Press & Articles
Written By Allison C. Dankner, M.Ed., PSY.B.S.
5 Activities To Help Enhance Learning
Right now, you as parents are doing triple duty on top of how heavy your load was to start with. With schools having gone remote, many children have lost experimental learning, and you’ve probably become the teacher you had never planned to be…
Changing Behaviors and Mindsets
As a family behaviorist and Learning Specialist, I see things with a unique lense. Working with families allows me to share with you many strategies and methods that work easily. Before we get to that, I want to ask you to consider some questions…
The Stories Children Tell Themselves
The stories we tell about our children in their presence shapes their self-image. Your children believe you, they believe what you think — and it becomes their reality. If your children hear you frequently telling others how they get in trouble at school it will become a self-fulfilling prophecy…
Reluctant Readers
Many parents complain that their children say books are boring, they don’t like anything and don’t want to read. A large number of these kids have an underlying reading gap that has been missed as they’ve progressed through the grades. Before I get to that, let’s talk about how to support your kids, reluctant or otherwise, and nudge them to read anyway…
How To Help Your Reluctant Child Choose an Activity
A common question I am asked by parents is how to help their reluctant child choose an activity in school, or outside of school. Whether it's a club, activity or a sport, some children find a reason to say "no" to everything. This can be a difficult struggle for both the child and parents…