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In recent years, homeschooling has increasingly become an attractive option for New York City students seeking educational alternatives. As specialists in homeschooling and homeschool coordination, we have witnessed great successes especially for students who have been wrestling with learning differences. The challenges for and concerns of families considering homeschooling are significant, so we want to share our thoughts about how to weigh this big decision.
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Families interested in instilling values of community service and civic commitment often find themselves with more good intention than they have clear notions about how to start. We offer parenting advice to help break through and encourage those values in your child or teen. New York City is full of opportunity; perhaps this can help you find ways to help your children find the right ones for them.
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It goes without saying, we interact with parents and their children a lot in our line of work. Families in NYC are a special breed, having to contend with the constant stream of attractions, distractions, and interactions that come with living in close quarters with 8 million other people. Here, one of our PwP resident parent-educators considers how to raise children who are independent enough to thrive in New York but preserve the requisite respect and consideration that our high-impact lives demand.
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As in-home tutors and educational specialists, we witness daily the recent increase in school workloads, especially in New York City's competitive private schools. From Manhattan to Brooklyn, Queens to Staten Island, and across the Bronx, kids are working longer hours on homework and putting in more screen time. We often help provide tutoring and study skills support to manage the load, but we advise parents also to consider the psychical and mental costs.
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In the fall when a new crop of pre-schoolers and kindergarteners enter school for the first time across New York City, parents can often face difficult behavioral challenges. Aggression is often the first thing parents and school administrators need to face. Our educational and parenting specialists weigh in with advice for managing your child's entry into new environments and how to detect warning signs of behaviors that might need remedy.
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