At our Parent Information Meeting this week, a parent shared that her son spends 5 hours a night on what should be less than an hour of homework. Another parent, whose son also seems to do nothing but homework after school said, “We just want him to have his life back!†When my son was 8,Read more
Develop Your Child’s Independence Strengthen executive function skills for better planning, organization, and self-management Kids will be kids– But we want our kids to be kids who can focus, think, plan, organize, and make good decisions. This includes having self-control, and evaluating and learning from their mistakes! Ultimately, we want kids to be kids withRead more
When a student struggles in school, parents look to tutoring as a solution. But tutoring isn’t a real solution for those with learning challenges. It’s a temporary band-aid that covers up a deeper problem; and very often, it doesn’t even do that. While misinformed teachers and tutors continue to believe that you just have toRead more
Halloween masks can be great fun, but is your child wearing a “mask” all year long? Secretly Dyslexic Mike was funny and gregarious. He showed his smarts in class discussions, but come time to sit down and work, he would play “class clown” and entertain his neighbors instead. Unfinished schoolwork was sent home, and addedRead more