Parenting Resources

In today’s changing economy the need for advanced skills and technical knowledge is growing. Showing our children that we value learning and education is important and will pay off in the long run as they mature. When you’re involved in your child’s education, your child achieves more.

You can help your child succeed by providing a home that encourages learning and supports your child’s physical, mental, and emotional development. Use these parent resources to help your child achieve in school.

For more information on how you can help your child achieve, please visit the PTA website.

Parentcentral.ca builds upon the extensive coverage of family issues for which the Star is well-known, then adds web-exclusive news, information and tools, including blogs by Andrea Gordon and Ann Douglas (author of "The Mother of All…" series of parenting books). Visit the site at www.parentcentral.ca

Parenthood is an exciting, yet challenging time. Parents are constantly striving to meet the changing needs of their child at all ages and stages of development. These resources have been created by authors that have conducted extensive research in particular areas of child development and are known as experts in their respective fields.

For a list of books to assist you through the maze of parenting, Essential Reads for Parents of Children Birth to Adolescence.

Overcoming the initial barriers to access is only the first of many challenges post-secondary students will face before obtaining their degree, diploma or certificate. Throughout their years of study, students must find ways to make financial ends meet, covering the costs of tuition, books and materials, room and board, and countless other items. The first education - related bills typically come due before classes begin; in the case of students who must borrow, the last bills are not paid off until long after graduation.

So, what are the financial circumstances of students while they are in postsecondary education? and how are students making ends meet? Download The Price of Knowledge 2006–07 and find out.