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Empowering Teens: Prioritizing Goals Over Anxiety
Parenting an anxious teen is like being on a pirate-themed ride that swings like a pendulum. One moment, you feel deep compassion for your teen's struggles with friends, classes, or self-image; the next, you want to tell them to just "get over it" and stop letting...
Parenting to Nurture your Child’s Executive Function Skills
Author: Jay Barber has been working as an executive skills coach and executive coach trainer for 8 years. She specializes in working with high school and college students. What are Executive Function Skills? Executive function refers to the set of skills we use to...
Now what? Unraveling the aftermath of COVID on your student’s education.
As we enter the last semester of the 2022-2023 school year, we have more insight into the effects of COVID on our students and their educational progress over the past four years. Instead of working to return things to the way they were before COVID, now is the time...
Demystifying Procrastination
Congratulations, you have survived the first month or so of school. While your student(s) may be feeling more comfortable with their routine and their new “normal,” it’s reasonable to assume that they’re still feeling a lot of emotions. As classwork begins to...
Make the Most of Summer for Fall Success
April vacation is over and summer is tapping on our doors. The weeks ahead will pass quickly and there’s a lot to consider regarding summer learning opportunities for your student(s). Protecting them against the “summer slide” is more important than ever. Many...
New England Tutors Partners with ROOTS
New before and after school care rooted in nature-based experiences is now open. “There are two things we should give our children: one is roots and the other is wings.” – Author Unknown Picture kids engaged in activities in a heated outdoor Yurt, growing food and...
Build Your Education Toolkit
We recently stumbled upon a fantastic no-cost educational resource that we have to share, izzit.org. This engaging resource can be used by anyone who is involved in the educational process – parents, grandparents, teachers and tutors. Whether your student is learning...
New England Tutors Partners with Private Kindergarten Opening in Barrington, NH
Kindergarten @ BVS, a new year-round private kindergarten with rolling admissions will be opening September 7, 2020 and is accepting students for in-person education. The school will bring a Reggio-inspired learning experience, with a structured yet creative program,...
Leveraging Resources to Create Educational Success
As districts announce their decisions for the Fall “return to school” plans, many of you are faced with a complex situation. While we had all hoped that the experiences of spring education would be a distant memory, the roles of parenting, teaching and working...
Executive Function and Academic Success
A four-year old might like to read at home with mom and dad, but will he be able to sit through lessons with a teacher when he transitions to Kindergarten? A 10-year old seems to be able to keep up with her homework when it all comes from one teacher, but is she ready...
