What Will Be the “New Normal” This Fall?
As the school year winds down and the summer begins, many parents are looking ahead to the fall with trepidation and uncertainty. What will schools look like in the fall? Will schools be able to enforce social distancing guidelines? So many questions, and quite...
Supporting Students & Families Through the Pandemic to Prevent Learning Loss
For most students around the U.S., the school year ended quite abruptly due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Teachers have struggled to convert their lessons to online learning opportunities, and parents have juggled work schedules to try to help their children finish out...
Resources for Parents During School Closures
With school closures extending through the end of the academic year all across the U.S., many parents are now faced with trying to school their children themselves. All the while trying to balance working from home (if they're lucky) or trying to figure out how to...
Spotlight on Health: The Coronavirus
In recent weeks, many individuals in the U.S. have been wondering what will happen if the new COVID-19 spreads to their communities. Should people continue to attend large public gatherings? Will schools be closing? Should they? While initial reports indicate that...
Helping Struggling Readers At Home
Research tells us that it is vital to read with and to our children from a very young age. Even time spent talking with our children helps to set the stage for intellectual growth and language development. Experts say that the amount of talk a child hears from birth...
Conquering Test Anxiety
These days, with testing being increasingly prevalent in most school systems throughout the U.S., children face a lot of pressure to perform. It is normal to have some stress and nervousness when it comes to taking an assessment; however, some children experience...
The Contagious Nature of “Not-a-math-person”
For many of us growing up, we may not have felt like we were good at math when we were in school. I often hear parents say things like, “I was never good at math,” “Math was my worst subject in school,” “I can’t help Johnny; I was never good at math, either,” “I don’t...
Setting Social Media Guidelines
Today's kids face a great deal of peer pressure to "fit in" and go along with the crowd. And that pressure doesn't end with the school day. Many teens and tweens squeeze in time for social media in between soccer practice and homework, despite seemingly not having...
Preparing for a Parent-Teacher Conference
One way for parents to be involved with their child’s education is to attend parent-teacher conferences. Many teachers and schools invite parents to meet with their child’s teachers at least once at the beginning of the school year, if not multiple times throughout...
Start of the School Year Tips for Parents
The start of each school year is a time for new beginnings. Hopefully, the summer has been fun and relaxing for everyone, but now it's time to gear up for academic success. The entire family is affected by this change in scheduling and routine, so it's essential to...