Children do not learn very well or get much out of school when they are sick. It is in your child’s and their classmates’ best interest to keep them home from school when they are not feeling well.

When your child comes home from school, “They’ve navigated 2,000 different stressful interactions over the course of the school day, and they’re exhausted,” Fagell says.

For example, it’s usually best not to “solve” the problem by allowing your child to stay home from school. Instead, you might ...

A new school year can mean excitement for some kids, but for others, anxiety can overshadow that joy. Whether your child is the new kid at school or they're transitioning from middle school to ...

WHEN your child falls ill, it can be easy to assume they need to stay home from school. But many parents might be keeping their kids away from the classroom unnecessarily. Just because a health con… ...

"When you skip too much school, your academic progress and also the long-term benefits that come from school go down." READ: How to Find the Right K-12 School for Your Child.

It's a scene that will be familiar to many parents of primary school-aged children: you're about to do school drop-off and your child says they want to stay home. You might wonder if it's OK to ...

Letting your child walk home from school without the watch of a parental eye can be nerve-wracking. Some parents will be wondering when it's appropriate to allow their child that little extra ...