The Social Media Conversation We Need to Have With Our Teens
As an educator, I have the privilege of spending a great deal of time with middle and high school students. I see their personalities develop, their friendships change, their confidence grow, and, unfortunately, I also see the ways that social media can affect them....
Helping Your Child Invest in Their Future
Children aged 10 to 14 often have no idea where they are headed. While their futures do not need to be fully planned, identifying dreams and setting goals can often give your student a focus that allows them to take ownership, even at a young age, in their future. The...
Helping Your Child with Test Anxiety and Burnout
Today’s school children face a problem that their parents did not: overtesting. Whether it be a classroom test, or one of dozens of standardized tests, our children are becoming anxious, and even apathetic, to the plethora of endless exams they have to take. Luckily,...
What You Need to Know About Preparing Your Child for Middle School… Yikes!
After many years of teaching, I have become very aware of the common shortfalls students deal with coming from elementary school. As my own daughter prepares to enter 6th grade, I created a list of skills she needs to be successful in this new chapter of her...
How to Get Your Tween to LOVE Reading
Any good parent knows that reading is the foundation of education. If a child loves to read, they tend to excel in all aspects of school. Science, Social Studies, Art, as well as Math class requires some level of reading comprehension in order to succeed. The daily...