Too Much Academic Pressure on Kids As a parent, there are few pleasures greater than your child succeeding at school. However, if you are putting too much pressure on your children to do well academically, it can backfire severely and end up affecting them negatively in a number of different ways. Worry, Worry, Worry By having a parent lay pressure on them to succeed, … [Read more...] about The Effects of Academic Parental Pressure on Kids
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Tips For Road Trips With Kids
Summer is upon us and vacations are being planned as we speak! The meaning of a summer vacation is quite different now that I have kids. When I was younger, I would envision my summer vacations to look something like an MTV music video. Now the resemblance is more like a National Lampoon's Vacation movie. Taking a family of 8 somewhere requires a lot of planning, time, and … [Read more...] about Tips For Road Trips With Kids
An Update on the IEP Procedure
This blog is a follow-up to an earlier blog (from this year) that discussed signing your IEP document. The IEP meeting (one which determines the Individualized Educational Program for a child with a disability) can be a long and exhausting meeting. In this blog, Iʼm not going to go into the meeting itself, but instead Iʼm going to clarify some previous advice I laid out … [Read more...] about An Update on the IEP Procedure
Fish Oil as an Alternative Treatment for ADHD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, is an ailment that is most common in children and causes behavior such as short attention spans, hyperactivity, inability to complete simple tasks or carry on conversations, and forgetfulness. There have been many studies pertaining to the effects of fish oil on children with ADHD, and results have show that regular … [Read more...] about Fish Oil as an Alternative Treatment for ADHD
Ten Financial Tips for Women Seriously Considering Divorce
1. Get informed. In order to have an idea of where you stand financially after divorce you need to figure out your financial status as a married couple. Gather all of the documents pertaining to your assets and liabilities. Each current account statement, whether it's reporting the mortgage balance, credit card balance, Individual Retirement Account value, student loan, etc. … [Read more...] about Ten Financial Tips for Women Seriously Considering Divorce