Do children need to learn critical thinking, or even analytical thinking? It is not an easy come natural skill, we need to teach our children how to think!CONTINUE READING
Your child just got the diagnosis Dyslexia, now what? A dyslexia diagnosis is not the end of the world. I live with someone who has dyslexia and operates in a second language.CONTINUE READING
Parents and children are constantly on my heart. I love to see children thriving, and I love to see parents feeling good about themselves and their parenting ability. I hope the vlogs/blogs bring clarity to issues, solutions to challenges and see parents succeeding in raising their kids.CONTINUE READING
TEACH HANDWRITING It is the year 2019 and the debate on whether or not we should teach cursive handwriting is still going strong. It is a little controversial in the education realm because there are two strong sides to this. Do we need to be teaching it? Is it an important skill when teaching handwriting...CONTINUE READING
ACTIVITY BASED LEARNING What exactly is activity based learning and is it something we should do? This is something that I hear parents wonder about. It’s a valid question. We get bombarded with so many pressures when it comes to our children’s education. To me, there are two kinds of activity based learning – what...CONTINUE READING
THE IMPORTANCE OF READING Why is reading important? Do we really need to be able to read? I say yes. An undeniable, emphatic yes. The importance of Reading can’t be understated. We need it in so many day to day things, like reading ingredients, medicine bottles, street signs, etc. I don’t believe that you HAVE...CONTINUE READING
KINESTHETIC LEARNING STYLE Learning styles, learning styles. What are they? Are they important? I think the best way to describe them is to simply state that learning styles are just how you best learn. And I do think that it is important to know how you learn best. You may know there are three main...CONTINUE READING