4 Ways to Decrease Homework Frustrations

With the creation of routines and the development of healthy work habits, children can get homework done in a timely manner, and with less frustration.
Homework time can often be very stressful for children and their parents. Children can feel overwhelmed due to the amount of homework assigned, they may have a lack of understanding of [...]

What’s your Attitude About School?

Helping Kids to Feel Good About Their Learning Experience
Parents who encourage and model positive opinions about education can teach kids to manage school stress and enjoy the experience.
As curriculum requirements continue to increase in all levels of education, students are experiencing considerable amounts of school stress. Most of this stress is caused by having too much [...]

Tips for Cultivating a Working Relationship with Your Child’s Teacher

Help Children Have a Successful School Year
Working With the Teacher to Promote Positive Learning Experiences
When parents and their child’s teacher cultivate a relationship of mutual respect and cooperation, it is the child who benefits.
With the first month of school completed, now is an ideal time for parents to assess just how well their children are [...]

Teaching Children How to Make Friends at School: How Social Relationships Contribute to School Success

Friends are an Important Element in School Success
When asked what makes them happy at school, kids most often answer: Friends! Children have better attitudes about education and learning when they have friends at school.
It’s important for children to adopt healthy attitudes about school and learning. Beliefs regarding education should first be modeled by parents; however, [...]

Negative Thinking and Test Anxiety: Helping Students Manage the fear of Writing Tests

Dyan Eybergen (C) 2010
In anticipation of having to write a test some students become overwhelmed with fear of failure. Changing negative thoughts by positive self-talk can alleviate anxiety.

Test anxiety and other types of performance anxieties manifest as physical symptoms in response to excessive worrying about not doing well. Often people will complain of [...]