Stop the Homework Wars

    Family Activities Make Learning Easy Christmas and Hanukkah are over and the New Year is quickly approaching. Soon the kids will be back in school, will they have a hard time adjusting to the structure of the classroom or will they be able to jump right back in where they were before the [...]

School is just around the corner and as a parent I know you want to help their kids improve their skills. That is a given as far as I’m concerned. I’ve never met a parent that didn’t want their child to learn with ease. All parents want the best for their children and when learning [...]

For those of you that missed last Wednesday night’s call … I wanted to pass this along as soon as I could. Here is the link where you can go to listen to the Mid-Summer Activities to Improve Your Child’s Learning Skills Teleseminar. You will want to listen over the next 3 days as it [...]

I have had such an overwhelming response from last night’s call; I am truly humbled. “We’ve already done some of the exercises you told us about. My kids thought they were fun! I just wish we had found you before we had spent thousands of dollars.” Kathy G “I like that I can use this for all of [...]

“FACT – Many Parents Are Giving Their Children A 2 To 4 Year Learning Advantage In Reading, Writing, And Math In Just 20 Minutes A Day!” Do NOT even think of usttering another word about homework struggles with your child until you know how to help them speed up their learning in just minutes a day. [...]

Yes, it is a good morning, in fact a glorious morning, the birds are chirping, the sun is shining – somewhere – and we are here, alive and kicking! Many of us spend a lot of time chasing after the big things, the vacations, the I’ll be happy when I have this or that – [...]

For years I’ve been suggesting the 10-minute per grade rule that the Parent Teachers Association and the National Education Association recommends. Some teachers are aware of this rule; some aren’t. When your child is spending an inordinate amount of time on homework on a daily basis – over the 10-minute per grade level, it is [...]

I can’t tell you how often parents have asked me if their child is dyslexic or they come to me and tell me that their child has dyslexia. I get that question from parents that homeschool as well as those that don’t. Sometimes I even get that question from parents of gifted children. Yes, even [...]

I had a call from a parent yesterday and she wanted to know what to do to get her daughter to like math. Her daughter struggled with her math assignments every day. She struggled so much that she actually dreaded the thought of math. When your child is in that place where they dread or [...]

How many times have your kids read the same pages in their textbook, searching for the answers? Your kids may have even flung their book down or at you in frustration? That may be because no one actually ever taught them the skill of reading for meaning, and a result, reading assignments are hard for [...]