by Barbara Postma | Nov 26, 2015 | Blog, Featured
Show of hands: how many of you just can’t wait for your kids to get another noisy toy this Christmas? Anyone? How about something that requires multiple batteries? Or another video game or screen to monitor? Anyone? No. Not really. What will you suggest to loving...
by Barbara Postma | Oct 1, 2015 | Blog
I once heard a fictional story of a woman who was planning a trip to Italy. Maybe you’ve heard this analogy, too? For years the woman had been planning the trip. She looked at photos of the scenery in the country, she dreamed about the food of the regions she would...
by Barbara Postma | Sep 24, 2015 | Blog
Has your child been recommended for educational psychological testing? The hesitancy you may have about getting your child tested for learning difficulties is understandable. As parents, we like to think our kids are kind of perfect – not truly perfect, of course....
by Barbara Postma | Aug 20, 2015 | Blog
When a child receives a diagnosis of a learning disability or an attention disorder, there are myriad emotions that the parent experiences: “Is this my fault? Should I have caught this earlier? What hope can I have for my child’s academic and vocational future?” If...
by Barbara Postma | Jul 16, 2015 | Blog
When you discover that your child has difficulties reading and writing, as a parent, you want to do whatever it takes to help them to overcome those difficulties. Unfortunately, with the busyness of life and school schedules, and the other expenses that creep in, it...