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Recent Posts:

• Life Lessons of a Failed Belt Test
• “But Mom, I Want to Learn!”
• Are “Back to School Experts” Forgetting a Key Ingredient to Success?
• A Social Side of College: Happiness 101
• The Labor Market We Create for Ourselves…and Our Kids
• Positive Self Talk: Honor It, Reinforce It
• I am a Mountain Climber!
• The #1 School Supply That’s Not (Yet) on Your Child’s School List
• Doing Your Homework on Facebook?
• What do Parents of “Fit Scholars” DO?
• Martial Arts & Academics UNITE!
• How Much Does it Cost to Care For a Child?
• Is Trust Part of Learning…or Living – or Both?
• Fun and Educational Board Games
• Home Library Size and Children’s Educational Success
• One Heck of a Speech
• The Up Side of Laundry
• Are You a “Time Optimist?”
• It’s Cool to Nap!
• Getting Creative About Summer Learning
• Taking Responsibility…no matter what the “Rules” of the Conversational Space
• The Benefits of Your Yard…at Home and In School
• One Proud Mama
• The Power of Your Voice and the Ease of Your Hug
• Is Summer a Trap or a Launching Pad to New Wonders in Life?
• How Long Can You Live Without Breath?
• Is Your Child Oblivious To Deadlines, Due Dates, and the Passing of Time? How to Help.
• Let’s Play! Whoever Said Learning has to be Boring…or Cost a Lot of Money?
• Still Struggling after Years of Tutoring: How to Strenghten Your Child’s Working Memory
• The 8th Essential Life Skill Every Child Needs
• A Few Reminders About Bullying in Preparation for Talking to Your Child’s Teacher
• The First Questions to Ask Your Child’s Teacher about Bullying
• Are your Child’s Thumbs the Fittest Part of His Body?
• A Slap In The Face
• A Moving Body Fuels a Stagnant Brain
• Inspirational Realism To the Rescue: Tips for Avoiding the Mommy Guilt Trap
• A Race that Matters to Kids & Teens
• Thursday is It’s Cool Being a Parent Day
• I’m Sure I Could Have Handled It Better
• Thank you Rebecca Jones…
• Lessons About Advice from So-Called Drop-Outs
• Facebook to the Rescue…?!
• Friday Dump Day: Help Your Child Get Organized!
• It’s Cool Being a Parent
• Five Reminders about Perfect Parents
• FREE Courses (all in one place!)
• Free Yale Courses?!?!
• “Queen Bees & Wannabes”
• Today is the Day
• “No, Mommy!”
• R.O.T.
• Sit Down When Reading?
• The Most Horrible ‘Aye’ Vote Ever Cast
• “Education is one thing that no one can take away from you”
• Harvard Tuition?!?!
• I’m Sad Mommy
• “Bad Moms”
• Loved and Joyful
• Meeting the Minds (Part 3!!)
• The Meeting of the Minds (Part 2) / Preparing for….
• The Meeting of the Minds (Part 1)
• Acronyms, Part 2 – Whose Definition of Normal?
• How many acronyms does it take to educate a child?
• A Pool for My Birthday
• “You got to be tough or the world will get you.”
• Question Quality?
• Distractions
• New Beginnings