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Clarksville Family Magazine — August 2013

The August 2013 issue of Clarksville Family Magazine breaks down Common Core, makes back-to-school easy, and lists the warning signs of Alzheimer's.

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The cover feature tackles “Common Core Standards,” the education framework generating debate among parents and teachers in 2013, giving families a clear explanation of what the standards meant for their children's classrooms — timely, substantive coverage at the start of the school year.

“Back to School Made Easy” offers the practical guidance parents look for as summer ends, easing the transition back to routines, homework and early mornings.

The health pages help families prepare with “Importance of Sports Physicals” as fall athletics ramp up and guidance on caring for your child's teeth, while “7 Warning Signs of Alzheimer's” offers important information for readers caring for aging loved ones.

A Southern fried chicken recipe adds comfort-food appeal, and the recurring departments round out a back-to-school number balancing education, family health and the realities of caring across generations.

The recurring departments and photo pages round out a back-to-school issue that balances education, family health and caring across generations. A clear-eyed look at Common Core, practical back-to-school guidance, and the warning signs of Alzheimer's all share the same pages — the classroom and the caregiver's reality side by side. It is the characteristic range of a Clarksville Family number, helping parents prepare their children for a new school year while offering vital information for readers looking after aging loved ones. As summer ends, the issue meets families exactly where they are, juggling the needs of the young and the old under the same busy roof. The Common Core coverage in particular captured a moment of real anxiety for local parents, and the magazine's straightforward explanation cut through the noise at exactly the time families needed it most.

Table of Contents

  • Common Core Standards (p. 6)
  • Recipe: Southern Fried Chicken (p. 20)
  • Importance of Sports Physicals (p. 22)
  • Back to School Made Easy (p. 30)
  • Your Child’s Teeth (p. 36)
  • 7 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s (p. 42)
  • Fifty and Finally Free (p. 46)
  • Freddy the Exchange Student (p. 52)

Regular departments

  • Advice (p. 14)
  • Faith & Family (p. 24)
  • Campbell Families (p. 51)
  • The Fridge (p. 56)
  • Family (p. 58)

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