About 40% of our tutoring business is basically what we term “Homework Help” and it is all because the preteens and teens don’t want to take direction from their parents. You shouldn’t feel bad about yourself as a parent if the connection between you and your child/student disintegrates even more when you are “helping” them [...]
I had a pit in my stomach as I was reading the article about the man in WA that had a supervised visit with his 2 young sons and chose to blow up the house with all three in it rather than relinquish the custody of the kids to his late wife’s parents. It just [...]
Most of us give generously of our time and energy to family members, friends, and co-workers–and often ignore our own needs. It may not be until we become physically or mentally exhausted, or financially depleted, that we wake up and pay attention to our own needs. At that point we remember the wisdom of the [...]
Well, the world has certainly changed since I grew up and I am pretty sure a lot of other parents feel the same way. The fact is that technology within just the past decade or two has changed so much that we truly live in a different type of world now. I love the internet and texting on [...]
Linguistic Intelligence Does your child: Enjoy listening to other people talking? Get annoyed with people who use improper English? (for example, He don’t know the answer.) Like to learn new words? Give good directions to others so that they understand the first time? Like to tell stories? Enjoy reading books? Have a good memory for [...]