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Helping Your Child Overcome Anxiety About School: Tips and Advice for Parents
What is Anxiety? Anxiety is one of the most common mental disorders in the United States, with Physicians estimating at least 30% of the population is afflicted by the condition. While anxiety presents differently in each person, it can generally be summarized as...
Building Self-Esteem in Children with Learning Disabilities: Strategies for Parents
On any given day, a child with a learning disability may experience judgement, criticism, and rejection. Judgement from peers who misunderstand him, criticism from parents and educators that expect more from him, and rejection from social circles, activities, and...
The Joy of Learning Outside the Classroom
As parents, it's our job to help find ways for our elementary-aged children to learn and grow in an enjoyable way. We have the perfect list of activities to keep your young learner actively engaged! From reading and writing - unleashing literary creativity -to science...
What Is An IEP
Perhaps you’re here because your child is struggling in school, and it is more than you can manage at home. Never fear, dear parents; there is a system in place. In 1975, under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA), the first IEPs were implemented...
How Much Screen Time is Too Much?
Many of us were young adults before we had access to our own television and computer screens, let alone handheld devices like smartphones. We lived a constructive life, playing outside, inventing games indoors, and occupying ourselves with what we had. The world...
How Does Poor Nutrition Affect a Child’s Behavior
One of the most important keys to being physically and mentally healthy is a nutritious diet. Despite how important it is to our health, many families are unable to provide this nutrition for their children due to poverty or simply not having the time to go shopping...
Tips for Studying Smarter, Not Harder: How to Maximize Your Study Time
Whether you are a K-12 student, college scholar, or professional engaging in learning new information, studying is part of the process. Material is presented, and, at some point, you will be assessed. Studying is a learned skill, and this skill translates across...
5 Tips On Parenting a Child with OCD
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD, can be a debilitating disorder for children and their families. Working with a child with these different anxieties and compulsions can be difficult and almost impossible to cure. OCD is defined by symptoms of ritualistic...
How To Get My Child To Focus in the Classroom
Today’s generation of children faces an increasing number of distractions in their daily life. With the expansion of technology and how integrated social media has become with our day-to-day routine, children can easily lose their focus when it comes to school and...
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