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The first thing to remember with any type of developmental milestone (i.e., physical, cognitive, behavioral, etc.) is that they’re general guidelines, not set goalposts that determine if your child is “winning” at life. Beyond the fact that kids simply develop at different paces, there are additional factors that can impact kids’ progression through these reading ...

As a parent, you want to see your child thrive in school. But sometimes, despite your (and their) best efforts, kids can find themselves struggling academically. It’s hard to know what interventions might be most effective for your student’s particular challenges, and some parents end up tossing time and money at the first option that ...

If you’ve noticed your child reading something—and then rereading it because they didn’t catch the gist the first time, there’s good news. There are things you can do at home to help strengthen your child’s reading comprehension.  To help you get started, we’ve put together some tips to help ensure your child is reading at ...

Reading is a fundamental skill that students will need to master all the other subjects—from math and science to history and foreign languages. Beyond simply memorizing words and learning to spell, reading is a multifaceted process that involves sound recognition, fluency and comprehension. Building these reading skills in young students in particular needs to follow ...

Every January, well-meaning goal-setters announce their plans to lose weight, make more money, declutter, quit imbibing and so on. Although experts agree that it’s better to keep trying than never to attempt change at all, only about 9 percent of people who set New Year’s Resolutions actually achieve them. With this in mind, how can ...

Don’t let the term “unschooling” fool you. The educational style might be less traditional than other forms of curriculum-based study, but the approach is still focused on learning. The primary philosophy of unschooling is to let the learning be guided by the child’s innate curiosity, interests, and abilities rather than by a set curriculum. Although ...

Ask any parent on the planet and they’ll tell you that physical exercise is vital for kids. Whether it’s playing a sport, riding a bike or just making time for movement, regular exercise helps keep the body healthy. But what about the brain? Cognitive exercises help kids and teens boost the fundamental skills needed to ...

Good luck finding a human who hasn’t procrastinated on something. From dental appointments and cleaning out the garage to doing taxes or writing that quarterly summary for work, even the most motivated adults struggle with putting off difficult, dreaded and distasteful tasks once in a while. So why are we often surprised when kids and ...

As many parents themselves can attest to, challenges with math are not unique to any particular generation. In fact, math struggles have little to do with genes, age, gender, study habits—or even intelligence! Plenty of very intelligent people have dyscalculia, which just means “trouble with numbers.”  The cause of math struggles So, what is to ...

Ask any parent who has picked up their 13-year-old from school about the fastest way to dead-end a conversation and you’re sure to get the same response from the majority: “Ask them how school was.” After school questions can lead to either a major freeze-out OR the potential of deeper questions. For most of us, the ...