Archive for August, 2009
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Monday, August 31st, 2009If your child is like most these days he/she is constantly clicking away on the cell phone texting messages to all their friends. Many parents remember a time of rotary phones. The idea of a mobile phone with so many capabilities is mind boggling! Well, it is time to get with the times and venture [...]
School Anxiety: The Warning Signs and What to Do
Saturday, August 29th, 2009There are many students who are happy and excited to go back to school. They look forward to seeing their friends, meeting this year’s teachers, and learning new things. Unfortunately, there are also some students who would do anything not to go to school. How do you deal with this as a parent? The first [...]
10 Tips for Stopping Sibling Rivalry
Saturday, August 29th, 2009Kids are kids and they are bound to argue once in a while. It makes sense, brothers and sisters living under the same roof and constantly around each other, they are going to bother each other at some point, but it shouldn’t happen all of the time. If you feel like your children are about [...]
Study Tips and Learning Strategies for the New School Year
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009With the new school year underway in many states now is the time to get started on the right foot and improve your study skills. There are many tricks and tips to help you perform at your highest ability in school. I have compiled a list of past TutorFi posts that contain the information you [...]
Books to Help Your Child Get Through Transitions
Monday, August 24th, 2009In our lifetime we encounter many changes and transitions. Some of these events, such as a death, can be very difficult to handle. These changes become even more challenging when they occur in the life of a young child who does not yet know how to deal with the changing situation. As a parent it [...]
Money Tips for College Students
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009Entering college marks a period of many changes for a young man or woman. You often leave home (sometimes very far from home) and have to make many decisions on your own such as “should I buy this?”, “what will I have for dinner?”, “how do I wash this?”, “should I take this class?”, “do [...]
20 Resources for Teachers and Tutors
Thursday, August 20th, 2009Attention teachers and tutors! Do you need an idea for a lesson plan? The Successful Teaching Blog has come to the rescue (again!). Over the past few years there has been quite a boom in the availability of teacher resources on the internet. While this is a wonderful thing, it can also make searching for [...]
Parent Tips for Back to School: Save Time, Money, and Energy
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009The new school year is here! (or at least very close for some). Although the focus tends to be on the children, parents can find the start of a school year to be stressful, overwhelming, and draining as well. Here are a few tips for parents to prepare for the new school year and start [...]
Parental Involvement Affects the Academic Success of Children
Sunday, August 16th, 2009Although a child’s success in school depends a great deal on their own efforts, you as a parent can make an impact. Parents act as role models, guides, cheerleaders, police officers, and much more. Each of these roles that you take on as a parent are important to your child’s successful navigation of school and [...]
10 Tips Before You Leave for College
Saturday, August 15th, 2009You’ve graduated from high school, spent the summer working and hanging out with your friends at the beach, so what’s next? For many, the first day of college is right around the corner. This can be both an exciting and scary new experience. Moving away from home and not relying on Mom or Dad to [...]
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