Be a partner in the process — to your child and your child’s teachers and tutors
As a parent, you know how hard you work to stay involved in your child’s education: You lead PTO meetings,...
Celebrate small successes and watch your student grow
For years, parents and teachers have sung the praises of—you guessed it—praise. According to their methods, students learn to repeat...
Use multiple learning-style approaches
New research reveals that most students benefit from a combination of learning-style approaches. The more neurological pathways we engage while...
Why Changing Habits Takes Time
If commitment to change were enough to kick bad habits, we’d all be able to keep our New Year’s resolutions. Unfortunately,...
Finding the right balance
It’s important to determine the optimal quantity of after school activities for your child. Extracurricular activities have many benefits: they...
Your brain is foiling your plans!
If you’ve ever been late to an appointment, distracted from finishing an important task, or lamented your ever-growing to-do list,...
Active study strategies
When it comes to truly understanding and synthesizing information, being able to teach it to someone else is a great...
Learning Styles: Have We Got It All Wrong?
Auditory, visual, and “hands-on” learning styles have caught on like wild-fire. Classrooms, students, and teaching methods reflect awareness and application...
Institute a homework hour to curb “rushing to get done”
If your child is rushing through homework to get to ‘play time’, try instituting a homework hour (or hours depending...
Make a habit of checking teacher websites during homework time
Many teachers have class websites, Twitter accounts, and online message boards where they post nightly homework and long-term assignments. Make...
Benefits of BTS nights and parent-teacher conferences
A great way to get a handle on what’s going on in your child’s academic life is to attend back-to-school...
Ask specific questions, get specific responses
If getting good data from your child about her day at school is challenging, consider the way you’re framing the...