In today’s day and age, parents have all the information the Internet can hold at their fingertips when it comes to what can help their children. Music is heralded as one of the best methods of stimulating development, but how does it work? For starters, music positively affects all areas of child development, helping them develop intellectually, socially, and emotionally. Music can also improve motor, language, and literacy skills in young children, as it teaches…
Boston Tutoring Services has covered the issues of overuse and misuse of technology in education and parenting, but we have not yet delved into the childhood and adolescent health and development component. Many parents, educators, and health experts wonder, Does excessive screen time affect brain development in children? Does it matter if the media is educational or entertainment? And how do parents mediate proper screen time? The American Academy of Pediatrics has some answers. In…
Are you willing to spread the holiday cheer this year? You can make a difference for a young child in need, by brightening their holiday season. There are many children who are less fortunate and are not lucky enough to receive gifts for the holidays. Fortunately, there are plenty of fantastic organizations that give all of us the chance to give back. Toys for Tots is one of the highest rated, successful, charitable organizations,…
Need Help Teaching Your Child To Read? Boston Tutoring Services, LLC., is excited to announce that we will be teaming up with the Roudenbush Community Center to educate local parents about how to support their children’s literacy growth. This workshop will show parents how to make learning to read fun and interactive at home. “In my work teaching pre-K, kindergarten, and first grade, I come across so many parents who report that reading with their child…
Boston Tutoring Services, Dracut Library, and CTI Present a Workshop for Parents: Need Help Teaching Your Child To Read? Boston, MA—Boston Tutoring Services, LLC., is excited to announce that we will be teaming up with the Dracut Library and Community Teamwork’s Coordinated Family and Community Engagement Program to educate local parents about how to support their children’s literacy growth. This workshop will show parents how to make learning to read fun and interactive at home.…
Staying organized and using time effectively and efficiently is a daunting task that most people (both children and adults) struggle with in various aspects of their lives. We call these executive functioning skills, but there is so much more attached to the stigma of these words. Frustration, anxiety, depression, passive aggression, oppositional behavior, and active aggressive behaviors are just a sample of the myriad of challenges parents and professional educators face on a daily basis…
This time of year, you may be considering private schools for your child’s continued education. There are so many options out there, but it’s important not to go by brand name only. Just because a school is well-known, doesn’t mean it’s the best fit for your child. Many parents get caught up in applying to the most competitive schools because they believe that’s the best way to set their child up for a successful future.…
This time of year, our kids are full of nervous energy and excitement about going back to school. That energy can quickly turn in to apprehension and downright stress as the rigors of new course work, exams and project deadlines are set in place. This is a time when students need to be able to handle all that school has to throw at them and if possible thrive in that environment. We all want to…
Today, we share a guest post on The Parent-Student-Teacher Relationship by violinist Daniel Broniatowski, D.M.A. Dr. Broniatowski is the artistic director of the Maestro Musicians Academy, a music school for children and adults with campuses in Brookline and West Newton, MA. As a violin teacher, I am acutely aware of the inherent differences in learning styles that every individual child brings to the classroom. These varying styles result from a complex combination of genetics, upbringing,…
As far as after-high-school plans go, many families and their children have college lined up as the go-to option. For most students, going right to college after graduating high school is a given, provided that their GPAs and SAT scores allow them acceptance. And, in my personal experience, no other options were ever truly offered as a plausible substitute for going to college. In this era of ever-expanding learning, taking a gap year can be…
