This collection of brief reports on educational matters of interest to parents contains the most popular titles in the Report to Parents series issued by the National Association of Elementary School Principals as a service to its members. Reports cover the following topics: (1) buying books for children; (2) dealing with child abuse; (3) helping children cope with death; (4) helping with homework; (5) facilitating parent-teacher conferences; (6) testing for educational purposes with competency, achievement, and aptitude tests; (7) choosing a preschool; and (8) helping children who are getting ready to read. (RH)