Dear Parents and Friends,

Have you ever been in one of those situations where you’re tempted to keep something that somebody sent you by mistake? 

For Christmas, my son wanted the entire DVD set of a T.V. program he loved.  I think it lasted 8 seasons. 

So I contacted a separate store at Amazon (the set was new and about $30 less I think and the store was CSTT), and sure enough, a man named Chet came through and went the extra mile to get the whole set here before Christmas.

(I also got a very helpful book called Have A New Kid By Friday, by Dr. Kevin Leman -(this second link is his blog and wow, he’s a dad with amazing advice for raising kids without the attitude, and character without being a character. )

He’s also one of the funniest people I’ve ever heard. (We’ll call him and request an interview to post it on the blog for you).

Anyway, here’s the honesty dilemma:  a few days later, another, brand new set of the same DVD series came in the mail. 

Of course, the whole family loved this particular show, so now what? 

I decided to test a theory about whether the values I taught my kids were intact, so I called my daughter first (who I know really wanted the set too,) just to see what she would say.  

“Well Mom, you have to return them.  I’d really love to have them, but it’s the right thing to do to send them back.” 

Whew - good thing she said this - I can rest easier at night :):)

Next, I called my son to tell him what happened.  Happily, he basically said the same thing.

Of course, I really wanted the series too - and it would have been easy enough to keep them. 

But this is not about what we all wanted - it’s more about how to help your kids (you too - and that includes me),  respond with honesty, character and good values.

So, for my part, I wrote the man and asked how to return the second set.  Yes, it was the right thing to do, but I sure did want those DVD’s :):)

In this post, I’m really asking a question - how are you teaching your children good values, like honesty and strong character to keep doing the right thing?

When my kids were younger, I did several things to seed the traits I knew were best for them to lead a basically good life and give them values to pass on to their kids (I sure wish they would hurry up and have some!)

Here’s what I did to help them learn some good values, and I want to share it because it worked so well.

I set up situations in advance and we talked about them.  I’d provide a scenario, and then have them role play how they would respond in advance. That way, I knew when those situations came up in real life, they might at least think about what we talked about before acting.

These chit chats included the tough stuff like drugs, alcohol, defending a friend when other kids were saying bad things about that person, etc.

As a mom, I have to recommend this - think of all the things that happen in kids lives - and at all different ages.  When it’s time, try to come up with “what ifs” and see how many ways they say to handle the situation.

As a teacher, I’ve seen nearly every behavior from kids in every grade, and believe me when I tell you, while the kids shared details of their lives with me, there is no way you’d want to know the things I heard and saw. 

So, back to your own kids. Nix being naive - there are so many unknowns out there - get prepared - read stuff, (do you like the big word - stuff?), listen to experts, put the things you learn into practice - do it to help your kids develop those values we all know are good - like the difference between right and wrong (you don’t “steal” something you already bought, just because somebody else mistakenly sent it to you).

Think for a while about your kids and what they are exposed to.  You really have to pay attention, because as Dr. Leman says, “kids are smart, and they will outsmart you, so you’d better be prepared.”

Imagine this -what about the texting we hear so much about - where kids say such horrific things, the victim becomes suicidal?  How about all the “follow your friends’ acts or you’ll become an outcast?”  You have to shoplift too, just because you’re with your friends and they all do it.

It’s not easy being a parent, but as this New Year starts, I think beginning to prevent the things you don’t want, by talking about real things, and having your kids give you all the possible ways those situations could be handled is a great way to start. 

As you’re reading, I know you’ll have lots more good ideas, so share them with the community here, in the comments or the “share this” button.

Thank you and we always welcome your comments.  As you know, Erin is my daughter, and you can read about her in our “About us” section, so I can’t really sign her name to this one because I asked her about what we should do with that extra DVD set.

And my son, J.P., was the recipient of the first set of DVD’s - so, without him even knowing, I am thanking him for his honesty now.

