What To Do If Your Child Is a ‘B’ or ‘C’ Student
If I could change one thing about our world, it would be to completely re-vamp our education system, how we teach children, what we teach children and how we measure success in school. Our education system focuses on academics: math, science, English and history. This is great for the 15% of kids who are academically […]
When You Witness Child Abuse In Public
Far to many times I have witnessed a child being abused in public: A mother slapping her child across the face at Academy Sports A mother slapping her child across the face at Magic Kingdom at Disney World A man on the side of the road beating a little boy up against his car A […]
Summer Birthdays and Kindergarten – When Should Your Child Start School?
My daughter’s birthday is August 31st – the absolute last day for a child to be old enough (5 years) to start school. Since the day she was born, I have been bombarded with the question, “Oh my goodness…what are you going to do about school?” (i.e. hold her back a year or send her to […]