by Nina Parrish | May 18, 2017 | Children, Education, New SAT, Parenting, PSAT, SAT Prep, School, SOL, Students, Study Skills, Test Strategies
Five Strategies for Surviving End-of-the-Year Testing Good Morning. Testing will begin shortly after you complete the identification information on your answer sheet. Please listen carefully to the following instructions. You may not eat or drink in this room. You may...
by Nina Parrish | May 12, 2017 | Children, Education, Family, Fredericksburg, Parenting, Students, Summer Activities
School is almost over and the kids are ready for SUMMERl! It’s time to play video games, go to the pool and really just relax. While these are all fun summer activities, it turns out that inactive summers can really result in what’s called the “Summer Slide”. All kids...
by Nina Parrish | Mar 9, 2017 | Children, Education, Family, Parenting, Students
If Your Kids Can Do It Themselves, Let Them: 4 Ways to Foster Independence I walked over to the coffee pot to put in the filter and spoon the tiny black granules into the basin. Above the soothing drip drip drip of coffee entering the pot, I suddenly hear my oldest...
by Nina Parrish | Mar 2, 2017 | Children, Education, Family, Parenting, Reading, School, Students, Study Skills
Do This One Thing to Help Raise a Child Who Is Both Kind and Successful March is National Reading Month and Thursday March 2nd is Read Across America Day; A great time to reexamine how you are reading with your children! Do you want to raise a child who is both...
by Nina Parrish | Feb 7, 2017 | Children, Education, Family, Grades, Parenting, School, Students, Study Skills
I rush to the car, grabbing items as I pass through the kitchen in a blur: purse (check), paper and pen (check), toddler has presentable clothes on (check), hair brushed sometime today-mine and hers (check and check), and keys and shoes (check). This goes on for what...
