
10 Tips for a Successful New School Year
A new school year is a very exciting time! The opportunities and possibilities seem endless… Where do you start? What clubs and extracurricular activities should your child join? Will he make friends? Will he like his teacher(s)? As a parent it’s natural to want the best for your child and hope he will adjust well…

The Balance Between Loving and Letting Go
Hello again, writing this as a follow up to the post At the End of the Day, What Do we Really Want Our Kids to Remember? written shortly after my oldest left for college… Here is an excerpt from the former post… Several things lately have made me think, reflect… Maybe it’s my age, maybe…

At the End of the Day What Do We Really Want Our Kids to Remember?
Several things lately have made me think, reflect… Maybe it’s my age, maybe it’s that my oldest is starting college, or maybe it’s just God’s way of making me slow down and “smell the roses,” so to speak. My daughter, now 19, has struggled with some pretty serious learning disabilities in her life. I have…

Childhood Learning Disabilities… The Great Unknown…
Something doesn’t seem quite right, but you’re not sure. You ask yourself… “ Is this normal, or could my child have a learning disability?” Rule of thumb —- Go with your gut! You are the parent and you know your child best!!! Here I will lay out some simple truths that most professionals won’t say…

Language Development
As discussed in the Brain Development article, a baby is born ready to take in his world. Babies are naturally social creatures, willing and able to learn from everything they experience. As a baby or young child is exposed to the world, language is learned. Recent research has shown a direct link between language skills…