by Samantha Griebenow | May 18, 2022 | Good Parenting
Society has conditioned us to believe that the WORST POSSIBLE experience in life is failure. This notion of success being a perfect one-size-fits all goal is unrealistic, unfair and actually just detrimental. So, if your child comes home with a report that states the...
by Nicole Frank | May 12, 2022 | Exam Help, Good Parenting, Learning & Study
The days of studying and stressing over exams are not at all fun. It brings a dark cloud, not only to the child studying, but also to the household. It is almost as if everyone is writing exams. So, why all the fuss? Why should children write exams? Is there a method...
by Nicole Frank | May 11, 2022 | Exam Help, Good Parenting, Learning & Study
When you hear that exam time is approaching, besides the rolling thunder and the strike of lightening that goes off in your head, as a parent you must think… “shoo there goes another 2 weeks of my life.” The stress alone is not what devours your being, it’s the...
by Nicole Frank | Apr 26, 2022 | Exam Help, Good Parenting, Learning & Study
Being a parent of a school-going child nowadays can be extremely stressful. The frustration of not knowing what the homework is about, hearing about how the new computer program at school is “soooo amazing” and having to understand all the latest features of the...
by Samantha Griebenow | Apr 26, 2022 | Exam Help, Good Parenting, Learning & Study
One of the most dreaded words in any learner’s life is ‘studying’. The dictionary defines studying as ‘the act of making an effort and time to learn by reading, practising, or memorising’. Children probably define it as ‘the terror and torture of boring oneself...