5 Parenting Strategies to Develop a Growth Mindset
I have a daughter who dislikes challenges. She’d rather give up than persevere. This is probably hugely affected by her sensory processing disorder and ADHD. How, I
I have a daughter who dislikes challenges. She’d rather give up than persevere. This is probably hugely affected by her sensory processing disorder and ADHD. How, I
Some kids struggle with anxiety starting even as a young child…and for us as parents, our deepest desire it to help them. As a parent
Teachers, you’re not used to teaching online but due to school closures from the Coronavirus, I want to share with you helpful teacher resources so
Find parent resources for online learning at home (homeschooling) due to Coronavirus school closures. This guide will help you transition to virtual school online as
Disclosure: Chuck Fischer taught both my daughters in the 5th grade and I think he’s an incredible teacher. When he asked me to take a
Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy from Scholastic. All opinions are my own. Game Changer! Book Access for All Kids by Donalyn Miller and Colby
Disclosure: This post is written and sponsored by The Boys and Girls Club of America GRADUATION & THE DIGITAL LITERACY GAP Not everyone who graduates will have
Do you have a child with an introverted temperament? Introverted children, that’s about one-third to one-half of the population, recharge their energy from time spent alone.
Let’s talk studying strategies. Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Reedier III and Mark A. McDaniel takes the
You want your child to be happy, creative, and smart, right? Let her play. Yes. Play. Ignore our adult created concept that kids need scheduled activities. It’s
written by Luke Reynolds, teacher, and author of The Looney Experiment After being a student for many years, and now in my 12th year of teaching,
Raising a Rock-Star Reader: 75 Quick Tips to Help Your Child Develop a Lifelong Love of Reading by Amy Mascott and Allison McDonald arrives to
Despite the DSM 5’s (poor) decision not to recognize Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) as a disorder, it exists. And it affects many of our children. (One
I’m excited to share about an innovative education conference here in Denver, CO that will help teachers and administrators (you?) get their mojo back. It’s
written by Natalie, mom and blogger at Afterschool for Smarty Pants I am very honored to be posting on Imagination Soup today, but I am going
Blue plastic-backed chairs wait on desks in the empty room. It won’t be like this for long. I know that the parents and students I
One morning while channel surfing, I stopped on a morning show to listen to a woman talking about my daughter. Well, not exactly . .
Linking standardized tests to funding, teacher pay, and/or school performance ranking, etc. creates a destructive avalanche of consequences for both children and teachers. It’s simple
Thanks to The Bully Project for sponsoring my writing. Visit their website to join the movement and learn more. “Cici’s the boss and she told
As you know, I hate Everyday Math. I believe Singapore Math to be a far superior math curriculum. Singapore Math allows children to master concepts with
I don’t normally loathe things. But I loathe Everyday Math for the hell it put my daughter through and the poor math foundation it gave
