Parenting Tips, School Challenges, Special Challenges 10 Tips for Navigating Special Education Services and IEP For parents who are new to the world of special education, pursuing an Individualized Education Program (IEP) can be quite... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Tips, School Challenges, Special Challenges Supporting Your Child’s Behavioral or Learning Challenges Parent-teacher conferences are an important opportunity to gain insight into how your child is doing in school, but it is easy to become... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, School Challenges Processing Feedback from Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences The first parent-teacher conferences of the school year are coming up, if you haven’t had one already. These meetings can create stress,... Continue Reading
COVID-19, Mental Health, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, School Challenges Managing School Anxiety in a Pandemic World A roadmap for parents by Dr. Madeline Levine, psychologist, bestselling author, and expert for the Center for Children and Youth. We sat... Continue Reading
Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens, School Challenges The Importance of Social-Emotional Learning This School Year The skills that are most critical for our children’s wellbeing right now have nothing to do with reading or math—they are social and... Continue Reading
COVID-19, Mental Health, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, School Challenges Living with Uncertainty—Helping Young Children Return to School Post Pandemic It has been a year since we began to “shelter in place” to protect ourselves, our families, and our communities from COVID-19. It has... Continue Reading
COVID-19, Education, Mental Health, School Challenges, Special Challenges Common Misconceptions & Facts about ADHD and Distance Learning The pandemic has dramatically changed our kids’ daily lives, and many parents are noticing new behaviors at home and during... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, School Challenges 4 Ways to Support Your Child in the School Year The first weeks of the school year are a time of both excitement and worry for many children. While some kids have been eager to... Continue Reading
Education, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, School Challenges Parent Self-Care Tips for a Smoother Back-to-School Transition Growing up, my favorite time of year was Back to School! It meant a new haircut, new clothes, new shoes, a new backpack, notebooks with... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, School Challenges Kindergarten Here We Come! It is that time of year when children everywhere are getting excited—and perhaps a little anxious—about the new school year starting. No... Continue Reading
