Helping Children Cope with Divorce

Divorce is hard.  It usually brings chaos and uncertainty into the lives of everyone involved.  But while for adults it’s the first step in resolving problems and moving forward, for the children in these marriages, the divorce often seems like the end of their lives.

Parents should always remember that while More »

Helping Children Understand Divorce

It might be something you dread; but no matter what ages your kids are when you divorce, there will come a point when you’ll have to discuss it with them. Even if you get divorced when your child is an infant, eventually that child will come to understand that he More »

My Children Have Too Much Homework

By Thomas L. Carlson

I am not sure if it is federal and state education testing mandates that have created the homework monster that we see today.  It is possible that the, “no child left behind” has turned this generation into a society of, “childhood left behind.”

As a parent of 2 More »

A Review of Marina Koestler Ruben’s How to Tutor Your Own Child: Boost Grades and Inspire a Lifelong Love of Learning – Without Paying for a Professional Tutor

By Kelly Thunstrom

Marina Koestler Ruben is a professional writing tutor, most notably at the Sidwell Friends School (where the Obama children attend) in Washington, DC.  It is interesting to me that she wrote this book, being that she is employed as a tutor and needs students to teach.  Why write More »

Technology Resources

Our Technology guru, Jonathan Wylie, offers tips and resources for the whole family.

Kids today are so comfortable with technology that some of them can just pick your iPhone up and instinctively know what to do with it–even if you haven’t figured out how half the apps work.  For some of More »

Teaching Responsibility at Home

By Jennifer Taylor

Every parent wants their child to be responsible and respectful to others.  We smile with delight when they use their manners in public and cringe in horror when they are outright rude.  We take their behavior as a personal reflection on our abilities as mothers and fathers.  However, More »

Best Practices for Divorce When Kids Are Involved

An Interview with Christina McGhee

By Evangelia Biddy

Even in divorce children deserve nothing less than the very best we have to offer them. Divorce is equally hard on parents and their children. But family separation does not have to doom children to negative outcomes, poor self self-esteem, academic decline, or More »

Summer Camp Dilemma: Finding the Right Camp for Your Child

By Jennifer Taylor

For parents with kids who have ADHD and behavioral disorders, summer brings about new challenges as they seek summer programs.  Many parents cannot keep their children at home during the summer, so for some, these programs are an only option.  As a result, these children face several challenges More »

Concentration: Methods to Developing Attentiveness

By Jennifer Taylor

Lack of concentration is one of the top problems many children face when they begin school.  For these children it is difficult to stay focused throughout an entire school day, and as a result they often get into trouble within the classroom.   Parents are often at a loss More »