Parenting Styles Explained: Which One is Right for You?

Every parent wants to “get it right,” but with so many opinions out there, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Psychologists often talk about four main parenting styles—authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and uninvolved. Each has a different impact on a child’s confidence, behavior, and emotional health. So, which parenting style is actually best, and why does itContinue reading “Parenting Styles Explained: Which One is Right for You?”

Embracing Mistakes: The Key to Productive Struggles in Learning

This article is intended for classroom educators, instructional assistances, substitute educators, instructional coaches, education administrators, and parents. This article helps to shed light on “mistakes” being an essential factor to learning. Read more below. The ultimate goal of school is to ensure that students master content-specific skills that will help them become independent thinkers andContinue reading “Embracing Mistakes: The Key to Productive Struggles in Learning”

Boosting Academic Success with Executive Function Strategies

This article is specifically for parents and educators with children displaying behavioral or academic challenges in school which could be related to poor Executive Function skills. This article defines the term Executive Function and how the delay in mastering specific skills can be mistaken for other disorders such as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). This articleContinue reading “Boosting Academic Success with Executive Function Strategies”

Understanding Information Literacy in Education

What is Information Literacy?      The advancement of technology is constantly changing every aspect of society, from grocery shopping to public parking; everything is constantly changing as a result of technological advances.  Schools and classrooms even appear differently because of technological devices that enhance classroom instruction, help teachers collect student data, and assess student progress. Continue reading “Understanding Information Literacy in Education”