March 2011

Go the Distance: Military Life

Online degree programs, also known as distance learning, make the grade with military lifestyles.

Andrea Downing Peck

Dreaming of Spring!

March brings the promise of spring with the whispers of warm days to come. Crocuses bloom, foretelling warmer days ahead. As spring follows in a gorgeous array of colors, I love to inhale the fresh green smell of it all. While I wait for spring, I like to read and dream of the color and new life that is coming soon! Enjoy these fabulous new books while you wait for spring this year!

Jennifer Galvin

Ages & Stages - March 2011

Did you know that just over half the poison exposures reported to poison control centers affect children younger than six years? Exposures in this group commonly involve cosmetics and personal care products, cleaning substances, pain relievers, topical medications, foreign bodies, cough and cold preparations, and plants.

Relieving Test Anxiety

These days, kids need to be able to do well on tests from the first day they walk in their homeroom – and that's a lot of pressure. Parents can do several things to help prepare their kids ... and to help them cope when test results aren't what was expected.

Lawton Public Schools

Fall in LOVE with Wichita Falls

Red River families who regularly travel to Wichita Falls simply for the shopping just don’t know what they are missing. The city is chock full of interesting, family-friendly day trip options. So step out of your routine and fall in love with The Falls.

Show Me the Money

College costs are on the rise and even the thriftiest of families can't keep up. There is money available to qualified, detail-oriented and tenacious applicants. All it takes is a time commitment and attention to detail.

Claire Yezbak Fadden

Not Your Parent's University

While colleges have become more selective, students up the ante by increasing the number of applications for better financial aid.

Julie Bruner, M.Ed.