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Tips for Helping Your Child With Autism Improve Their School Performance by Dr. Emily Levy, Founder & Director, EBL Coaching


[caption id="attachment_32637" align="alignleft" width="300"] Cute schoolgirl looking at camera with smile at[/caption] Excelling in school can be challenging for students with autism. They often have language, communication, social, and sometimes behavioral difficulties. As a parent, you want your child to do well academically and meet their full potential, but you may ...

Table for 51: Lessons Learned from Sharing Meals Across America by Shari Leid (Book Excerpt)


Excerpted from Table for 51: Lessons Learned from Sharing Meals Across America by Shari Leid. Copyright © 2025 Capucia Publishing. Reprinted with permission from Shari Leid and Capucia Publishing. All rights reserved. Author’s Note Dear Reader, I hope you're as excited as I am to come along on this incredible journey. As I ...

A Path to Manhood by Paul Cumbo (Book Excerpt)


Is the Intellectual Playground Closed for Boys and Men? If you’re like most young guys—at least in the United States— there’s a good chance school doesn’t feel much like an intellectual playground. For a lot of teenage boys and young men, school seems like the opposite of adventure. This can be ...

How to Help Your Child With Dyslexia Develop Stronger Writing Skills by Dr. Emily Levy, Founder & Director, EBL Coaching


It is well known that students with dyslexia struggle with reading. They often have difficulty decoding words, reading with proper fluency, and processing information that they read. Yet many students with dyslexia also have difficulty with writing. They may have great ideas but struggle to express their thoughts on paper in ...

Effortless Mom Style: How to Always Look and Feel Your Best


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)


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


[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)


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


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)


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 ...