A Simple Checklist: homework corner setup
Most advice about homework corner setup falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…
The Mistakes We Made With reading together nightly
If you have ever started reading together nightly with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Spelling Practice Games by Age: What to Expect
If you have ever started spelling practice games with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
How We Finally Solved math anxiety in parents
If you have ever started math anxiety in parents with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Our Weekend System for teacher communication that works
Most advice about teacher communication that works falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on…
Backpack Cleanout Fridays Ideas Worth Stealing
There is a reason backpack cleanout fridays keeps coming up in conversations about School Support: it sits right at the crossing point between effort…
Our Weekend System for project deadlines without panic
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what project deadlines without panic can and cannot do. It will not fix everything…
The Mistakes We Made With school morning nutrition
There is a reason school morning nutrition keeps coming up in conversations about School Support: it sits right at the crossing point between effort…
Test Week Calm-down Plans Ideas Worth Stealing
If you have ever started test week calm-down plans with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Learning Styles in Plain Terms: A Realistic Family Plan
Most advice about learning styles in plain terms falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
Library Card Habits for Tired Parents
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what library card habits can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
Handwriting Practice Ideas Without the Daily Battle
If you have ever started handwriting practice ideas with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Helping Without Doing for Tired Parents
If you have ever started helping without doing with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is rarely…
School Project Storage Ideas Worth Stealing
If you have ever started school project storage with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
A Simple Checklist: friend trouble listening scripts
There is a reason friend trouble listening scripts keeps coming up in conversations about School Support: it sits right at the crossing point between…
Moving Schools Smoothly: A Realistic Family Plan
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what moving schools smoothly can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
The Mistakes We Made With summer learning slide fixes
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what summer learning slide fixes can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight,…
How We Finally Solved report card conversations
If you have ever started report card conversations with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Focus Timers for Homework: A Realistic Family Plan
There is a reason focus timers for homework keeps coming up in conversations about School Support: it sits right at the crossing point between effort…
A Simple Checklist: celebrating effort not grades
There is a reason celebrating effort not grades keeps coming up in conversations about School Support: it sits right at the crossing point between…