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 their child’s math struggles. …
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 often…
10 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 rumors to…
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 less. You’re bound to worry…
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.” John Doe Tweet How…
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 need some healthy…
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 child refuses to do assignments despite encouragement your…
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 and beyond than those who do not. If we want…
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. Striking this delicate balance involves satisfying the needs of each…
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