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The Annual TLM Summer Reading List (2022)

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How are Executive Functioning skills different from Study Skills?
How-are-executive-functioning-skills-different-from-study-skills? Executive functioning are cognitive processes that enables us to plan, focus attention, remember instructions, and juggle multiple tasks successfully. While study skills are….

Executive Functioning During Covid: What Can You Do?
If you have a student who struggles with their executive functioning skills, you might have noticed those struggles become more pronounced over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic. Here’s why that is, and how we can help.

What Are the Executive Functions? A Guide to the Different Types of Executive Functioning Skills
What-are-the-executive-functions-a-guide-to-the-different-types-of-executive-functioning-skills. Executive functions are essential skills you need throughout life. Learn about the different types of executive functioning skills here.

Executive Functioning: What is it, and What Do You Need to Know?
Executive-functioning-what-is-it-and-what-do-you-need-to-know. If you’re a parent, you might have heard something of a scary term floating around on blogs, or from other sources. The term is “Executive Functioning.” But what does this term mean, and what

The Top 7 Reasons You Should Study for the PSAT!
Why-you-should-study-for-the-psat. When you think about standardized tests, your mind probably jumps right to the SAT and the ACT, and perhaps the ISEE if you have a younger student. But there’s another exam that, while it doesn’t directly factor into admissions decisions, is very important for a variety of reasons: the PSAT.

School Supplies on a Budget
School-supplies-on-a-budget. Here are our top ideas for how to save while still outfitting yourself or your kids this Back to School Season.

The Annual TLM Summer Reading List (2020)
The-official-tlm-summer-reading-list-year-2020. Our annual summer reading list is finally here! Read our latest recommendations for lower elementary all the way through to adulthood.

Pre-School Application Stress? You Are Not Alone
Pre-school-application-stress-you-are-not-alone. More and more moms are coming to our office with concerns and questions about how and what to do to set their child up for success in PRE-SCHOOL! The trend in LA and NYC is that where you send your child has a big impact on their ultimate trajectory. With all that pressure, it is becoming as competitive as putting your child into college.

Important 2020-21 Standardized Testing Dates
Important-2020-21-standardized-testing-dates. Important 2020-21 Standardized Testing Dates

Black Lives Matter, Allyship & How We Can Keep up the Momentum
Black-lives-matter-allyship-&-how-we-can-keep-up-the-momentum. From Obama's speech, last week to the inspiring turnout at the Black Lives Matter march in Los Angeles on Sunday where over 50, 000 Angelenos marched together to the marches all over the globe, I have been moved.

Parenting in a Pandemic: Tips on How to Handle Homeschooling
What-it-means-to-be-a-parent-during-covid-19. The reality of navigating working from home while homeschooling our children has presented a strain on working families across the country. The requirements from a school perspective differ vastly depending on a number of factors. The one consistent thing is parents are stressed.

Our Top Tips for Spending Summer In Semi-Quarantine
Our-top-tips-for-spending-summer-in-sem-quarantine. Are you wondering what you might do with your kids this summer during Quarantine? I wanted to give you a couple of quarantine ideas to keep them occupied since SUMMER CAMP may or may not be on?!

How to Keep Kids Positive During Quarantine: Part III: Targeting the Task Positive Network
Targeting-the-task-positive-part-of-brain. Did you know that we absolutely can give ourselves and those around us--ahem the kids--a feeling of calm and serenity even in times of great certainty by targeting the TASK POSITIVE NETWORK of our brains?

How to Keep Kids Positive During Quarantine: Self-Efficacy
How-to-keep-kids-positive-during-quarantine. As we round the corner into month 2 of quarantine, we have been looking at resources for how to keep adults and kids positive.

Most Frequently Asked Questions about College Admissions During CoVID-19
Most-frequently-asked-questions-about-college-admissions-during-covid-19. This afternoon I sat down with Dr. Cynthia Colon to discuss ways in which Juniors and Seniors can be using this time wisely. Now that the initial shock is wearing off and many of us are coming up for air, how can we best help Sophomores and Juniors navigate the second semester better?

Five Pressure Free Ways to Bring Back Good Habits During Co-VID 19
Five-pressure-free-ways-to-bring-back-good-habits-during-co-vid-19. In this new world of social distancing, how can you start to bring back in good habits in an easier and pressure-free way. As someone from my meditation class echoed back to me, it all starts with what we feed ourselves. Not just in terms of food but also how we feed ourselves spiritually…

How to Keep Your Kids Positive during COVID-19: Part I: Simple Strategies
How-to-keep-your-kids-positive-during-covid-19. How can we remember to stay high-minded and positive when there is so much uncertainty, anxiety and fear around us during this worldwide pandemic?
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