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Sunday, December 16th, 2007Many tutors who run their own businesses often times feel alone and on their own. I found a great post on support networks. If you click here, you can read about Daniel’s experience as he finds tutor and mentor programs in and around Chicago. It’s easier than ever to find people who share that same [...]
How Parents Can Cope With ADHD Children
Friday, December 7th, 2007I came across a great article for parents who have ADHD children. Over the years, I’ve seen students with ADHD do a complete turn around in school once they were introduced to online tutoring. It seems that students with ADHD get excited for a 1 on 1 multimedia experience. This article has many great facts [...]
Does My Child Need a Tutor?
Thursday, December 6th, 2007I’m sure quite a few of us parents have asked ourselves this question at some point during our child’s education. How do we know if our child needs some extra help? Does our child need a tutor, or are they simply not applying themselves? Below are some signs that your child may need a tutor. [...]
Keeping Your Kids Safe on the Internet
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007Do you really know what and who your kids are exposed to on the internet? Are you up to speed on the latest web-trends? As good parents, we need to have a thorough knowledge of the internet and keep ourselves constantly informed of new trends. There’s so much danger and inappropriate material on the internet [...]
Handling Students with Difficult Behaviors
Saturday, October 20th, 2007We’d all like to think the students we tutor love to learn just as much as we do. As a tutor, I’ve just assumed that education is as important to my students as it is to me. Unfortunately, though, that isn’t always the case. Have you been there? I’m sure we all have stories of [...]
Encouraging Self-Esteem in Your Children and Students
Saturday, October 20th, 2007I ran across an interesting blogpost the other day regarding self-esteem. In the post, the author did a pretty good job providing some very do-able techniques that we parents can utilize to improve our childs self-esteem. While most of the points I agree with, there was one that I did not quite see eye to [...]
How to Encourage Your Children and Students to Write
Monday, October 15th, 2007Parents, do you struggle with trying to get your child to practice writing? If so, you’ll really love the suggestions I found in the article “Encouraging Your Child to Write.” The author provides many fun and exciting “games” and ideas meant to get your child writing…and loving it! To read this great article, Click here.
How to Educate and Tutor Children with ADHD
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007Are you working with a child with ADHD or are the parent of a child with ADHD? If so, you’ll want to be aware of this fantastic article. In it, the author discusses several methods the teacher or tutor can incorporate into their lesson plan and environment in order to allow the educational process to [...]
Get Your Children to Do Their Homework Without Drama
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007Do you spend your afternoons and evenings struggling trying to get your kids to do their homework? Let’s face it; by the time kids get home from a long day at school, the last thing they want to do is sit at the table to do more scholastic work. They’d rather watch TV, play in [...]
Tutoring Your Child to Read for Fun
Thursday, October 4th, 2007The Love of Reading Does your child read for pleasure? Having 2 opposite boys I am convinced that reading for pleasure is extensive in the success of our children. My oldest son (current Princeton student) read 60 books this summer and aces school which my other son only reads when he is made to and [...]
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