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When Your Child Struggles to Read… and You Know Exactly How They Feel

When Your Child Struggles to Read… and You Know...

Monica Garnett

You hated reading as a child. You never told your parents why. And now you're watching your child make the same face you used to make. That little sigh. The...

When Your Child Struggles to Read… and You Know...

Monica Garnett

You hated reading as a child. You never told your parents why. And now you're watching your child make the same face you used to make. That little sigh. The...

When Your Child Avoids Reading, It's Usually Not About the Books

When Your Child Avoids Reading, It's Usually No...

Monica Garnett

"They chose the wrong book." "The font is too small." "The page is too bright." "The chair isn't comfortable." "They jiggle around like a wiggly worm." As parents, we often...

When Your Child Avoids Reading, It's Usually No...

Monica Garnett

"They chose the wrong book." "The font is too small." "The page is too bright." "The chair isn't comfortable." "They jiggle around like a wiggly worm." As parents, we often...

The Guilt Loop: When Helping Holds Your Child Back

The Guilt Loop: When Helping Holds Your Child Back

Monica Garnett

You pause for a moment. "You noticed. You said nothing. You just quietly did the buttons. And then you felt terrible about it. For the third time this week." Your...

The Guilt Loop: When Helping Holds Your Child Back

Monica Garnett

You pause for a moment. "You noticed. You said nothing. You just quietly did the buttons. And then you felt terrible about it. For the third time this week." Your...

The Problem With Outsourcing the Dressing Skill Your Child Needs to Build

The Problem With Outsourcing the Dressing Skill...

Monica Garnett

"She's brilliant with the kids. She dresses them faster than you do." "But I'm hardly home..." Many parents carry a feeling they rarely talk about. Guilt. "I leave before they're...

The Problem With Outsourcing the Dressing Skill...

Monica Garnett

"She's brilliant with the kids. She dresses them faster than you do." "But I'm hardly home..." Many parents carry a feeling they rarely talk about. Guilt. "I leave before they're...

The 7-Minute Morning: Why Getting Dressed Falls Apart Before School

The 7-Minute Morning: Why Getting Dressed Falls...

Monica Garnett

"By 7:18am you've already had the first fight. And school doesn't start until 8."  You promised yourself this morning would be different.                 ...

The 7-Minute Morning: Why Getting Dressed Falls...

Monica Garnett

"By 7:18am you've already had the first fight. And school doesn't start until 8."  You promised yourself this morning would be different.                 ...

The Worry Many Parents Keep to Themselves

The Worry Many Parents Keep to Themselves

Monica Garnett

There is another side to dressing independence that rarely gets spoken about. Many parents quietly worry. "What if my child is the only one?" "What if the teacher notices?" "What...

The Worry Many Parents Keep to Themselves

Monica Garnett

There is another side to dressing independence that rarely gets spoken about. Many parents quietly worry. "What if my child is the only one?" "What if the teacher notices?" "What...