As always, remember every child is smart - and I believe, when given your love and direction, your kids will choose honesty over deceit, and develop strong character and values.  Hey, you may be surprised and find them being role models for their friends.

Happy New Year!

Warmly,

Pat Wyman

I get so many e-mails from parents, literally begging for ways to help their kids do well in school, I’m going to mention my e-book, because it answers all those questions.  It really is a gift for your kids.

I’ve worked with kids for just about 30 years now (including my own) and someplace in there, discovered strategies that really make a difference in a child’s life. 

Instant Learning For Amazing Grades has 210 pages of easy and practical ways to study and get terrific grades on those written tests.  Your child’s learning style plays a huge role in school and how they learn - and this e-book will show you and your child how to harness the power of a learning style to succeed!

More here.. http://www.howtolearn.com/amazinggrades.html and you and your child can take the Personal Learning Styles Inventory on http://www.howtolearn.com

Again, may this new year be better than ever for you and your family.

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My daughter, Dr. Mavredakis and I want to wish you a wonderful and very happy new year!

We know that parents reading our blog, believe their children are so very precious and want the best for them.

So, as you make your new year’s resolutions, you may want to make a smart decision which includes  diagnosing how the world looks through your child’s eyes, and get them the learning-related vision exam we talk about so much, because once you know the answer, you can literally change your child’s life and self-esteem if they are struggling in reading, school, or even sports.

Here are a couple of remarkable success stories about two children you may want to read..

Chris, who had always been very shy and introverted and never wanted to join social situations or participate in fast paced activities. At family functions he would tend to cling to his parents. His developmental vision evaluation revealed amblyopia (lazy eye) at 5 years old…

Jaime whose parents were concerned with her inability to hit a softball, struggles with reading, reversal of letters yet remained at top of her class in math and science…

Read the result of their eye exams at:

http://wowvision.typepad.com/the_wow_vision_blog

Find a doctor at http://www.covd.org or http://www.oep.org

We thank each and every one of your for your comments and new ideas - submit more anytime and share the information to help more parents and kids in all the social networks that say “share this”.

Remember, every child is smart.

Start your new year by helping your child see the world through new eyes…

Warmly,

Pat Wyman and Erin Mavredakis, M.D.

(see our other website for free articles, resources, and a free learning styles inventory at http://www.howtolearn.com and visit a unique website for parents at http://www.pavevision.org

Happy New Year!

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Finally - the real world enters the classroom in the form of golf. Sand traps, putting, drives and all!

Algebra, a subject where so many shutter at even the name, has gone high tech and more students are truly learning because, with this new high tech equipment, their learning relates to the real world.

This morning I read an article about students who can use this hi tech graphing calculator from Texas Instruments to analyze the path of a soaring golf ball, see whether their answer makes sense, and analyze why answers are right or wrong.

You can read more here… http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_algebra_1229dec29,0,2699570.story

Remember, every child is smart,

Pat Wyman and Erin Mavredakis, M.D.

See our other site for more learning tips and tools at http://www.howtolearn.com

If you would like to comment or help spread the word on raising smarter children, use the submit or share this button below.  Thank you.

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It occurs to me, as the new year approaches, that President Elect Obama, has made one of the wisest choices possible, amidst the thousands he needs to make - and that is to concentrate some of the resources on early childhood education.

The question is - will he focus on the two most overlooked issues that have created the dysfunctional educational system we have now?

So, Mr. Obama, if you’re listening, here’s some significant advice, based on proven statistics and 30 years experience as a reading specialist, teacher, university instructor and author of Learning vs. Testing.

Fact:  Nearly 70% of our children do not read at grade level.  Science scores are lower than that, math not much better, and it gets worse as we go.

While many try and spin these numbers, check the National Center For Education Statistics, or at the least, most local schools.  Reading levels are lower than ever, and the real reasons must be considered a national crisis in order to make any headway.

What we’ve done has not worked - so let’s get to work on change and fresh ideas. 

