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What to do When Your Child Gets Angry Featured 

What to do When Your Child Gets Angry

“No, I don’t want to do it!” is what I used to hear from my children when they were angry and when they did not feel like listening. A lot of times, many parents send their children off to their rooms to calm down, because most parents need that time to compose themselves and figure out what the next course... Read More
Autistic Children Thrive in Mainstream Preschool Settings Featured 

Autistic Children Thrive in Mainstream Preschool Settings

According to studies done at LaTrobe University,  toddlers with autism were just as capable as typical preschool children to learn important life skills in a mainstream setting than a specialized setting.  These children were assigned to classrooms with students that were typical learners and those with other autistic students.  The results were profound. Over a time period of three years,... Read More
5 Reasons Kids Don’t Help Around the House and Solutions One Can Use to Change This! Featured 

5 Reasons Kids Don’t Help Around the House and Solutions One Can Use to Change This!

Most parents always hope and wish that their children could help more with household chores, but the reality is that children repel from doing chores.  Studies have indicated that when children help out more in the household they are more likely to help others  outside of the house.  This in turn makes them better citizens of the world.  Here are... Read More
Highly Gifted Students Also Benefit From Explanation Just As Much As Their Peers Featured 

Highly Gifted Students Also Benefit From Explanation Just As Much As Their Peers

The general assumption is always that gifted students need as little help as possible and perform at a maximum capacity in classroom settings.  But there is new research that shows that even this group of students benefit from training and explanation to learn.  Astonishingly enough, the benefits are the same for both types of groups, gifted and regular. When children... Read More
Positive Parenting Your Teen Featured 

Positive Parenting Your Teen

According to some parents, the teenage years are the most difficult time that they had to experience with their kids.  During this time, these youngsters have their hormones raging and they are stuck between leaving their childhood and becoming full fledged adults.   In addition to this, teenagers are making that transition from high school to a more independent life for... Read More
Study Suggests Good Posture Can Improve Math Scores Featured 

Study Suggests Good Posture Can Improve Math Scores

As a teacher, I have found that a lot of students struggle with mathematics at some point in their lives.  There are the exceptional few that get it all the time but on average students struggle with mathematics.  Parents are usually up in arms as to how they can solve their children’s complications with math without hiring pricey tutors to... Read More
Helping Your Child to Want to do What is Right Featured 

Helping Your Child to Want to do What is Right

In today’s world, children learn to develop a moral compass at a young age.  Children have an innate ability to determine right from wrong; and you, the parent, don’t need to be there in order for them to make the right decisions wherever they are.  In most cases, when kids don’t choose the right decisions it is because they have... Read More
Establishing New Relationships with New Students Featured 

Establishing New Relationships with New Students

New teachers sometimes have a difficult time establishing relationships with their students.  Veteran teachers are well versed in this skill however for candidates starting out in the field it can become awkward endeavour.  With the beginning of the new school year, teachers beginning their teaching careers can become much more effective educators if teachers get to know their students better. ... Read More
Bouncing Back From Parenting Mistakes Featured 

Bouncing Back From Parenting Mistakes

As a parent you know there will be times of failure.  As a matter of fact, there will be moments when you will fail on a regular basis.  Failures during parenting does not mean that one is a bad parent it just gives one an opportunity to learn from ones mistakes and develop the skills that one has acquired from... Read More
Fostering Language Skills Increases Future Success In Children Featured 

Fostering Language Skills Increases Future Success In Children

Many parents and educators would like to give less structure and more play during children’s primary years.  A new study has been conducted at University of Washington indicating that along with math and reading, language skills should also be reinforced.  Not only does learning elementary math and reading skills foster future success in children, but  grammar and vocabulary programs during ... Read More