Archive for September, 2008

This debunker is Boston based author Alfie Kohn who was quoted in a Toronto Star article when he lectured there this week. It was an interesting article and I can’t say that I disagreed with everything he said about homework–so I did a bit of research.
I wanted to know more about Mr. Kohn, not any [...]

Yes with noise–white noise that is.  For anyone with a focusing challenge, background noise has been proven to block out distractions and improve concentration.
There are white noise machines out there.  These machines produce a soft background noise that quite literally seems to absorb auditory distractions. However you don’t need to go out and buy a [...]

Multitasking is the ability to do a number of things at the same time, with “effectively” as the generally understood implication of this perceived necessary skill.
In my initial interview with potential new clients, I invariably get the question from the parent–”Can you teach my child to multitask?”–the reasoning being that this is a good time [...]

A new school year is here.  Children are giving a collective sigh of resignation while parents are silently cheering–or not so silently.
As a prelude to the new year we have been inundated with articles, broadcasts, news clips with advice, suggestions, strategies to make this a more effective year for your child.  And–it is all good [...]