My TODAY show report: 7 items parents should check-up on now to improve kids’ learning success mid-year. That crucial second school semester is in full bloom. Mid-year is when parents alike have a good idea about how their kids are doing in school – which subjects are hard or easy and how they like their [...]

Simple, proven solutions that enhance children’s learning that every parent should have in their back to school toolbox and none of them cost a dime! Academic success impacts our children for the rest of their life: it influences their self-esteem, college selections, job attainment, financial success, and even their choice of spouses. It’s no wonder [...]

8 parenting tips to help your child get a good night’s sleep to improve his mood and even school success REALITY CHECK: Tel Aviv University researchers found that missing just one hour of sleep can be enough to reduce a child’s cognitive abilities by almost two years the next day. For example, a sixth grader [...]

Parenting tips to help beat the infamous “Summer Reading Slump” and rekindle that great love of the printed page. REALITY CHECK: Are you aware of that kids can lose an upward of three month’s worth of reading progress during this summer break? The famous “Summer Reading Slide” is well documented and shows that learning declines [...]

Academic success impacts our children for the rest of their life: it influences their self-esteem, college selections, job attainment, financial success, and even their choice of spouses. It’s no wonder we go great lengths to give our kids an academic edge. Despite our good intentions we often overlook a few simple strategies that research has [...]