Solving Teacher Parent Communication Problems
When Parents and Educators are on Opposite Sides: As an educator I have been privy to some pretty dramatic conflicts between parents and teachers. There are times when the two cannot seem to...
View ArticleHow to Request a Teacher
How to Request a Teacher for Your Child And When You Should Request a Change of Teacher: Children know who the best teachers are, just ask them. Kids across the nation have their fingers crossed...
View ArticleHelping Teachers Identify the Gifted Child
A boy with a book hidden on his lap reads quietly while his teacher drones on about the parts of a flower. A little girl secretly passes a note hidden in the top of a pen cap to a friend. These are...
View ArticleClass Size Matters
Budget cuts in education are causing school districts to reduce staff resulting in an increase of the number of students per classroom. I have read various contradictory research studies which state...
View ArticleParenting a Gifted Child
Parenting a gifted child can have its own unique challenges. Parents feel frustration when their child does not fit in with other children or is unappreciated by adults. This can be difficult to...
View ArticleThinking Games Kids Will Love
The kids in your life will no doubt provide you with an extensive list of their wants this holiday season. However, we also like our kids to have games and toys which promote thinking skills and higher...
View ArticleParenting Styles: Choosing Your Child’s Activities
Helicopter parent A statement many teachers have heard from a child with incomplete homework is, “I had soccer practice and church last night. We didn’t get home until nine, so I couldn’t finish my...
View ArticleGifted The Movie-Now on DVD
Parenting a gifted child is akin to sailing uncharted waters without navigational aids. Raising a profoundly gifted child can require a profoundly unique manner of parenting and education, sometimes...
View ArticleBlue Light and Kids
blue light and kids As a child, I loved reading before bed, but because I shared a room with my sister, I was only allowed to read to a certain hour. Not to be deterred, I read with a flashlight under...
View ArticleGood Study Habits: How to Help
Study [studhd-ee] (verb) The act of texting, eating and watching TV with an open textbook nearby. Most children resist having to do homework, there is not much appeal in three pages of math problems...
View ArticleRaising Children to be Individual Thinkers in this Political Climate
There are five steps parents can take to help their child to become an individual thinker. The post Raising Children to be Individual Thinkers in this Political Climate appeared first on Exquisite...
View ArticleCommunity Service Ideas for Teens
Volunteering with their peers will typically make their first ventures into volunteering more enjoyable and less intimidating. Here are a few ways to volunteer, based on personal interests: The post...
View ArticleBenefits of Summer Camp
Summer camp offers many positive benefits as children learn how to communicate their needs and desires to new acquaintances and new adult figures. They must also learn The post Benefits of Summer Camp...
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