Can you teach your child to think like a genius? Yes, that’s capital Y-E-S.
Think Like a Genius, how to create one!
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Harsh Reality – Homework Wars
There is a point in every unresolving conflict where reasoning becomes useless and a line has to...
OUT OF CONTROL, HEADSTRONG, ALWAYS FIGHTING BACK! DOES IT REALLY HAVE TO BE THIS WAY?
Let's start with one of the most misunderstood words in the English language: "control."Most...
BULLIES – NEUTRALIZE WITHOUT RESORTING TO THEIR TACTICS
Your precious child comes home severely upset and apathetic. He tells you that the popular kids...
IMMUNIZE YOUR CHILD AGAINST BAD READING INSTRUCTION… BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE.
Despite anything that the "experts" say, those elusive but damaging "learning disorders," ADD and...
Learning phonics vs. sight reading. Still need convincing?
Let's start with where the word 'Phonics' comes from: it is based upon the Greek word, 'phone'...
Nag, nag, nag… Why do we still do it? Does it ever work?
I once read an article about a Native American tribe that educated its children in social...
Punishment vs. Discipline vs. Consequences… Hot Issue!
Last week we spoke about the inherent problem with punishment: it is really nothing more than an...
SHUT UP AND LISTEN!
"Dear Mom, I know that reading this note will make you sad because I am saying goodbye to you and...
One Thing I Did Right by my Child
One of the things I did right by my children, was taking the time to sit and read to them. This...
The Great Myth about “Attention Span”: Kids should sue the ‘experts’ for libel and slander!
In a psychology class, I remember the professor sternly asserting that a child's attention span is...