by Carol A. Josel | Feb 12, 2010 | Articles
Your child’s been invited to a get-together within walking distance of home—but in unfamiliar territory. Here are your choices: Tell him how to get there; jot down the all the lefts and rights to be taken, noting a landmark or two; draw a map to accompany him along...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 15, 2009 | Articles
You’ve become a master at it. Had to. No choice. According to a recently released Salary.com survey, stay-at-home moms put in about 91 hours of work a week. And if you’re also employed outside the home . . . Well, you get the picture. Now think about kids. Most spend...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 2, 2009 | Articles
In my carefree kid days, homework was often left behind—sometimes on my desk, in my unmade bed, or even under it, falling victim to the morning rush. And, yes, I usually left assignments for the last minute—when I remembered them at all. Made my grades suffer and my...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 10, 2009 | Articles
Ageless, limitless, and always a pleasure, read alouds are a hit with everybody, so gather your child about you and give this ending from Roald Dahl’s “Three Little Pigs” a try: “Ah, Piglet, you must never trust Young ladies from the upper crust. For now, Miss Riding...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 29, 2009 | Articles
In 1941, Dr. Francis Robinson made a name for himself with his now classic study method, SQ3R–Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review–a systematic and very effective approach to learning. Instead of your child jumping right in and reading an assigned...
