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Navigating Test Anxiety: Tips for Reducing Stress and Performing Your Best
We’ve all been there. At some point in our lives, our aptitude has been assessed, and this has caused us stress. While there is no single cause of test anxiety, it can be influenced by a combination of factors. Understanding the root of your specific...
Understanding Learning Disabilities in Children: Types, Signs, and Symptoms
According to the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD), approximately 1 in 5 children in the United States have learning and attention issues, which include specific learning disabilities. This means around 20% of school-age children have some form of...
Covid Learning Loss and Academic Regression: A Specialized Plan to Catch Your Kid Up
The global COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted education systems worldwide, leading to a significant phenomenon known as "learning loss" or "academic regression." The effects of prolonged school closures, remote learning challenges, and interrupted classroom instruction...
Understanding the Benefits of Private Schools for Children with Special Needs
Public schools have limitations. They are legally obligated to provide an inclusive education for children with special needs, but the system is not designed to support neurodiverse learners. In Florida in particular, student success is defined by a...
Unlocking Educational Opportunities: Florida’s New Scholarship Law and the Broach School
Every parent and caregiver dreams of providing his or her child with the best possible education, but financial constraints often limit the options. However, a recent groundbreaking development in Florida has shattered those barriers, empowering parents and caregivers...
The Role of Mindfulness and Meditation in Managing Anxiety in Kids
"In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you." - Deepak Chopra Easier said than done, Deepak. The world moves quickly, and we forget to live in the moment. This idea of living in the moment is foreign to children who operate at...
Tips for Managing Your Child’s Learning Disabilities at Home
You have a child that struggles, and as a parent, you are struggling, too. You are not alone. Unique children require unique handling. Here’s a good starting point. What is a learning disability? A learning disability is a neurological disorder that...
Parenting a Child with Social Anxiety: How to Support and Encourage Your Child
What is Social Anxiety? Social anxiety is a type of anxiety disorder characterized by excessive fear or discomfort in social situations where one may be exposed to possible scrutiny or judgment by others. People with social anxiety may have an intense fear of...
Understanding the Emotional Impact of ADHD on Parents and Caregivers
It’s a Monday morning, a school day, and you’ve repeated this routine a thousand times. But your blood pressure is up, and your voice is even higher: “Put on your shoes! Brush your teeth! Where is your backpack!?” There is an average of 180 days in a...
Understanding Anxiety in Children: Signs, Symptoms, and Causes
The American Psychological Association estimates 20.5% of children struggle with anxiety, a number that has doubled since the start of the Pandemic. Just like adults, children are faced with more uncertainty and an ever-changing world rocked by the unknown. To...
ADHD-Friendly Activities for Kids at Home
Children with ADHD thrive on action. They enjoy being fully engaged, both mentally and physically. Physicians and educators have observed positive results when children with ADHD incorporate movement into their learning at school, but what about at home? How can you...
The Role of Technology in Helping Children with Learning Disabilities
If 2020 taught us anything, it’s that technology and education can be synonymous. Synonymous and harmonious. Generation Alpha, or children born in or after 2010, are the most technologically savvy students to have ever existed. These babies...
Why is Mental Health Important for Students?
In Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, safety and security are foundational. Without a solid, healthy mindset, a student will never learn. In fact, in education, there is a common phrase: “Maslow before Bloom.” This refers to Maslow’s physiological hierarchy and Bloom’s...
Advocating For Your Child with ADHD
Tips for effective communication with schools and healthcare providers. What is ADHD? Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a chronic medical condition affecting nearly 10% of all children. This accounts for nearly 6 million children in the United States...
How to Break Cell Phone Addiction
That moment when you realize you’ve left the house and you’ve got your keys, your wallet, and no cell phone. Do you turn around and get it? What if you break down? What if you get into an accident? Do you ask to use the other guy’s phone? How on earth did you...
How Do I Get my Child into a Private School?
Education is making headlines these days, and it’s nothing new. In the State of Florida, public schools have experienced incredible teacher shortages and state-mandated changes to the curriculum. Additionally, the system is rigid, and some students need the...
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...
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