Disinfecting High Traffic Areas
Disinfecting High Traffic Areas

As life starts to return back to normal, it is still crucial to disinfect high traffic areas in order to keep your family safe. Even under normal circumstances, disinfecting high traffic areas can prevent everything from viruses to fungi to bacteria. Here’s which parts of your home you should be cleaning frequently. Disinfecting The CDC recommends disinfecting the house using…

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S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G Tips
S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G Tips

Even as an adult, spelling can be challenging. So when your child begins to feel frustrated by their spelling skills, it’s important to help them work through any challenges they may be facing. Spelling takes time, practice, and patience. Here’s what you can do to make the process interesting, motivating, and, most importantly, fun! Spelling Strategies Just like there are…

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Calming Anxiety
Calming Anxiety

Unprecedented times have increased almost everyone’s worries, and your child is not immune to feeling anxious. However, learning to recognize the signs of anxiety and teaching your child effective coping mechanisms can greatly reduce the stress that anxiety can cause.  Signs of Anxiety Anxiety often presents differently in children than it does in adults. Signs in children include: Difficulty concentrating…

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Benefits of Journaling
Benefits of Journaling

As humans, our ability to communicate with each other is a crucial part of our everyday lives. From learning to express thoughts to improving spelling and reading comprehension, journaling is a daily activity that can strengthen your child’s communication skills. Here’s why you should encourage your child to journal every single night. Strengthen Communication Journaling helps to strengthen both writing…

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Being Ambitious
Being Ambitious

Ambition is a crucial life skill. It helps us go farther in our careers, our education, and our hobbies and passion, and it’s an especially important skill to teach your child early on. But how exactly do you encourage your child to be ambitious? It all starts with some motivation! Motivate Simply put, it’s hard for anyone to feel motivated…

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Let’s Make a Puzzle!
Let’s Make a Puzzle!

Any trip to the store will show you  — puzzling is the newest craze. As we all look to spend more time with our families (and away from screens), puzzles have become one of the most relaxing ways to spend our time. But puzzles are more than just a family activity; they can help your child work on their physical,…

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Indoor Activities
Indoor Activities

As we adjust to social distancing, you and your entire family may be experiencing a bit of cabin fever. Luckily, there are plenty of fun and exciting ways to spend your time inside! From exploring the world around you through virtual experience to piling on the couch for a movie marathon, Lake Forrest Prep, a private school in Orlando, has…

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Virtual Playdates
Virtual Playdates

Your child spent the entire school year cultivating friendships. While we have switched our classes to distance learning, there’s no reason your child can’t still have play dates — at least virtual ones! Virtual playdates, typically conducted through a video chat, are a great way to encourage your child to maintain their friendships, build their social skills, and stay connected!…

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