Helping My Son Make the High Self Esteem Grade by Robin Gorman Newman
March 27th, 2015
My son, who recently turned 12, transitioned into public middle school this year, and it's been nothing short of challenging in more ways than I ever would have anticipated.We've had to change his classes, deal with the departure of a new teacher, bring in a learning specialist, create strategies for ...
Guest Blog Post: The Misunderstanding of Intelligence: 5 Ways Kids Get the Wrong Message by Darlene Sweetland and Ron Stolberg, authors, Teaching Kids to Think
March 13th, 2015
Gone are the days that parents wait until their child brings home their report card to find out how they are doing in school. Parents can check their child’s grades on-line at any time and email communication makes it much easier for parents to intervene on their child’s behalf. Pair ...
The Sprint to Summer by Margaret Hart
June 1st, 2014
The month of May was hectic in our household. Work, travel, soccer, school, dance, volunteer projects, and the celebration of a milestone and end-of-year activities for our son. We started the month with our son making his First Holy Communion. The ceremony was beautiful and he was chosen to read a ...
Common Core Versus Common Sense by Sharon O’Donnell
April 19th, 2014
As the mom of three sons -- one a college graduate and headed for grad school at the University of Virginia, one at sophomore at North Carolina State, and one a 7th grader -- I have been around the block a few times when it comes to our educational system. ...
Unmotivated Fifth Grader by Robin Gorman Newman
March 21st, 2014
What to do when it seems as if your kid does as little as possible to get by in school? We had our parent teacher meeting tonite, and the teachers' main concern was that Seth just wants to get by. At home, one of his favorite words has become "whatever." He's a tween...I ...
