Day: April 28, 2022

The day has finally arrived and the new mom gets to see her baby for the very first time. She has just given birth and is able to hold her […]

Some children just read, that’s a fact but for other kids learning to read can be more difficult than others. Many studies have been done on the use of phonics […]

Everyone appreciates that as a parent you can have bad days. But what do you do when those days turn into weeks, and the weeks turn into months? Clinical depression […]

We’re well and truly in the information age, where communications and access to data transpires in mere seconds and literally at our fingertips. It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the sheer […]

Adolescence is a time of unavoidable change in multiple aspects of every young person’s life, physically, cognitively, emotionally and socially. Often viewed as rebellious, their need to make choices for […]

Thailand, the Land of a Thousand Smiles… and at least one million depressed teenagers. Part 1 offered an insight into the experience of depression and how to recognize it. But […]

Supporting your child in their quest to unravel the mystery of reading has to be one of the most exciting, yet utterly daunting tasks of parenting. Parents of young children […]

Over years of research, scientists and educators have identified five critical factors for reading, including phonological awareness, phonics or word recognition, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. Students must develop competency in all […]

It is tough to be a parent, especially at transitional times in kids’ lives such as the teen years. There’s a lot to navigate, such as not your kid not […]