by Lemi-Ola Erinkitola | Oct 27, 2016 | Critical Thinking Strategies, Preschool Prep
Digital Dilemmas in Preschool and Beyond Using critical thinking skills to approach cyber security and your preschooler. With cyber-attacks inundating news reports, cyber security has been on my mind lately – especially when it comes to young children. October is...
by Lemi-Ola Erinkitola | Oct 13, 2016 | Critical Thinking Strategies, Prep, School
What does prep have to do with being gifted? I spend a lot of time talking about the value of “thinking prep” and how to effectively prepare your children to be thoughtful, curious individuals. The Critical Thinking Child was founded on this idea, and the prep we...
by Lemi-Ola Erinkitola | Oct 3, 2016 | Critical Thinking Strategies, Homework, School
Is your child failing their homework? Three smart ways to help your child succeed on their homework. Few students return from school at the end of the day full of excitement and eagerness about their homework. In my experience, even the most gifted students (sometimes...
by Lemi-Ola Erinkitola | Sep 20, 2016 | Critical Thinking Strategies, School
When your busy child won’t focus How to get–and keep–your child’s attention. When your young child is constantly distracted by, well, everything, it can be hard to make learning stick. Sometimes it can be difficult just to get their attention long enough to...
by Lemi-Ola Erinkitola | Mar 11, 2016 | Critical Thinking Strategies
Productive Parent-Teacher Conferences: A Primer Parent-teacher conferences may seem intimidating, but they don’t have to be. After all, you and your child’s teacher share the common goal of helping your child succeed. Each conference is a new opportunity to...