

Bullying: Solutions
Bullying is often a concern for parents of school-age children, and it is certainly on more people's minds due to current events. As a...


Snack Attack!
I used to supervise an after-school study hall that was derailed daily by snacking. The first fifteen minutes were taken up by children...


Re-Grouping
Students and their parents both grumble about group work. It seems unfair. Navigating interpersonal challenges feels like a drag. I even...


Keep Your Reading Schedule Booked
There are so many great children's books. Yet, sometimes it feels like there are too many great children's books. How can you choose?...


Interrupt the Multitasking Habit
Debunking the myth of productive multitasking is challenging. Don't people do two or more things at once every day? We joke about being...


Perfectionism is the enemy of learning.
If one were perfect, there would be nothing to learn. Yet, despite the logical impossibility of unbroken academic perfection, students of...
Young for His Grade
When something wasn’t clicking for a child in my first grade classroom, one of the first resources I would consult was the birthday list....


Getting Ahead with Fall Conferences
Parents and students can feel worried at the start of a school year. There is a lot of uncertainly about what lies ahead, and this can be...


Summer Work Finish Line
Even with classes at area schools resuming in the next one to three weeks, your child may still need to finish up summer work. Below are...


Swimming Pool Scientists
If your child visits a pool or a beach this summer, she may start to question why some objects sink and some objects float. Children also...