Children who receive the following services early, continue to enjoy learning success, higher self-esteem, a better chance of attending college, and will become people who truly contribute to our society in a positive way.  They are an integral part of the solution to our nation’s problems in every area.

If you want to insure your child’s learning success, it is imperative that you do many things; foremost among them:

1.  According to the American Optometric Society and other organizations, studies show that nearly 1 in 4 children have undetected visual problems.  Imagine how that might impact their ability to read.

Get your child an eye exam by a developmental optometrist (these are optometrists who perform regular eye exams, plus a special exam which relates to your child’s learning and reading success). 

Visit these four sites for more information and read the personal information from two former Presidents whose children or grandchildren experienced hidden visual problems themselves:  http://www.howtolearn.com/ireadisucceed.html   http://www.covd.org   http://www.oep.org and http://www.infantsee.org

Make certain your child has an eye exam before 12 months of age.  Why?

Read more about former President Jimmy Carter’s grandchildren at http://www.infantsee.org - your pediatrician is not trained to see things like lazy eye, that could lead to blindness if not corrected, and you can prevent a multitude of other visual problems early.

Luci Johnson nearly dropped out of school when her dad, Lyndon Johnson was President?  Why?  Because she had hidden vision problems to nobody diagnosed until she was 16 and ready to just quit.  If you kept failing over and over, and words on the page didn’t look the same to you as they did for the A+ students, how would you feel?

Continue with the eye exams as the demand on the eyes from computers and reading increase - don’t just visit a regular optometrist - they will only look at the health of the eye and check for visual clarity.

See a developmental optometrist once a year or once every two years, and immediately if your child of any age seems to dislike reading, has reading problems, or complains about writing and doing homework every night.  They may be giving you signals that they need this special type of exam, so you know how the world looks through their eyes.  Go to http://www.covd.org and http://www.oep.org to locate a doctor.

I did this for my daughter, and if you’ve been following my work for any time at all, you’ll know that she needed vision therapy, and is now a Pediatrician who can better help her own patients.

2.  Next, teach your kids “how to learn” and don’t let anyone just tell them what to learn.

There are very specific brain compatible and scientifically proven strategies for memory, study skills,reading a text book,  how to ace a written test, and how to write.  Use them.  You’ll do your child good for a lifetime!  One example that can truly help is in the e-book, Instant Learning For Amazing Grades - 210 pages of practical and proven strategies that have worked with well over 250,000 kids.

Read it on Friday, use the “how to learn” strategies on Monday. Some include learning math facts in half the time, cutting learning time in half, how to become a spelling bee champion, how to read and recall the information in a text or other written material for a test and much more.  There is even info on what foods help you stay focused longer.

This is at http://www.howtolearn.com/amazinggrades.html

For Mr. Obama, our next President, I urge you to think about this - if we insure that our children can read well, diagnose reading problems in the most foundational way, fix them if we find them, and then teach them “how to learn”, everybody wins. 

Kids are happier, families aim higher for their kids, values are stronger, and we hit the delete button on most behvior problems.

Thank you for listening, and if any of you have comments, we always welcome them - just press the comment button below, add those two numbers together so we know you’re a real person, and we’ll respond.

We thank you too, if you want to spread the word to help our nation’s reading and educational crisis - hit that submit button and share this post around the social networks.  They do make a difference in how many parents this information can help.

Thank you, and remember, every child is smart!

Warmly,

Pat Wyman and Erin Mavredakis, M.D.

Visit our other website for more information on helping your child solve learning and reading problems: http://www.howtolearn.com

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Yesterday, we had our guest blogger, Best of Mother Earth, Karen Hanrahan, talk about the dangers of sugar.

The medical journal reports are coming out almost daily on how dangerous too much sugar is for your child and your family - causing a whole host of health problems, ranging from obesity, to Type II diabetes.

Today, Karen has graciously given us some tips for getting kids off the sugar by eating more vegetables.

