Game-Changing Books for Reluctant Readers – Part 2 (Ages 9-11)
Books That Have Inspired Many New Readers Ahh, the upper elementary grades, where kids are either really into reading or really not into reading. But don’t fret because research proves that what it takes is just the right engaging, entertaining story to turn a...
Game-Changing Books For Reluctant Readers – Part 1 (Ages 6-8)
THE Books That Can Turn Your Child On To Reading Helping children develop a love of reading is ideal, but often fraught with confusion, stress, and if the pressures are too much, a distaste for reading. This is especially true for children who find reading difficult....
Positive Parenting of a Child with ADHD
Making it a Rewarding Parenting Journey The more you put into something, the more you get out of it. This applies to parenting also. And if you are parenting a child with ADHD or any learning difficulties for that matter, you know there are a lot of opportunities to...
Disciplining Your Child – Tips by Age Group
Tailoring Your Disciplinary Approach to Your Child Disciplining your child is a hazy and sometimes heart-wrenching concept. Turning less-than-good behavior into a learning moment is easier said than done. It goes without saying, most importantly, you need to be...
The Guidance Approach for Children with Learning Difficulties
An Alternative Response to Children's Behavior If you’re struggling to manage a difficult relationship with your child, you’re not alone. For every picture-perfect family with seemingly perfect children, there are ten more where things are a little bumpier. Every...
Do You Know Why Your Child is Misbehaving in School?
Sometimes You Need to Look Beyond the Misbehavior As a parent, it’s always tough when you get a call from an educator or read a comment on a report card about your child misbehaving in school. In these situations, remedying the issue is often a stumbling block. Do you...
Using Strengths to Build Confidence in Struggling Learners
Resilience is a Transferable Skill From a young age, Jim Jones struggled with learning. It affected both his self-esteem and his grades. To fit in better, he wanted to do things other kids couldn’t. So Jim learned how to twirl a basketball. After a while, he mastered...
Summer Slide or Summer Stride?
A Year of Lost Ground For Many You are probably aware of summer reading and learning loss - the notorious "summer slide," where learning momentum is slowed. This applies to the high percentage of children who don't love reading and who don't read independently over...
Children Learning From Home – Tips and Tricks
How to Create a Productive Remote Learning Environment When the switch to remote learning first happened in 2020, parents had little time to prepare. However, now children learning from home could well become a regular part of the school year - for snow days and the...
Why Boys Need Different Parenting Around Learning
How to Help the Learning of Boys at Home Boys need competition, structure and more spacious learning areas.Educating and Raising Boys by Michael Nagel Why is it that boys are far more likely than girls to be expelled from school? And why are they twice as likely to be...