The back-to-school period often carries around a truckload of mixed emotions for most students–they’re happy to see old friends and teachers, but not too excited for homework, schedules, and exams. And for us parents, it might be quite challenging to get them back on track, and we might all feel a little bad inside to […]
As parents, our child’s performance in school is very important to us. We don’t just want to be involved in both their academic and social development, we also want them to have a good experience overall. However, when our child or teen begins to struggle in school, there are times that they do not inform […]
More and more these days I hear the term ‘progressive’–progressive schools, progressive education, progressive teaching–and to be honest, I don’t really know what they mean. During our time, there were fewer choices for education. We usually went to the schools our parents went to or ones that were referred by family and friends. We were […]
The first day of school is always a big day–for both the kids and parents! From waking up (late!) and preparing the kids’ meals, to getting to school on time and watching them walk to class, it’s a roller coaster of emotions that’s for sure. Today, we broke down the entire ‘journey’ into 15 emotional […]
