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How do we help our kids succeed in school without becoming the dreaded "snowplow" parents? Here are some parenting tips for advocating for your child at school when necessary, while also empowering our kids to navigate their own learning.

Amy and Margaret discuss:

  • How school environments have changed in the last few decades
  • Best practices for helping kids of different ages manage homework
  • How to start a productive conversation with your child's educators about concerns you may have

  • Here are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode:

    •  Jenny Anderson for TIME Magazine: ⁠"Many American Parents Have No Idea How Their Kids Are Doing in School"⁠
    • Carrie Bauer, et. al, for Slate: ⁠Help Me Help My Kid⁠
    • Libby Stanford for Education Week: ⁠"Does Parent Involvement Really Help Students? Here’s What the Research Says"⁠
    • U.S. Department of Education: ⁠"Raise the Bar: Resources for Parents and Families"⁠
    • Cara Goodwin for KQED's Mind/Shift: ⁠"How important is homework, and how much should parents help?"⁠
    • ⁠See our interview with Jennifer Breheny Wallace⁠ - author of ⁠Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic — and What We Can Do About It⁠


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