by Nina Parrish | Nov 23, 2016 | Children, Community, Education, Parenting, volunteer
As I drove from my house in the country, fields and green lawns gave way to rows of colorful single-family homes and then to enormous gray warehouses and boxy brown garages. The buildings, encircled by towering chain-link fences with signs that read “Keep...
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...
by Nina Parrish | Sep 5, 2016 | Education, Huffington Post, Parenting
The school year will be starting for many students (and parents) in just a few short days. For some, the school year has already started. As I pass other parents at dance lessons or chat at a play date, I see the looks of hesitation or elation in their eyes....
by Nina Parrish | Sep 5, 2016 | Education, Huffington Post, Parenting
Dear Mom (or Dad) Who is Crying in their Car, I see you, because I was you last year. I led my first little baby by the hand to her waiting school bus. She climbed up the steps, lunchbox by her side, book bag bigger than...
by Nina Parrish | Aug 29, 2016 | Children, Community, Education, Fredericksburg, Parenting, School, Spotsylvania, Students, Test Strategies, Tutoring
Have you ever had an important project or paper to do and found that you suddenly had an urgent need to reorganize your pictures on Facebook, browse “how to” videos on YouTube, or clean out your closet? Procrastination is a thief of time and a guaranteed way...
