Balancing School and Extracurriculars: The School First Attitude

Marc Lapointe
Adopting a school first attitude

The benefits of extracurricular activities are numerous but employing a school first attitude can help children find a healthy balance between extracurricular pursuits, family life and school. Read more…

Encouraging Kids to Improve: Why You Shouldn’t Praise Your Kids

Marc Lapointe
Praising your kids

Is praising your kids really the key to their success? Here we look at why you shouldn’t praise your children and how to encourage them instead to learn from their mistakes and challenges in order to continue improving and building confidence as individuals. Read more…

3 Effective Ways to Help Kids Improve School Grades

Marc Lapointe
Students play with their teacher at Academie Westboro in Ottawa, Ontario.

Do you want your child to do better in school? Follow these 3 easy steps for better grades and improved performance no matter what grade your child is in.

Help Your Kids Build Confidence and Self-Esteem

Marc Lapointe
Kids confidence and self esteem

A healthy self-esteem is your child’s key to a lifetime of success, mental health and happiness. Here are three proven ways to help increase confidence.

The Problem with Discovery-Based Math

Marc Lapointe
Child with learning difficulties

Math provokes more feelings of anxiety and frustration than any other core subject for countless elementary and middle school students. However, in recent years, it appears that more and more parents are experiencing and even greater level of stress as they attempt to help their children with math homework. Has math advanced so much in elementary education that we, as parents, can no longer help our kids?

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