For students with dyslexia, work that requires reading and writing can be daunting, and it often saps the enjoyment out of school. Fortunately, more and more families and schools are discovering assistive technology (AT) and the ability it has to lessen stress and...

Why Kids Can’t Sit Still During Circle Time Kids are built to move and sometimes, when provided with the right alternative seating, they can give their bodies the wiggling they crave without distracting everyone else during instructional time. Circle Time Ideas for...

1. Help Them Understand What They Did Wrong More often than not, children (especially the younger ones) do not know what they did wrong. And when we ask them to apologize for something they do not know why it confuses them. As a result, we get apologies filled with...

For most students, January means a return to school after a winter vacation. With holiday festivities, late movie nights and sleeping in behind you, it is time to get down to business this month. These tips will help you get your family in the back to school mode and...

Becoming aware of the warning signs of learning disabilities and getting children the necessary help early on can be key to a child's future. Learning disabilities affect one in seven people according to the National Institutes of Health. Parents, therefore, need to...

Kindness Elves — These elves are a wonderfully different tradition for teaching the joy of giving to kids, especially at Christmas time!  With a new suggestion of a way to be kind each day, they are magical and fun at the same time!  The perfect way to support social...

The teen brain is in a vulnerable state. It is primed to fall into addiction, delve deeply into depression and seek out risky situations. However, the teen years are also a prime time for developing long-term, necessary strategic thinking skills, the foundation for...

Studies show that yelling at kids can be just as harmful as physical discipline. Harsh verbal discipline increases a child’s risk for depression and aggressive behavior, and the damage isn’t just done to our kids. It hurts us, too. It damages our relationships and our...

Children learn sociability every time they manage to put their own emotions into words instead of using their fists, and every time they notice the effect their words have on another person. Brothers and sisters often learn sociability the hard way, through sibling...

When a child topples over or bickers with a friend on the playground, a parent's first instinct is often to intervene. While it may resolve the short-term issue, stepping in stunts their budding self-confidence in the long run. It's a thin line to walk. Help them too...