The busy schedules of 21st-century children seem to be both a curse and a blessing. These days, scheduling is a necessary skill for success long before adulthood. Older kids and […]

Here’s something to think about: Working memory skills are a better predictor of academic performance than IQ scores.

Many kids who struggle to calculate math problems in their heads also […]

Some children seem to have no sense of numbers. Concepts such as size escape them and they struggle to distinguish differing amounts. Children with poor number sense may have to […]

Children who struggle with math often experience difficulties in recalling basic math facts. It may seem that they have learned a portion of their multiplication tables one day only to […]

“One size doesn’t fit all.” When it comes to setting screen time limits, this is very true. Some kids are not interested enough in technology to make it a concern […]

Many kids with executive functioning difficulties struggle, not just with learning, but with learning how to learn.  Hundreds of parents have told me that their child can memorize something, or […]

I’m a psychologist, not an educator, and I have to admit I sometimes get confused by the constant changes in the educational world. Common Core State Standards? The “new math”? […]

Some kids simply hate to write. They become argumentative with their parents when doing written homework. At school they rush through writing assignments, doing as little as possible. For children […]

Should kids with certain learning disabilities learn dictation skills ? Children diagnosed with ADHD are five times more likely to have a written language disorder than children without […]

Is ADHD a learning disability? It is not uncommon to be confused. However, while some children diagnosed with ADHD experience significant difficulties with learning, there are many others […]