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My son got mail from his grandparents recently. "What did Mimi and Pappy say in their card?" I asked, expecting an enthusiastic response. "I don't know, Mom. It's in cursive." Therein lies the stark reality – kids do not read and write in cursive as they once did. ...

Teaching math to a child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can be difficult.  Children with ADHD or ADD tend to have trouble focusing and often act impulsively when frustrated.  Trying to deal with new math methods tends to create a high frustration...

Is your ADHD child exhibiting problems with written language tasks or what seems to be a reading disability?  Many children with ADHD have trouble with what has been called "working memory" or the ability to store and keep information in their mind so it can be used...

Up to 5% of school-age children in the United States suffer from some level of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Research investigators at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center have discovered that certain alterations in the brain's "dopamine...

Over the past twenty years, there has been a general increase worldwide in children living in single parent homes. Single parenting has become an accepted fact in the United States and the trend is common in numerous other countries. In 2006, 12.9 million U.S....

It's Spring again and soon it will be time to think about sunny days at the beach or exploring the Rocky Mountains or taking an educational trip to Europe.   It's also time to start thinking about how you would like to structure your homeschooling experience for next...

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a class of behavioral disorders that often appears in young children as well as school-age kids, young adults and adults.  People who suffer from ADHD experience various degrees of difficulty in paying attention in...