It’s Almost Time
MINT HILL, NC - The new school year is before us. We are reveling in the last few moments of summer vacation. Shorts and...
Tough Lessons at Home
MINT HILL, NC - Home is a place of solitude. We feel safe and protected there. We also find the people that we love...
Bonding Over Books
CHARLOTTE - Her request took me by surprise. My eight year old daughter called me into her bedroom. “Mommy”, she said, “will you read...
Learning Every Day
MINT HILL, NC - There are opportunities for our children to learn every day. What can we do to make sure that we are...
Casting a Vision for our Children
MINT HILL, NC - Oxford Language’s definition of vision is “the faculty or state of being able to see” and “the ability to think...
Making a Connection with Your Child
MINT HILL, NC - It is important that we continue to make emotional connections with our children each day. It’s easy to miss the...
The Power of ‘Not Yet’
MINT HILL, NC - Carol Dweck, author of the book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, contends that there is power in two words:...
Excellence, Not Perfection
MINT HILL, NC - There is a difference between striving for perfection and striving for excellence. When we reach for perfection, we don’t allow...
Summer Structure
MINT HILL, NC - There are several steps that we can take as parents to make sure that we are prepared to facilitate learning...
Prevent Summer Slide
MINT HILL, NC - It’s the end of the school year. The time has come to exhale and unwind. Although June 20th marks the...