by Amy LeForge | Feb 18, 2014 | Education
Heroes, if you’ve ever tried to help your child solve an elapsed time problem for math, you know how difficult that can be. The younger boys and I have tried several different methods with these problems, with varying degrees of success. Watching the video below...
by Amy LeForge | Feb 10, 2014 | Education
I co-host a morning radio show in Denver, and one of the most popular elements on the program is a feature called The Mindbender. It’s not trivia – which is something you either know or don’t – but rather a game that allows you to puzzle out the answer to...
by Amy LeForge | Feb 1, 2014 | Education
On our morning radio show we received an interesting note from a listener named David, a 41-year-old divorced father of two. A few months ago he began dating a woman, and he says they’ve hit it off pretty well. The problem: his 10-year-old son and 14-year-old daughter...
by Amy LeForge | Jan 29, 2014 | Education
The SAT and PSAT standardized tests can create a substantial amount of stress in the lives of both high school students and their parents. People often become frozen when facing the fact that these tests play a big part in determining their educational future. Given...
by Amy LeForge | Jan 24, 2014 | Education
Have you ever watched a child struggle with a homework assignment or a school project? They sit at the table and grimace, one hand supporting their head while the other flips through a lesson that they don’t understand. Sometimes you get exasperated, and you want to...
by Amy LeForge | Jan 23, 2014 | Education
Whether we like it or not, some kids just hate reading. Don’t blame yourself and stop assuming that you could have done better. Parents make the mistake of taking all the blame on themselves for their children’s hatred of books. Rather than do that and solve nothing,...
