9 compelling questions to ask yourself before the technology conversation with your child by Jen Cort, Founder Jen Cort Educational Consulting jencort.com [hr style=”1,2,3,4″ margin=”20px 0px 20px 0px”]My work includes going to schools and working with students, parents, faculty and administration on a host of topics including decision making. Recently, a group of parents asked […]
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by Allie Bidwell, Education reporter for U.S. News & World Report People say millennials are a lot of things – more educated, more entitled, more likely to have student debt. They’re also more likely to be parents, oftentimes while they’re working toward earning a college degree. Samantha Maggiani, 25, is completing her master’s degree in
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by Dr. Samantha, C. Sweeney, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist, fpsch.com If you have a child under the age of 10, chances are that you have seen Disney’s Frozen. In fact, it is more than likely that you’ve seen it multiple times and know every single song by heart. It’s even possible that you have been woken up by hearing
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By Joseph E. Powers, The Woods Academy, Head of School Most of us parents were taught math a certain way. Like the vow we take in marriage, for better or worse, how we learned math was better or worse. It was black and white and there was very little critical thinking involved. Computation was king. In
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by Dr. Samantha C. Sweeney, Ph.D., School Psychologist, fpsch.com The second quarter of the school year has just ended in the Washington, DC area. This means that many children are receiving their second report card. For many children and families this is the critical report card. Children have gotten a chance to get settled into their
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By Joseph E. Powers, The Woods Academy, Head of School Sitting poolside on vacation lets my mind wander (a dangerous thing). I also eat too much and get to read a ton. One out of two is not bad. I came across a @MarketWatch article about Chipotle, and how the company surpassed its projected earnings
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by Dr. Lisa Lenhart, Ph.D.; Child Psychologisthttp://llenhartphd.webs.com/ As children advance through school, the expectations for more independent work and improved study skills advances with them. Formal study skills and organizational skills are not always taught to children, necessitating parents taking an active role in the process of their children developing these skills. Here are some
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by Dr. Lisa Lenhart, Ph.D.; Child Psychologisthttp://llenhartphd.webs.com/ Getting ready for the new school year involves more than buying all the supplies needed. There is a transition from the slow paced summer months to the faster paced and more structured school year that can be hard for some children. Other children may begin to feel anxious
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by Neal Brown, Green Acres School, Head of School Last week I read a revealing account by New York Times editor Pamela Paul, “Regrets of an Accomplished Child.” She reminded us as parents and educators to pay attention to something we unfortunately often overlook, particularly in the current educational and professional culture where a narrow
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