TIPS & INFO - Child Care/Parenting

• Easing Back-To-School Worries
  Back-to-school anxiety can affect the entire family...



• Children Caring for Themselves
  Sooner or later, there comes a time in almost every family when an elementary-school child is left home alone...



• Dealing With a Bully
  Bullied children lose self-esteem. Often they feel lonely or begin to do poorly in school...



• Delaware’s School "Choice" Program
  In June 1995, Delaware’s General Assembly passed legislation giving parents the right to apply to enroll their children in any public school in Delaware...



• Giving Your Kids Extra Help>
  Lots of children need special help. There are ways you can help at home to develop skills that will help your children in the classroom...



• Homeschooling
  Homeschooling refers to children learning at home with their families or with other children in their communities...



• Homework
  Assigning homework serves various purposes...



• Kindergarten Readiness
  Young children are often very excited about entering school. But the environment is often quite different from what they are used to at home or even in child care...



• Safety at School
  Many schools are implementing strategies to help reduce acts of violence and make schools safer. Those strategies include...



• School Options
  Funded by public dollars, public schools offer every child a free education. Policy and organization are largely controlled by...