As phonemic awareness is developed, children should become interested in how words are portrayed in print.
It was our worst Purim ever.
There is a debate within educational circles today as to whether resource rooms or learning centers should remediate or accelerate.
I am now engaged to a loving, wonderful woman who is really not my imago.
Along with higher than average intelligence, gifted children often have stronger than average emotions.
The conversations always start with "Do you have kids?"
By Anonymous
What follows is story of a regular family and a tragedy that unfolded while we were not looking.
The best thing to do is to help your child not only develop both sides of their brain, but also to connect the two sides.
Anger is a natural response to threats and it allows us to fight and defend ourselves when we feel attacked.
Maybe my letter with inspire people to appreciate what they have.
Each of us knows what it feels like to be anxious or apprehensive: the night before a big test, going on a date, or when preparing for Yom Kippur. So, how do you distinguish that normal anxiety from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
Being in a warm and welcoming community is so important.
If you are stuck in a traffic jam, how does your date respond to the frustration of being late?
It’s simpler because, ultimately, it doesn’t take that much more than what you already have to be happy.
For years now, I have disagreed with him and despised his every word and action.
Brown encourages us to see our failures, learn from them, and move forward.
Whenever we are together, I come home sad.
Elementary school children may occasionally throw tantrums when sitting down to do their homework. This will often occur if your child is inundated by work or exhausted from lack of sleep.
It seems as if all we are doing is copying the ways of other nations.
Even between people who speak the same language, there can be misunderstandings and miscommunication.
We have been made to feel socially isolated and only marginally important.
Your social skills work in your favor when it comes to persuading other people.
Some say that the cortex is what makes us human.
The difference is in whether you are giving your children advantages or assisting them in developing the skills that will put them at an advantage.
In reality, if your child is asking you for help that means that he has not figured out a way to master the situation on his own.
After struggling with depression for many years, I realized that my family was filled with toxic people.
Children who grow up with a parent who functions this way will often have issues of childhood abandonment, and live in a sort of black and white world.
According to many, self-discipline is the single most important factor in determining a person's overall success.
I love them all, but having 10 grandchildren under the age of 10 means it gets really wild.
Alternative assessments are an extremely important part of understanding what students know beyond the scope of tests and quizzes.
It takes only one click to reach an inappropriate website and be exposed to...
Of course, we all know that we must practice everything in moderation – and that includes simplicity.
How could they have just sent him back with a warning?
You aren’t given a manual when you have a child and there’s no survival guide to tell you what to do.
Having a strong and positive relationship with your children is like an insurance policy.
If you enter a conversation, whether it is one-on-one, in a group, or in front of an audience and you are unprepared, uncommitted, uninteresting, or uncomfortable, most people will pick up on this right away.
Not having kids right now has not been a matter of choice for us.
Children who experienced an extremely disturbing event might subsequently develop generalized anxiety.
One of the most important lessons I learned is about the interaction between academics and social skills
The fighting is out of control and upsets my wife very much.
It’s important to understand that these triggers aren’t necessarily wrong.
Our children started acting out in ways we didn't understand.
What if you differ on how things really happened and therefore now you feel like you have done something wrong?
The high holidays sometimes get us a little (or a lot) nervous and it’s easy to forget that it’s just as important for kids to be involved.
If you want to find happiness, find gratitude.
It’s the magic ingredient that adds a measure of oomph to the day.
If we start off happy, then we feel good about ourselves and what we are doing.
Life may be challenging, but the light of Torah and Yiddishkeit will shine in you.
There’s a lot of work taking place during adolescence that is necessary for teens to develop core character traits for the future. Teens who test boundaries and who have the passion to explore are working on themselves.
What are these life skills? Why does your child need these life skills? How can you they gain and practice these life skills?
The purposely look down and away if I try to smile in their direction.
By Leah Field
Crying is the body’s natural way of releasing painful emotions and then healing.
Can’t we keep them innocent of all of this money stuff for just a little bit longer?
We went for therapy many years ago and today people refer to us as a couple with a very good marriage.
Looking at art and describing what we see, helps sharpen our visual intelligence and communicate more effectively.
Those children who had managed to control themselves in order to get the second marshmallow had more successful marriages, careers, and lives in general.
I want us to be able to grow together and get closer to Hashem.
The top of your to-do list should contain your “stretch” goal. This is your long-term goal like running the marathon.
When surrounded by books on a range of topics from science fiction and World War II to graphic novels and deep sea exploration, students will uncover a thrilling and electrifying world.