Making School Work For Your Child

Blogpost– What To Do When Your Child and The Teacher Are Not a Good “Fit”

Susan Brefach — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 20:16:16 +0000

By now, your children have been in school for 6 or 7 weeks, and, as the saying goes, “the honeymoon may be over”. We’d all like our children to have […]

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Blogpost- What Do Your Child’s Teachers Need To Know?

Susan Brefach — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 21:08:55 +0000

As school starts, kids have certain concerns—do they have the right supplies, cool sneakers and backpack, a friend to chat with on the bus and in class? A new year […]

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Blogpost- Mini-Olympics for Everyone

Susan Brefach — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 17:43:47 +0000

Welcome to mid-summer! I am watching and loving the spectacular of the summer Olympics—the beautiful swimmers and gymnasts, beach volleyball under the stars, rowing and riding, and some sports I’ve […]

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Avoiding Summer Regression- How Parents Can Help

Susan Brefach — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 18:03:57 +0000

I know parents need a break. So do your children. But ten weeks is a long time- 20% of the entire year. As I said in my last blog, most […]

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Avoiding Summer Regression

Susan Brefach — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 20:09:17 +0000

The school year is almost over, and parents are thinking about summer camp, family vacations, lazy weekends—and freedom from homework, tests and projects! Not so fast. Summer is 10 weeks- […]

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Does Repeating a Grade Ever Make Sense?

Susan Brefach — Tue, 31 May 2016 14:13:48 +0000

This is a question I hear often at the end of the school year. My professional opinion…sometimes. To help you decide, a few questions, and some answers. First, who thinks […]

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Politics and Families with Special Needs Children

Susan Brefach — Fri, 13 May 2016 20:16:29 +0000

Everyone has things they really care about in this election year—and maybe these are very different things for you, for me, and for the parents of our children’s classmates. But […]

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So, How Much Help is Too Much?

Susan Brefach — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 20:05:35 +0000

In my last blog, I talked about all those projects, book reports, research papers, etc. that strike fear in the hearts of parents. I tried to help parents sort out […]

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How the Schools Test Us as Parents

Susan Brefach — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 01:33:20 +0000

I don’t know about you, but I used to feel anxious when my children came home with certain types of assignments. A book report. A science project. A research paper. […]

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Springtime, Standardized Testing, and Kids with Special Needs. How can a parent help?

Susan Brefach — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 00:49:07 +0000

It’s spring, and that means more daylight, spring flowers…and standardized testing. For children with special needs, this often means endless hours of stress. Tasks that are too difficult are presented […]

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