by Nina Parrish | Oct 16, 2017 | Children, Community, Education, Huffington Post, Parenting, Students, volunteer
Volunteering: It’s good for way more than your student’s college application. “I am so glad I am here,” the teenage girl next to me says as she heaves clunky binders and packs of notebook paper into marked boxes. We are in the back of a box truck on a warm summer day...
by Nina Parrish | Sep 14, 2017 | Education, Huffington Post, Students, Teachers
Is the Idea of a “Good” Teacher all in Your Mind? As a child, I remember heading back to school and hearing whispered rumors about the teachers in my new grade, other kids and sometimes adults speaking under their breath about which teachers you wanted to...
by Nina Parrish | Jun 22, 2017 | Children, Education, Family, Huffington Post, Parenting, Students, Summer Activities
Put Down that Workbook, Summer Learning Should Not Be Torture I see you in Walmart or Borders buying that summer workbook for your kids, and I know that you have the best intentions. I have had the same thoughts myself. Nothing is more infuriating than coming home...
by Nina Parrish | Nov 26, 2016 | Education, Huffington Post, Parenting
A concern I have heard from many parents during this election season is, “What will we tell our children?” Many times the behavior I see promoted in popular culture, Hollywood, and on television is not what I would want for my children. Since my kids are...
by Nina Parrish | Nov 25, 2016 | Education, Huffington Post, Parenting
There is a video that is creating quite a buzz on Facebook recently. It is about the benefits to kids of doing household chores. The video contains pictures, information, and statistics about children in the United States doing chores. (See below for full video...
by Nina Parrish | Oct 27, 2016 | Education, Huffington Post, Parenting
We all know parents who try to coerce their kids into doing their school work with tricks and mind games. I am sure you also know at least a few parents who bribe their kids with money or rewards for doing their assignments or earning good grades. Maybe you are...