Latin scholar and former teacher Rose Williams gives ancient Latin stories a modern twist, emphasizing the meaning important history may have for today's life.

After three hot months of keeping the kids busy, you may find yourself with some time to breathe once they return to school in the fall. While it's probably not hard to think of ways to fill those few extra hours of free time, you may be wondering what the best way is. For many parents, the answer is to go back to school themselves with career-building certificate programs.

Your 4-year-old may already know how to tie their own shoelaces and spell out their first and last names. But as preschool looms around the corner, are you worried how well they'll fit in with the rest of the classroom? According to a nationwide survey conducted of 1,000 parents, 90 percent consider social skills to be vital to their children's happiness and confidence.

Educators are working to change uninterest in learning an ancient language through a textbook by incorporating Latin studies into modern technology via iPods, cell phones, online games like World of Warcraft and Internet social pages.

As teens head back to the classroom this fall, they'll be assigned a lot of homework in the three "Rs": reading, writing, and arithmetic. Important to students' success will be the homework parents do in teaching two other "Rs": role modeling and responsibility.

With the economic crisis hitting everyone in the pocketbook, it's more important than ever for parents to talk to their children about how to manage money. New Year's -- a prime resolution time for millions of Americans -- is a great time for children and their parents to learn better spending and savings practices together.

When the first day of school arrives and your child boards the school bus, it may come as quite a shock that they don't buckle up. But times are changing. Some school bus manufacturers now offer an optional seat belt system.