I asked my 7-year-old what holidays meant to him, and he responded that in October he gets to eat a lot of candy, in November he gets a turkey for Thanksgiving, and in December he gets presents. Listening to his answer was as adorable as it was typical from a ...

and Its Ripple Effect

Do you hover over your kids trying to control every move they make, either for fear they’ll fail or just to give you a better sense of control? Are you the overly busy parent who gives your kids the freedom and trusts them to make the right choices? Perhaps yo...

The Creative Benefits

and Let Kids Learn at Their Own Pace

Tommy is comparing the speed of sound across different states of matter: wood, air, and water. Fifty years ago, chances were the physics experiment took place in a public or private classroom. Today, the science lesson could also be unfolding in a charter or h...

Creating the Best

Answers for parents with ADHD kids on how to make the next school year better (summertime)

Being the parent of a child with ADHD, Asperger syndrome, or additional behavioral challenges is an around-the-clock job – but you already knew that. What’s easy to forget is that you have the right to put your own well-being at the top of your to-do list. Aft...