary school. But once he entered middle school, the waters turned choppy. Overwhelmed by the heightened academic requirements, “it was like he was in a panic mode and was just not doing any of the work,” says his mother, Helena. “There was zero effort—things just totally cratered.”

You know your toddler is ready for school when he shows any of the following: social skills, independence, and emotional maturity.

Clark County commissioners approved an increase in sales tax to pay for social and educational services.

While anyone's anxiety could spike over so much trauma in just a week, Professor Christopher Kearney of ���ӽ紫ý says it's necessary to discuss tragedies like the ones that happened in Texas, California, and Ohio with your kids.

On the list of top 10 complaints parents have to listen to, "I don't want to go to school today" probably ranks right up there with "He's bugging me" and "I just want to text my friends!"

On the list of top 10 complaints parents have to listen to, “I don’t want to go to school today” probably ranks right up there with “He’s bugging me” and “I just want to text my friends!”

"Follies are the only things you never regret . " Provocative, the phrase we picked ON the third floor of a large glass building.