Everyone says it.  Communication is key. The most important thing to remember when supporting your child who struggles academically, behaviorally in school, is that you as their parent are their best advocate. Sounds great, but how do we do this?  Have you ever been in a school meeting about your child and started to feel

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Raise your hand if you ever had a fight trying to get your kid to do homework?  Excellent—You all have normal children! Homework is supposed to reinforce learning taught in school and teach self-responsibility; the problem is all too often it becomes the focal point for power struggles at home. Let’s face it—most children do

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What is a 504 Plan? A 504 plan is for those students who don’t need the support of special education with individualized instruction, but do need support with very specific issues that impact their school performance.  It removes barriers to learning and allows students to be successful at school.  Often a 504 plan is recommended

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Our children face many academic challenges throughout the year. We may not consider, however, that they also face the challenge of carefully establishing and maintaining social relationships with their peers. This task is most critical for our adolescents where social relationships are of prime importance to them.  Evidence shows that this can be a great

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Many children have an overall weakness in the area of writing, which makes getting assignments finished a real struggle at home and school.  Writing weaknesses often accompany ADHD, dyslexia, and learning disabilities, or can be the specific diagnosis of dysgraphia (a learning disability that directly affects writing abilities).  We need to identify writing difficulties and

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