P2 Back-to-School Homework Meltdowns and How to Overcome Them

Last week I gave you some ideas for those families in crisis mode with dealing with homework meltdowns.  The number one takeaway from last week to manage crisis situations is to get your child's emotions back down and under control.  Your child most likely will not be able to tell why they cannot do their [...]

Back-to-School Homework Meltdowns and How to Overcome Them

Well, it is almost back-to-school for our children.  Some schools will be opening doors in August across our country.  Others will start after Labor Day.  The one thing they all have in common is homework.  For those students who do get homework, this can be the most stressful time of the day.  For families dealing [...]

What’s involved in Testing for Dyslexia?

Dyslexia is thought to be a learning disability, but what you need to know is that’s not true. There is a revised definition that came from the International Dyslexia Association and they define Dyslexia as a neurologically-based disorder that interferes with the acquisition and processing of language.   Many people think there is a simple [...]

Do you know what Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome is and who it affects?

  Have you ever seen a person that has rapid eye movement? It looks like their eyes are jumping all over the place like they are dancing. This person may have Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome.   Opsoclonus is defined as an unusual disorder of eye movement.  This is where the eyes involuntarily dart around and Myoclonus is defined [...]

Activities – Book Through the Summer

    Summer is a wonderful time for kids. Not only do they get a well-deserved break from their busy school schedule, but they get time to reflect, grow, and experience. Whether your child will be attending camp, staying home, or going to visit family or friends, it's bound to be memorable! To keep those [...]

Is your Child Struggling with a Learning Disability?

Even the brightest students and the ones that score very high on an IQ test may have problems reading. Some may thing they’re stupid because they can’t read, but if you look at the tests and their grades in other classes, you’re sure to see this is far from the case. If you think your [...]

Activities – Paperless Tic Tac Toe – Strengthen Cognitive Skills

  Paperless Tic-Tac-Toe:Take the classic game of tick-tac-toe and assign each box a number. Have your child visualize this grid in her mind and call off the box number in which she wants to place her mark. Also, try playing tic-tac-toe by drawing the grid in the air and pointing to the box you want [...]

Play Word Bags to Learn Parts of Speech

  Parts of speech can be a difficult and dreary concept for many kids, but you can quickly turn that feeling around by creating this fun, easy, learning game your child will enjoy playing! What You Need: Eight brown paper lunch bags A stack of index cards Pen or pencil What You Do: Step 1 [...]

  Attention Moms:   Imagine, for a moment, that it's 3 months from today…. You  are looking at your child who is able to do homework easier and more independently, doing well in school and overall happy with life.   What would this be worth to you? "STOP struggling with tutors, endless meetings with teachers and homework [...]

Brain Training Results based on 2001 Study

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