Preventing the “Summer Slide” – Part 1 of 2
When you hear the expression “summer slide,” you might have a happy mental image of a child careening down a...
Handing in assignments on time
An assignment isn't truly finished until it's handed in. With final papers and projects due soon, help your child cover...
How to talk to your child about summer tutoring
This is the time of year when many teachers may request a special parent conference or send a special email,...
Set specific, measurable goals
When you are working with your child on completing a task, set very specific, measurable goals that focus on skill...
Teacher Appreciation
May is National Teacher Appreciation Month. One of our favorite educational websites, Edutopia has devoted a number of articles to this annual event as...
Stress management techniques!
Many students experience a great deal of anxiety around test taking, be it annual standardized testing, final exams or even...
Go Outside and Play: Channeling the Power of the Great Outdoors!
From you have I been absent in the spring, When proud pied April, dressed in all his trim, Hath put...
Tools for footnotes
Remember what a hassle it was to create bibliographies or insert footnotes into research papers? Well, that is pretty much...
Catch errors by reading aloud
One of the best ways for your child to edit her papers is by reading them aloud. When she has...
Problem-Solving at its Finest
To say that last week was a difficult one for the residents of the Boston area (and the country at...
Exercise boosts brainpower!
Exercise boosts brainpower! If your child doesn’t seem to be able to focus on her work or is really struggling...
Helping Your Child Be More Mindful
In a recent blog on the Huffington Post, journalist and relatively recent meditation devotee Andy Fraser wrote about an interesting...