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The words were still ringing in the young mother’s ears and she struggled to listen to what else the psychologist was telling her. Despite her best efforts, she could not stop hearing the word “autism”. All at once, many of the mother’s dreams for her child were cast in doubt. Milestones that most parents took for granted might now never occur such as learning how…

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“But it is too hard. I am never going to get it,” whined the boy to his mother as he stared at the long sheet of math problems. His mother came over to the kitchen table and said, “Look, you haven’t even tried these yet. You are a smart boy. I am sure you will figure it out.” The boy waited until his mother left…

Read more about Learning and the Little Engine that Could

The boy’s father glanced up and saw his son dancing around and mouthing words to a song. He thought nothing of it until his son came up to him, holding the family’s iPad. “Look what I made!” the son said as he shoved the iPad in front of his father and pressed the play button. The father was amazed as the video of his son…

Read more about Adding Digital Skills to the 3 R’s in Education

It’s the end of another long summer day. The kids are exhausted after playing outside most of the day and are ready for bed. As they are changing to their pajamas, you notice that one of your precious little ones has a red welt on his chest. Then you notice a couple of more and wonder what you should do. In this case, the red…

Read more about Stop Getting Ticked Off by Bug Bites