As parents of high schoolers, we know that our children's mental health and well-being is a top priority. One way we can support their...

As parents, we all want our children to achieve success, and we all know success requires more than just intelligence or talent. Grit,...

Standardized tests can be intimidating. A lot can ride on a single test and it’s not just any test, it’s a complex, three- to four-hour...

It's January! And this only means one thing, it's time to be bombarded with New Year's resolutions and goal setting tips. But if your...

Christmas is coming. The energy in the house has been building since Thanksgiving ended. Joshua has been obsessively counting down the...

Both you and young Max came into the new year excited! Max started high school this year. They were going to take school seriously and...

Hannah and Grace were two sisters. They both had done well academically throughout elementary school, but when they got to middle school,...

Samuel had always been a calm, quiet kid—a little shy and reluctant to engage, but a lovely person once you got to know him. Sam seemed...

Mason had always been a smart kid. He did well in middle school, but when he got to high school, something was … different. His grades...

We all have our own little mental blocks, like responding to that text you should have replied to days ago and now it's been three days...

Coming into September, many feel the shock of moving from a summer schedule to a fall schedule—especially if the summer was pretty laid...

There was once a man who wanted to lose some weight. He was quite heavy and had a difficult time doing most things. Plus, his doctor told...

September is coming up and moms and dads everywhere are trying to figure out how to get themselves and their kids ready. The start of...

The pandemic has changed a lot of things for everybody. Distance learning and online classes were in their element and Zoom’s stock shot...

Self-advocacy is a general term thrown around that everyone wants to get their children to do... somehow. Some aren’t even quite sure...

Summer is a wonderful time for kids to take a break. After going hard all year long, they finally have a few months to relax. It’s a big...

Mario was finally getting to the end of high school. He had done well, kept his grades up, finished his extracurricular commitments, and...

James had entered high school with big dreams. The dean’s list, varsity athletics, new friends, all seemed within his grasp. He left home...

It was getting to the middle of the year and Abbey seemed to become more apathetic every day. She was doing her homework, but not much...

In our last blog we discussed different note-taking techniques. Today, we want to talk about how shorthand can help your student take...