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Most parents have a good understanding of basic math skills, but when your children enter higher levels at their Orlando schools, math becomes quite challenging for both you and your tween. As new facts are introduced, the amount of material may overwhelm your child to the point where he or she feels frustrated and lost. Math needs to remain a…
Fall! The leaves fall, temperatures fall, and we fall prey to colds and influenza. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reports that flu activity begins escalating in October and peaks in the winter months, diminishing in March. To decrease the influence of influenza, the CDC asks that all children over the age of six months be vaccinated. While…
When my daughter was a toddler, I noticed she was happiest while in motion. Sitting down and learning were impossible for her, so we focused on activities that required activity while we were learning. I was taking a psychology course at the time and realized she had most of the characteristics of ADHD. Medication was not an option I wanted…
We have all heard the adage, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,” and it has been proven that children need exercise every day to keep them healthy and fit. Most parents, however, mandate the completion of homework before any playtime occurs–much as dessert is served only after all vegetables are eaten. However, some are beginning to…
If you are like most drivers, you probably can count the exact number of school bus stops between your home and your office because it seems no matter what time you leave in the morning, you end up behind an Orlando preparatory school bus that stops every two blocks to pick up passengers. Rather than grousing and “pushing” the bus…
If you have a picky eater at home, you know how difficult it can be to get them to try anything that isn’t a chicken nugget. Some kids are afraid of trying new things, but if you make their lunch a fun experience, they may be open to trying something they’ve never had before. You’ve probably seen pictures of cute…
Back to school means back to homework, tests, and pop quizzes. Such drastic changes from the freedom of summer to the structure of school can be stressful to students, parents, and teachers. To ease into the school year and beyond, consider studying with technology or an app. Students will segue more smoothly into studying if the technology they used during…
When my children were young, my husband’s business sent him across the state every few months. We viewed these endeavors as educational field trips and visited tiny museums in Daytona, zoos huddled behind landfills in Naples, and every science museum we could find. Florida was a tourist haven long before Walt Disney arrived, and many attractions are surprisingly inexpensive–or free.…
Every year, the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) selects a number of teaching trends to track. For 2014-15, NAIS, a nonprofit membership association that advocates on behalf of its 1,700 independent private schools and educational organizations, chose four themes they consider “priority interests.” While the trends will undoubtedly continue for years to come, these four will be scrutinized and…
Growing up, summer was a time of swimming, riding my bike, reading, and relaxing. I faced each day with ebullience until that fateful day when I would enter the local department store with my mom and note with a sudden dose of reality that summer did not last forever; the school supplies were once again positioned in the most prominent…
