parenting

“Specialized, not Special”

Weekly Series — Developing Young Thinkers He has Special Skills. I felt my anxiety rise as we were called into the meeting. We were sitting at the end of the table, surrounded by the professionals bracing ourselves for the report to follow. Much of the rest of the...

Harness your Child’s Superpower with the Pygmalion Effect

Weekly Series — Behavior Made Easy “Assume the best with a positive expectation and you will see all the good around you.” Kindness is my Superpower — what’s yours? Stop. Close your eyes, think of one thing that makes your child a “superhero”. Do it now! What did you...

Developing Young Thinkers – Mastering Written Speech

Weekly Series — The five ways to help children master written speech. “Tell me about it” Drawing is the beginning of writing. Learning letters is not the beginning of the writing process, but does supply the final component to move a young learner from drawing speech...

Kids Become WRITERS with the Add On Game!!

Now, when we mention writing to kids, the frequent response is “Ugh.” Well we can change that response to “Yeah!” Here is an activity guaranteed to entertain your kids while enhancing their writing skills. As a family, one of our favorite activities was Add On. You...

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