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FeaturedApril 21, 2017Family, Parenting, Teenagersby Smart Excel

11 Ways to Empower Your Child Against Bullying

What is bullying? StopBullying.gov defines “bullying” as unwanted, aggressive behavior in which a child or teen uses a real or perceived power imbalance, such as physical strength, access to embarrassing information, or popularity, to control or harm other kids. It can include anything from spreading …

FeaturedApril 21, 2017Family, Parenting, Teenagersby Smart Excel

Safety Rules for Every Family

It’s a big world out there. When your child was a baby or toddler, you were always there, or you left your child in the care of a trusted adult. But as your child gets older, you’ll be holding his or her hand less and …

FeaturedJune 4, 2016Exam, Parenting, Study Tips, Teenagersby Smart Excel

5 Strategies To Build Math Confidence

This year is just like every other year. There seems to be one BIG issue facing our students. Last year, we are seeing a flurry of children with reading fluency and spelling issues. The major concern I hear from parents this school year has been …

FeaturedFebruary 4, 2016Family, Parenting, TeenagersBehavior, defiant child, fight, parent & child, power struggleby Smart Excel

Avoiding Power Struggles with Defiant Children: Declaring Victory is Easier than You Think

How do you nip escalating fights over power in the bud? We show you three powerful techniques for defusing defiant power struggles. “Remember, when you engage in an argument with your child, you’re just giving him more power.” How do you know if you’re entering into …

FeaturedFebruary 4, 2016Family, Parenting, Smart Excel, Teenagersbest friend, child's friend, Family, parent & child relationshipby Smart Excel

Why You Can’t Be Your Child’s Friend

Here’s the Truth If being your kids’ friend was enough to raise them successfully, we would all probably parent that way. But our job is way more complicated than that. Children and teens really crave boundaries, limits and structure. At the same time, they also …

FeaturedFebruary 4, 2016Exam, Family, Parenting, Problem Solving, Reading, Smart Excel, Study Tips, TeenagersChild development, Children, Learning, parenting, problem with homework, studentsby Smart Excel

Problems with Homework

From time to time you may have concerns about homework. Meet with teachers early in the school year and ask them to let you know if difficulties arise. Some problems which may arise are: the homework can regularly be too hard or too easy your …

FeaturedFebruary 4, 2016Family, Parenting, Smart Excel, Teenagerschidren, communication, good working attitude, Homework, practising teacher, school workby Smart Excel

Helping your Child with Homework

Written by a practising teacher, this article is aimed at parents of children aged up to 14. Studies in Britain have shown that children who are supported by their families with homework are likely to perform significantly better in academic examinations at 16 years old …

FeaturedFebruary 3, 2016Family, Parenting, Smart Excel, Teenagersbonding, Child, Family, kids feels special, parentingby Smart Excel

6 Small Ways to Make Each of Your Kids Feel Special

Found: Simple but powerful ways to ensure all of your children feel like a VIP. By Devan McGuinness Parenthood is the ultimate juggling act, and at no time is that more clear than when you’re trying to spread your time and attention among your children. …

FeaturedFebruary 3, 2016Family, Parenting, Smart Excel, TeenagersChild development, disciplinary strategies, parenting, parenting styleby Smart Excel

The Four Styles of Parenting

Developmental psychologists have long been interested in how parents impact child development. However, finding actual cause-and-effect links between specific actions of parents and later behavior of children is very difficult. Some children raised in dramatically different environments can later grow up to have remarkably similar …

FeaturedAugust 13, 2015Exam, Parenting, Problem Solving, Smart Excel, Study Tips, Teenagersby Smart Excel

How Do Math Manipulatives Help Children Learn?

Strong math skills provide the foundation for a wide variety of careers, such as computer programming, law, design and medicine. To really learn math, kids need to move beyond memorization to understand how the concepts behind the formulas work in real-world situations. Manipulatives help them …

FeaturedAugust 13, 2015Exam, Parenting, Problem Solving, Reading, Smart Excel, Study Tips, Teenagersby Smart Excel

How To Help Your Child Develop The Right Mindset For Math

Math is a part of our lives, whether we are getting groceries at the supermarket, doing the housework at home, cooking or planning a picnic. Few of us actually realize that we are using math more often than we realize. However, it’s sad to say …

FeaturedAugust 13, 2015Family, Parenting, Smart Excel, Teenagersby Smart Excel

Take a Peek Into a Muslim Child’s Life with “A Boy Named Ibrahim”

The book is a great tool for teaching kids about the importance of respecting others’ religions and beliefs. . As a parent of one young boy, I try to do my best to teach my son about cultural and religious diversity. I’d like to think that …

FeaturedMay 6, 2015Exam, Family, Parenting, Smart Excel, Study Tips, Teenagers15, answers, exams, Math, questions, stress, students, success, tipsby Smart Excel

The Day of the Exam: 15 Tips to Boost your Exam Performance

So you have come all the way and tomorrow is finally the moment of truth, the day of the exam. At this stage you have studied almost all that you can study to be 100% ready for the big day. You have been planning, revising and …

FeaturedApril 3, 2015Family, Parenting, Reading, Teenagersaffirmation, continuing education, experience, formal education, Motivation, students, teenagersby Smart Excel

Student and Learning Affirmations

Today’s Thought: “I am not a teacher, but an awakener.” ~ Robert Frost In our modern, fast-changing world, learning is no longer confined to a period of years that we call “formal education”. The world where that was possible is long gone. We don’t learn information …

FeaturedFebruary 4, 2015Family, Parenting, Reading, Study Tips, Teenagersconcepts, encouragement, Math, Motivation, reward your child, teach conceptby Smart Excel

How to Encourage Your Child to Love Learning

So your child has grown older, and you’re ready to give them a head start in getting ready with math. Well, that’s great! This article will give you some tips and ideas on how to best instruct your child while not making them fall asleep. Part …

Making Time Count 1. Put specific times on your calendar each week when you will spend time with your children. During that time, focus your love and attention on your child. 2. Use car time to talk with your children. There’s no phone or television …

FeaturedJanuary 30, 2015Exam, Parenting, Smart Excel, Teenagersby Smart Excel

Four Habits of Highly Effective Math Teaching

If you were asked what were the most important principles in mathematics teaching, what would you say? I wasn’t really asked, but I started thinking and came up with these basic habits or principles that can keep your math teaching on the right track. Habit …

FeaturedJanuary 29, 2015Family, Parenting, Reading, Smart Excel, TeenagersDamaging Declarations, discipline, good job, influence, Kids, kids stop trying, life challenges, positive reinforcement, praiseby Smart Excel

Positive Reinforcement or Damaging Declarations?

Good job! Nice coloring! “Good swinging!” Adoring our children with love and praise couldn’t be a bad thing, could it? Well, it mostly depends on why we’re doing it. Positive reinforcement with toddlers is practically instinctual. “Good job!” is a phrase my husband and I …

You can help your child develop good study skills by encouraging her to become better organized helping her to take better notes, and communicating with her teacher. In order for children to excel in school, they must develop good study skills. Parents can do much …

September 8, 2017Exam, Family, Parenting, Teenagershow-to-help-our-child-to-overcome-exam-syndromeby Smart Excel

How to Help Our Child to Overcome Exam Syndrome

Students are often faced with a series of exams or tests at the end of term or semester, which are usually scheduled closely together. This can lead to great stress for students – and those who live with them! The words stress and pressure are …

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