Here’s how:  http://bestwellnessconsultant.com/2008/09/18/eat-your-vegetables-tricks-for-picky-kids-best-of-mother-earth.aspx

Remember, every child is smart.

Warmly, Pat Wyman and Erin Mavredakis M.D.

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Does you worry that your child, or other family members eat too much sugar?  There’s so much in the news these days about obesity and the Type II epidemic in kids, our next two posts will give you some solid information on the dangers of sugar and what to do about it from our invited guest blogger, Karen Hanrahan. 

Today she talks about the dangers of sugar - read more at…

http://bestwellnessconsultant.com/2008/10/29/dangers-of-sugar-b-complex-deficiencies-best-of-mother-earth.aspx

Warmly,

Pat Wyman and Erin Mavredakis M.D.

Visit our other site at http://www.HowToLearn.com for more resources to help your child in every way.

If you like this post, please leave a comment and we will reply, as well as click the “share this button” so you can spread the word and help other parents who are concerned that their child, or other family members may be eating too much sugar

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This is our final segment in our back to school success series.  If you want more tips, just leave a comments and we’ll respond as soon as possible.

Do you have a child or student who studies and studies to learn their math facts, then can’t remember them during the test?

Does your child or student take months longer to learn their facts than you’d like?

Here’s some great news.  In this final part of our Back To School Success Series, here’s the secret formula for learning and remembering math facts in HALF THE TIME. 

This is an excerpt from my best seller, Learning vs. Testing, Strategies That Bridge The Gap Between Learning Styles and Test Taking Success.

It’s so easy, every parent, teacher and child can use it right away!

1.  Get these materials:  several packages of 5 inch by 7 inch unlined colored notecards and a note card box to store them in.  A full package of thin tipped colored markers (You can use both for all the other subjects as well.)

The secret is that your child is going to learn addition and subtraction at the same time, and following that, multiplication and division  at the same time.

Start with just a few facts for day one to give your child confidence.  For addition and subtraction, have your child make a right side up triangle, in one color, on a colored 5 inch by 7 inch note card that is unlined.  At the top of the triangle, put the answer to the addition or the subtraction problems.  On the bottom corners, put the other two numbers that make the addition or subtraction answer.

Remember to put these two numbers in another color, different from the answer at the top.

Then, have your child hold the card, above eye level, trace the fact, saying it aloud, while snapping a mental image of the fact on the triangle.  Have him or her do this several times, making sure that the card is above eye level where your child can recall any picture easiest.  It could be up to their left or up to their right, or maybe even straight up above their eye level.

While your child is doing this, make up a test for them on that fact.  As an example, put the addition fact every way it could appear on a test - numbers lined up, numbers across, etc.

After your child has practiced their fact, take the card away, remind them to look above eye level, and see the fact in their own mental movie.  This is what A+ students do - they turn everything they see and read into pictures.

Then, hand your child the test, and watch the fun begin.  If your child needs to look up into his or her “magic memory snapshot”, that’s great.  Just be sure to tell your child’s teacher what he or she is doing before any test.

If you happen to notice your child needs to correct anything, simply take the card, have your child use more colors to decorate the triangle and repeat the process to give time for another look.  Don’t use words like right and wrong, just give your child’s eyes another look, because you will preserve their self-esteem, and make them confident in the process.

For multiplication and division, do the very same thing - only invert the triangle to separate the mental image from addition and subtraction.

In just a few short weeks, your child will know all their facts - in precisely half the time!

Remember, every child is smart!  For more information on how to learn in any subject, visit our website at http://www.howtolearn.com

Warmly,

Pat Wyman and Erin Mavredakis M.D.

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Spelling Success

Does your child struggle with spelling?  Does he or she know the words aloud before the test, and then forget them during the test?

Are you frustrated because your child writes the words down 10 times each and then brings home a low spelling test grade?

In Part 4 A of our Back To School Success series, here’s the secret spelling strategy to make your child a spelling superstar!

Spelling bee champions see the whole word in their mind.  They first write the word, then look up above eye level and make a mental movie of the word.  It is like they see the word on their own big movie screen.

