Parenting is really, really, tough! Becoming a parent is a lot like starting to do CrossFit – you hear such great things about it, everyone seems to be doing it, and after you start your body hurts in ways you never imagined possible. Being a parent pulls on every insecurity you have and shoves it back in your face daily while having to make dinner at the same time. Parenting is complex, amazing, heartwarming, fascinating, incredibly difficult, fun, and not so fun all at the same time. So, if you’re [...]

Underachievers present some of parents’ and teachers’ greatest challenges. The typical underachiever is a bright, often well-above average in intelligence, youngster who chronically earns grades well below expectations. Months turn into years of low grades with the student promising to do better next time. Underachievers tend to work inconsistently, doing homework one day and none the next. The result is that grades fluctuate dramatically. Underachievers like to make excuses and to blame others for their lack of success. These explanations often are very creative and representative of the child’s intelligence. [...]