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The Building Blocks to Kindergarten

Lawrence preschools are part of a statewide pre-kindergarten pilot program that some hope will eventually be available to all 4-year-olds in the state.

Double Take: Parenting strategies for siblings can’t be all-inclusive
Wes Crenshaw and Samantha Schwartz
February 9, 2010
As I get closer to leaving for college, I start to think about what it will be like for my little sister in a few months.
Double Take: Teens, parents need early talk on college planning
By Dr. Wes Crenshaw and Samantha Schwartz
February 2, 2010
College choices. Where to go? In or out of state? JUCO or four-year? Private or public? Lay out a year or head to campus in the fall? What about tech schools, beauty schools, etc.?
Double Take: Privacy issues or not, children still need parenting on the Internet
By Dr. Wes Crenshaw and Samantha Schwartz
January 26, 2010
Dear Dr. Wes & Samantha: I have a 10-year-old daughter, and I feel like if she is given no privacy and no trust she will move heaven and earth to break every rule I give her. But I don’t want her getting in trouble online. She has Facebook and MySpace accounts and e-mail and is happy to tell me the passwords. However, where do you draw the line?
School essay winners offer tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.
January 25, 2010
Central Junior High School recently announced winners of its essay contest to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. This year the topic was “Bridging the Dream.”
In transition: Teens weigh in on pros, cons of moving ninth-graders to high school
January 25, 2010
• Lawrence’s system works, so don’t change a thing • Mature environment would benefit freshmen
Spell check: Lawrence schools are staging qualifying events to determine which students move on to the Douglas County Spelling Bee on Feb. 6
By Gavon Laessig
January 25, 2010
Don’t let the candy-colored murals and construction paper-plastered bulletin boards fool you — beneath the juvenile trappings of Kennedy School roils the same spirit which transforms mortals into Olympians and grade-school students into spelling deities.
Double Take: Inappropriate situation calls for further consequences
Dr. Wes Crenshaw and Samantha Schwartz
January 12, 2010
I read your column last year on teaching kids not to get into trouble with their sexual behavior. Unfortunately that’s what we’re facing right now.
How to embrace your cabin fever
Finding constructive ways to use your time indoors
By Sarah Henning
January 9, 2010
Old Man Winter, you’re given us the fever. And not the kind worth singin’ about either — though we surely have the time to hum a tune or 80.
Double Take: A few more New Year’s resolutions for parents and for teens
Wes Crenshaw and Samantha Schwartz
January 5, 2010
I know we’re five days into 2010, but it’s never too late to drop a few more New Year’s resolutions on our readers.
Film highlights the harm done by cyberbullies
By Leslie Brody - The Record (Hackensack N.J.)
January 3, 2010
Hundreds of Bergen County, N.J., teachers are being trained to use a new film, “Sticks and Stones,” to help students understand the irreversible consequences of cyberbullying via social networks, e-mail, cellphones, instant messages and texting.
Free State High group offering child care fundraiser on New Year’s Eve
By Shaun Hittle
December 30, 2009
The Free State High School’s Social Awareness group is offering a child-care service on New Year’s Eve.
Parents seek right message on alcohol
Beth Harpaz/Associated Press Writer
December 29, 2009
Should parents let their teenagers have Champagne at home on New Year’s Eve?
Double Take: Breakups — Suggestions on how to make the split for good
Wes Crenshaw and Samantha Schwartz
December 29, 2009
My relationship with my boyfriend isn’t going very well. We fight all the time, and both of us have found ourselves talking to other people, but somehow we end up back together.
Test masters: KU freshmen who received perfect scores on entrance exams share test-taking tips
By Mackenzie Steffen
December 28, 2009
As a high school senior, Bailey Reimer had already developed a healthy balance between socializing and academia. The night before she earned a perfect score of 1600 on the SAT, she was listening to Cake at the Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival.
Teens aim high with goals for new year
We asked members of Angle, the Journal-World’s teen advisory board, to let us in on their resolutions and tell us how good they are at keeping them.
December 28, 2009

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