Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category
Effortless Mom Style: How to Always Look and Feel Your Best
February 6th, 2025
Being a mom is one of the most rewarding jobs in the world, but it can also be incredibly demanding. Between school runs, work commitments, and managing a household, it’s easy to lose sight of yourself. You might find yourself reaching for the same pair of leggings and an old ...
The Bonus Family Handbook by Jann Blackstone, PsyD (Book Excerpt)
February 6th, 2025
Acceptance: Embrace your differences. You do not have to have similar likes and dislikes or be friends to have a successful counterpartner relationship. Look for common ground but embrace your differences. That is acceptance in its truest form. You need not be too familiar. In the beginning, being polite and ...
Executive Functioning Strategies for Your Child With ADHD by Dr. Emily Levy, Founder & Director, EBL Coaching
January 15th, 2025
[caption id="attachment_32582" align="alignleft" width="300"] A portrait of small happy school girl sitting at the desk in classroom, looking at camera.[/caption] Students with ADHD typically have many strengths. They are often very bright and excel at thinking critically and solving complex problems. However, they tend to struggle significantly with their executive functioning ...
Peaceful Montessori Parenting by Haley Turner (Book Excerpt)
January 14th, 2025
GROWTH MINDSET In the world of education and child development, the concept of a “growth mindset” as compared to a “fixed mindset” has gained significant attention, for good reason. This growth mindset, characterized by a belief in the malleability of intelligence and abilities, has been widely studied and promoted as a ...
Fathers, Sons, and the Questions We Never Ask by Matt Fogelson. author, Restrung: Fatherhood in a Different Key
January 8th, 2025
I missed the chance with my dad. I won’t miss it with my son “What was it like to hang out with you in college?” my 20-year-old son, recently home from college himself, asked me one night this past summer. The question stunned me. Not just because, as a substantive matter, I ...
EAT YOUR AGE by Ian K. Smith, M.D. (Book Excerpt)
January 2nd, 2025
Defy Age For hundreds of years, there have been fabulous stories of rulers and explorers looking for the fountain of youth—magical water that could bestow the restorative powers of youthful vigor to those who drank or bathed in it. It has been rumored that Alexander the Great encountered a healing “river ...
Study Skills Strategies for Your Child With ADHD by Dr. Emily Levy, Founder & Director, EBL Coaching
December 16th, 2024
Students with ADHD often struggle with study and organizational skills. They may lose their belongings, forget to turn in assignments, or wait until the last minute begin working on their homework. Study skills play an increasingly important role as students progress through school. Help your child with ADHD develop stronger study skills ...
4am to 8am: How I Use Technology Every Day by pamela francis
December 12th, 2024
How I used technology today. Inspired by an English 1 assignment that my freshman is doing this week. 4am-8am 1. Direction (Astrology.com) Because a Gemini's gotta know what's going down, ya know. 2. Inspiration (Amanda Frances, author of Rich as F**k. Because she is infinitely fascinating to me and very closely embodies the ...
Coaching in the Classroom by Linda Hopper, PhD (Book Excerpt)
December 10th, 2024
This is about starting a movement—from the grassroots of teaching. We are professionals. We know the students we teach in our schools. We see their needs. We can make a difference. And, trust me, I know there are times when teaching is overwhelming, but incorporating coaching into your classroom will ...
Barely Visible by Kathleen Somers (Book Excerpt)
December 6th, 2024
CHAPTER 21 Strange New World As a toddler, Jack had been tough. As a young boy, he had graduated to complete pain in the ass. Still, he was young enough that you could write it off as him being one of “those” kids, a lot to handle. At least through middle school, ...
