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How to Pass a High School Placement Test (HSPT)
A large percentage of private high schools in the country use the HSPT (High School Placement Test) as a screening prospective students, and even though these schools will accept new students from different backgrounds, it’s necessary to implement standardized testing in order to determine the exactly where each new student is among various subjects. Given…
The Upside Of Santa
What’s your guess about the percentage of kids who believe Santa is real? A lot of parents, myself included, would say close to 100%. But University of Texas psychologist Jacqueline Woolley noticed a drop-off in belief in Santa after the tender age of five. That's when kids’ belief in the Tooth Fairy crested as well.…
“Are You Her Mother?”
My family loves celebrating firsts. First anything. First smile, first word, first birthday, first haircut – you get the idea. But on my daughters first day of school in her dual language (English/Korean) classroom, we got our first are you her mother? question.As a biracial mom raising multicultural children faced with questions like this, I have to remind myself that most people are just curious. My first inclination is to answer, “who do …
Explaining World Events to a Child with Autism
With the recent events in France on everyone's mind, how do you discuss a tragic world event with your child with autism? How did I talk to my child about the events in France? My son and I were together when a news report came out on NPR about the terror attacks in France. I…
Haunted on Halloween
Halloween has always been my favorite holiday. A holiday thats fun and filled with anticipation, observed by people of all religions, its always felt, to me, like the great equalizer.