You were born…
Thursday, October 22nd, 2026
Originally posted 2017-01-16 17:17:34. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Category Archive for 'Parent Tips'
Learning is a train
Thursday, October 15th, 2026
Learning is a train, get on board.
Originally posted 2020-09-17 14:12:04. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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Thursday, October 8th, 2026
Originally posted 2017-08-28 07:40:18. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
When Kids Struggle with Reading
Thursday, October 1st, 2026How can I help my struggling reader? How can I get my child to love reading? These are questions that are asked over and over by caring parents that want to help their students to become successful readers.
Reading for at least 20 minutes a night is the standard advice, and it’s a good habit for students to develop. But what if they read out of duty or grudgingly? Love and Logic has a simple suggestion below that still applies in 4th grade and beyond:
After a difficult and frustrating day at work, don’t you wish your spouse would greet you with the following?
Honey, I got an email from your boss. She says that you haven’t been working up to your potential. She also mentioned that your reading is really poor and that you’ve had a bad attitude about completing your projects. That’s why we are going to sit down together and work on some practice samples. Now…I’m only doing this because I love you.My guess is that few readers would vote for this treatment as an effective way of promoting deeper marital intimacy and improved work performance!
Far too many children struggle all day long with reading…and other subjects. Then they face even more frustration when they get home. When this happens, their reading performance rarely increases, but their disdain for books does!
May I suggest another approach? What if this strategy saved your relationship with your child AND helped him or her develop a much better vocabulary, understanding of language structure, and attitude toward reading?
Read to them, and have fun doing it. Do this even if they’re in high school! Do it as often as possible. Don’t stand over them and force them to read. Don’t nitpick their reading performance. Just enjoy your time together as you read…to them. Take the pressure off!
Originally posted 2014-03-15 12:35:27. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
A healthy way to solve problems
Thursday, September 24th, 2026It might be funny to watch a dysfunctional family on TV, but it’s not fun being a part of one, says Love and Logic in a recent article. Researchers have studied what makes families happy and healthy, and one important discovery has been who family members talk to when the have problems:
- In healthy families, Mom talks to Dad when she is upset with Dad.
- In unhealthy families, Mom talks to the kids when she is upset with Dad.
- In healthy families, Dad talks to Mom when he’s upset with Mom.
- In unhealthy families, Dad talks to his friends when he is upset with Mom.
- In healthy families, Junior talks to Dad when he wants something from Dad.
- In unhealthy families, Junior talks to Mom when he wants something from Dad.
- In healthy families, Junior talks to his teacher when he doesn’t understand an assignment.
- In unhealthy families, Mom and Dad talk to Junior’s teacher when Junior doesn’t understand an assignment.
The pattern is probably clear by now. Healthy communication involves going directly to the party involved in the problem, rather than involving a third party. The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, and quickest way to a solution means going to the person involved. Read the whole article here.
Originally posted 2017-04-13 13:35:36. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
