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Yes — it sounds like alphabet soup.
SSAT. ISEE. HSPT.
And somehow your child is supposed to take one of these… while still being young enough to laugh at the word “butt.” Welcome to parenting.
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Parents often feel behind before they’ve even begun.
In Miami, especially, it can seem like everyone else started yesterday. A neighbor mentions a tutor. A classmate is already doing vocabulary flash...
Screen Time: How Much Is Too Much?
Screen time must be limited and managed. Many studies have documented the negative effects, but you don’t even need a study to know this. Just think about how addic...
When parents ask whether speaking Spanish at home will hurt their child academically, I usually pause and smile.
Let’s slow down.
Research consistently shows that bilingual children experience cogni...
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