Parents

It is often said that students with a growth mindset do better in school. But why? And how can you help your child instill a growth mindset?

Tony Ngo – Chairman and Co-founder of Everest Education – suggests one of his Favorite English Podcasts for Kids, “Wow in the World”.

If you have ever given a speech, you probably remember this feeling. I remember as a 17 year-old teenager, standing in front of 30 strangers huddled in a tight room meant for only half that size. It was also the middle of summer, and the air conditioner was…

Cultivating a love of reading in your child seems like a daunting task, but knowing how to pick the right books for her level can actually be a breeze. Finding the right book for your child can open doors to kingdoms, worlds, and neverlands of empowered reading,…

“There’s a big difference between teaching kids to read and teaching them to love reading,” explains Daniel Willingham in his book Raising Kids Who Read. The transition from being read to, to sounding out words, to becoming an active reader is a long journey…

Kindness happens around us every day, and anyone, no matter how young, can help make the world a better place through their thoughtful actions. Kindness, like any other skill, can be learned. To embed kindness as an integral part of life, we have to teach it with…

As parents, what we should take into consideration when deciding to let our child study abroad, especially if English is not her native language and she has not studied at an international school? Recently, there are many parents starting to prepare their children to…

The Dangers of Distracted Parenting (Translated from The Dangers of Distracted Parenting by www.theatlantic.com) When it comes to children’s development, parents should worry less about kids’ screen time—and more about their own. Smartphones have by now been…

Mastering English writing is not easy, but with the 6+1 Writing Traits, the process of becoming a great writer becomes easy.