Back-to-school season can be stressful for plenty of children, especially those who experience anxiety.  Along with hindering learning, anxiety can dampen your child’s social ability and harm their emotional well-being. As a caring parent, you may be wondering how you can help your child cope with those back-to-school nerves and thrive once the school year arrives. There are plenty of at-home strategies you can use to support your child as they prepare for the school year, as well as educational … Read More

For most of us, time management isn’t an innate skill, but one that’s learned and practiced throughout our formative years. It doesn’t come naturally. But after years of mastering it, we’re able to carry those skills into several facets of our daily lives.  As for students with ADHD, time management is neither an innate skill nor one that can be easily practiced and adopted. This is because ADHD impacts the way people conceive time, clouding their vision of the future … Read More

Different students learn in different ways. Your child may be a visual learner who enjoys reading, a kinesthetic student who needs hands-on assignments, or an auditory learner who’d rather listen to audiobooks.  No matter their preference, it’s important to try new learning strategies to determine whether there’s a better approach. Once their learning style is clear, there are a handful of steps you can take to better support it, such as using interactive Quizlet flashcards to stimulate kinesthetic learners. At … Read More

There are plenty of benefits to enrolling your child in an after school tutoring program. However, for students whose struggles go beyond a single subject, a more thorough approach may be called for.  Academic enrichment has gained firm traction with parents over recent years, because it’s so much more than just tutoring. While an enrichment program still delivers comprehensive educational guidance, just like any other tutoring service, it also builds your child’s social and emotional stability. Skills such as self-regulation … Read More

Students with ADHD are particularly challenged to stay motivated and engaged, be it in the classroom or during a lengthy homework assignment. Because of these obstacles, a unique approach is called for: academic enrichment, a deeper form of academic support.  In a recent presentation by Dr. Sharon Saline, attended by e3’s San Diego Education Consultant Chad Pernicano, Saline addressed questions about internal motivation, how ADHD students struggle with it, and why incentives are key to fostering their engagement. Along with … Read More