Learning Your Way

Recognizing Children’s Successes In All Areas May Prevent Teenage Depression

ScienceDaily (Jan. 11, 2009) — Students’ successes in the first grade can affect more than their future report cards. In a new study, University of Missouri researchers found links among students’ weak academic performance in the first grade, self-perceptions in the sixth grade, and depression symptoms in the seventh grade.

“We found that students in the [...]

The Mystery of the Struggling Reader

Do you struggle with reading? Do you think you struggle with reading? What about your child? Does she struggle? Does your child say he doesn’t like to read or isn’t good at it? Many of us face the danger that our children may not be strong readers, but before we feel that our children are [...]

4 Things You Should Know to Help Your Child be a Good Learner

We all want to help our children be as successful as possible in their learning, but we are not all experts in this field. With a little research, parents can tune into their children’s learning and help them thrive in school and in life.

A Little, Early in Life, Goes a Long Way

Let’s talk about your psychology for a minute. Are you the type of person who regularly gets your oil changed and your car tuned up, despite the small, regular expense, because you want to insure against something going wrong, or do you wait until your car is making a weird noise or breathing smoke before you call a repair shop?

Whose Job is it Anyway?

Exactly who (not whom) is responsible for your child’s education? The answer to that question will depend on whom (not who) you ask. The full explanation of the use of ‘who’ and ‘whom’ is a different, yet relevant, article, yet to be written.

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