Your Child, Ages 7-11

Dear Parents,

Many of us give our kids way too much help with their homework. This issue offers tips on ways to help your child tackle his homework himself, as well as strategies for helping him improve his skills, ace tests, and stop fighting homework battles with you.

The new FamilyEducation Printables Center provides skill builders that can help your child in every subject area. After your child has done a bit of skill building in his weak subject area, print out a fun puzzle, game, or arts and crafts project as a reward.

Also in this issue: family finances. We'll help you take a look at your spending and saving habits, construct a workable household budget, start saving for college, and more.

From the Editors at FamilyEducation.com

Homework
No one ever said that homework was fun, but these strategies can make it a lot less stressful!

Ten Ways to Help Your Child Tackle His Homework The Right Way to Help with Homework Behavior Makeover: Homework Battles Whose Homework Is It, Anyway? Homework Hangover: Are Kids Doing Too Much?

What to Do When Kids Have Trouble Studying Top Ten Ways to Help Your Kids with Math Top Ten Ways to Improve Reading Skills Help Your Child Ace His Next Spelling Test Help Your Child Ace Her Next Multiplication Quiz More Homework Tips

Printable Skill Builders
These handy printables can boost your child's skills in every subject area.

Picture That Place Mind Bogglers Fill in the Blank Verse U.S. Place Names Word Search Explorers' Routes World Map U.S. Map Personal Culture Pizza U.S. Presidents

Division Facts Fraction Models Exploring Patterns in Multiplication Baseball Fun Animals, Animals, Animals Weather Symbols More Printable Skill Builders

Family Finances
Take the time to get your finances in order, and give yourself a pat on the back.

Assessing Your Spending and Saving Habits Money Can Be an Emotional Issue The Household Budget Financially Intelligent Parents Quiz: Are You Financially Intelligent?

Be an Organized Consumer Find a System for On-Time Payments Deal with Credit Card Debt Cut the Grocery Bill Save for College More on Family Finances

Recent Toy Recalls
There's been a rash of toy recalls in the news lately, and it's hard to keep up. Take a look at some of the most recent product recalls, and learn how you can stay on top of safety issues as they occur.

		Join in this discussion on our Message Boards about adverse reactions to medication: "When I was younger and used to get sick, we had sore throat spray, we had zinc lozenges, children's Tylenol...and I would take these medicines, and they would not work. I would get even sicker -- they made me throw up all the time.... Does anybody else's kids react this badly to medicine? " — Bookworm17

Find Baby and Family Names
Find the right name for your baby, read fun facts about your own name, and get to know some of the wackiest celebrity baby names in the FamilyEducation NameLab.

Food and Recipes

		Are you wondering how to make healthy, delicious meals for your family without spending all day in the kitchen? Search our recipe database for quick, easy-to-make dishes that your family will love.