350 results for 'my day is ruined'

Is Your Child Struggling with Anxiety? (Post)

You’ve noticed your child is upset, but you aren’t sure why? Is schoolwork overwhelming them? Is there a conflict with a teacher? Are they having trouble with a buddy or in their friend group? The fi

The Impact of Reading Aloud with Your Children: Investing 15 Minutes a Day (Post)

Like many families when the pandemic shut down schools, I had young children at home. While juggling a new puppy, a potty-training toddler, a preschooler, a second-grader, and my own newly-remote sc

Summer Days... Reading Ways! (Post)

As spring approaches and images of warm breezes, budding trees, and outdoor social activities beckon, the allure of isolated and reclusive hobbies wane. This is especially true for students who sp

Parenting Tips and Tricks for Dealing with Separation Anxiety (Post)

How would you feel if you were dropped off in the middle of a big city in a foreign country and told, “Have a great day! I’ll pick you up in 6 hours”?  Would you be scared? Excited? Anxious? Confused?

Uphill Reading: A Book of Encouragement for Tough Days (Post)

Most children begin a new school year feeling hopeful and excited. Okay, maybe “excited” is overstating it just a bit. At least for a few. Perhaps “energized” is more accurate. There are new classroom

Flip Your Thoughts to the Happy, Golden Side (Post)

How many thoughts do you think you typically have in a single day? Dozens? Hundreds? Thousands? Maybe millions?Some days, it seems like I have a billion thoughts racing through my head. But I also

Today’s School Counselors: Not the Guidance Counselors of Yesterday (Post)

When you think of school counselors, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? If you’re anything like me, what comes to mind is getting your classes scheduled and receiving pamphlets about co

Be Careful What You Look For (Post)

More than ten years ago, I embarked on an odyssey that, like all good odysseys, completely changed my life. Here’s what happened.It was August 2012, and I was moping around the house, convinced that

6 Tips for Creating a Smoother Back-to-School Experience: A Parent’s Perspective (Post)

A few weeks ago, I walked all three of my sons down to the end of the block and watched as the oldest two, ages seven and five, climbed onto a yellow school bus. The five-year-old, who started Kinde

Good Things Come to Those Who Wait! (Post)

"You need to be more patient!" Six words that I have heard ALL of my life. To me, patience means waiting…and waiting is really hard! Personally, I think that a lack of patience is and always has been

​Teaching the Vital Skill of Self-Advocacy (Post)

We all want our children to become successful and reach their fullest potential. Accomplishing this goal is going to require help from endless amounts of people along the way. A parent, coach,

Powering Off (Post)

Six tips for helping to reduce excessive technology use. What do you do to excess that you’d like to limit? Eat? Use your cell phone? Watch Real Housewives? I’m guilty of all of the abov