Success without Stress
Helping your children build a strong academic foundation from birth through college.New blog, updates weekly.
Q&A: My child is born near a cutoff date: should I hold her back a year?
Q: My daughter is right on the cutoff for entering Kindergarten. If she enters now, she will be the youngest person in her class, at age 4. Should I “red-shirt” her so that she spends an extra year in preschool before starting Kindergarten? A: It’s a tough question,...
Children’s Literature Review: The Magic Tree House
Children’s Literature Review: The Magic Tree House Ages: K-3rd The Magic Tree House is a deservingly popular introduction to chapter books for young readers. It follows the adventures of the siblings, Jack and Annie, as they discover a tree house full of old books in...
Q&A: How to improve my child’s behavior?
Q: My 5-year daughter keeps misbehaving at school. The school uses a red, yellow, and green light system for behavior, and my daughter almost always comes home with a yellow or red light. Her teacher says that our daughter often tries to grab other student’s work,...
Making Extra Practice Less Painful
I’ve met very few students who enjoy doing their homework. I’ve met even fewer students who want to do extra practice on top of their homework. However, for many students, that extra practice is much needed. So, how can it be made as painless as possible, or even,...
Early Exposure to Science and the Difference it Makes
I grew up in a pretty tight-knit neighborhood. Kids wandered the streets freely, making new friends and getting to know the neighbors. One day, for some reason, I wandered into the house of a neighbor I seldom talked to. I think I wanted to play with his dog or...
Missed Deadlines and Lost Assignments- How to Get Kids Organized.
There are obviously a lot of aspects that factor into academic success, the largest being the ability to understand the material. However, time and time again I come across students who understand the material perfectly, but still have low grades. Further...
