by Ben | Aug 2, 2018 | Parents, Self-Esteem
As a tutor, I see first hand that confidence plays a key in the success our children have, both socially and academically. In fact, instilling self-belief is absolutely necessary if we are to make any progress with students acquiring any literacy or numeracy...
by Ben | Jan 28, 2017 | Effective Learning, Motivation, Parents, Self-Esteem, Uncategorized
Waking up early, packing the bag, arriving at school on time and getting homework finished. It all starts again in less than a week! Surely there must be a better way than getting through it all than last year? There are plenty of sites that will help you ‘de-stress...
by Ben | Sep 29, 2015 | Parents, Testing, Uncategorized
Most of you should now have NAPLAN results for your children. After looking at all the dots, bands and triangles and then reading all the negative press that NAPLAN gets, you might be asking yourself what the point of it all really is. Purpose While I am not a fan of...
by Ben | May 4, 2015 | Motivation, Parents, Self-Esteem
“I know he can do it. He just isn’t motivated.” This is a phrase I seem to hear on a daily basis. As parents we obviously want our children to achieve in life to the best of their ability, so it can be incredibly frustrating when we see them perform at a level...
by Ben | Jul 28, 2014 | Parents, Teaching
I often have requests from parents as to the best approach they should take with their children when helping with homework. This is a valid question, as using an ‘old’ technique might result in a correct answer, but it could also lead to quite a lot of...
by Ben | Jul 6, 2014 | Organisation, Parents, Self-Esteem
Parenting is tough. When our children are young we naturally want to do everything for them but modern parenting books tell us we need to let life teach its own lessons from an early age. Surely there must be some middle ground? I have read a few of these books and...
