Executive Function Skills Help Students Outside the Classroom
Many parents can identify how doing well in school or joining a sports team can positively impact their children as...
Memory is not a homework tracker
No matter how strong your child’s memory is, she should not rely on her memory alone to track and manage...
Flip the script
It’s often hard to get children to finish tasks like homework or chores. Sometimes, students can’t see the benefit of...
Dictionaries, Siri and Alexa
Many times, students can infer the meaning of a difficult word by using the text around it as a clue....
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Solutions start with education
In honor of President's Day: "Think about every problem, every challenge we face. The solution to each starts with education."...
Acknowledge small successes
On the path toward achieving big goals, it's important to acknowledge your child's small successes along the way. Your child...
Play to Win
It's not easy to make it to the Super Bowl. It takes a lot of preparation, practice and hard work...
Freakonomics Guide to Completing Assignments on Time
Freakonomics, the book and podcast series with Stephen Dubner, focuses on the hidden side of everyday life. In this blog...
Two questions about mistakes
Mistakes open pathways to learning. To help your child acknowledge mistakes as an opportunity to learn and do better rather...
Start together
If getting started on homework is a consistent challenge for your child, try this two-step solution: Start the work with him. Then,...
Words matter
Words matter. What a student hears from a parent or a teacher impacts their sense of self, for good or...