Watch good spellers at a spelling bee championship.  They always look up above eye level, either left, right or straight up, because they are using the visual learning style, as if they are seeing a picture on a movie screen.

Great spellers don’t use phonics because most words are not spelled as they sound.  So they actually “see” the whole word in their mind.

When your child is studying, have him or her put the word on a card and hold it above eye level, in a place where they best recall pictures.  Then, during the test, look back to that same location, above eye level, and see the word, then write it down during the test.

You’ll be amazed when your child brings home those terrific spelling grades!

If you’d like more information about the Super Speller Strategy, visit http://www.howtolearn.com/speller.html

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Remember, all children are smart!

Warmly,

Pat Wyman and Erin Mavredakis, M.D.

P.S.  Part B of our Back To School Success Series will show your child how to learn their math facts in half the time! 

If you’d like to show your child how to learn strategies for every subject now, grab a copy of the Instant Learning For Amazing Grades e-book you see in the navigation bar above.  We wish your child every success.

 

 

 

 

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In part 3 of our back to school success series, both Joe Biden and Sarah Palin showed specific preparation strategies and memory techniques we’d recommend to your child for superstar school success.

1.  The Vice Presidential debate gave some excellent tips for our third part of the back to school success series.

While each person “crammed for this debate” they both anticipated and knew what would be asked during the debate.  It’s important that your child speak in detail with each teacher to find out as much as possible about the type of test and what information will be covered on that test. 

When studying for a test, be prepared - not just out loud, but in writing too.  Students who get terrific marks turn all their material into pictures, because the brain can retrieve pictures thousands of times faster than words.

The old saying, one picture is worth a thousand words is never more true than in school.  Good readers turn the print they read into mental movies.

2.  When taking notes - make picture perfect summaries - and use a circle, putting information on spokes that go around the circle clockwise.

3.  Notice that Palin and Biden held their heads high - that fact alone is a long known technique that puts kids in visual success positions.  Tests are highly visual and holding your head up high and even looking up, will help your child retrieve what they studied on their picture perfect summaries.  It’s almost as if they are at a movie - and we all know how easy it is to recall movies.

4.  When answering essay questions, take “some” tips from Biden (more than Palin) - use more facts to support your thesis and don’t sidestep issues simply because you don’t know the answer, or won’t follow the rules the teacher’s given - and above all, don’t make up things you don’t know about.

Step 4, last in our back to school success series will be next week, and contain specific strategies in every subject.

Remember, every child is smart!

Warmly,

Pat Wyman and Erin Mavredakis M.D.

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We welcome your comments and questions and will answer them.  Bookmark this site and return often for the best ways to help every child fulfill their full potential.

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This is part 2 of our back to school success series.

How to Diagnose and Correct Your Child’s Learning Problems

You can use the following questionnaires to determine your child’s or learning needs.

This information may save your child hours of specialized and expensive testing and can be used to report the information to your child’s teacher.  If necessary, you may bring this information into a special education IEP meeting.

The information that follows the testing will help you design an individual solution to meet your child’s learning needs.

Before you begin, it is helpful to understand what causes most learning problems. Once you read through these, you will want to have your child or student present so that you can read the questions aloud as they look at them in print. 

That way, you’re involving your child in determining what is needed to solve his or her own learning problems and it preserves their self-esteem once they see that these issues are not the result of being a “slow” learner as most kids tend to think, because they compare themselves with other kids. 

It also helps their self-esteem because you won’t get a “grade level” score, but a true picture of how the world looks and sounds to your child.

The Four Primary Reasons for Learning Problems/Disabilities

Years of research and teaching experience has revealed that most learning disabilities, ADHD or “at risk” student learning problems are basically the result of only four things:

1. Learning Styles: a mis-match between how your child learns and how s/he is tested in writing. Kids learn in 3 primary ways - in pictures (visual);, by listening and repeating (auditory) and physically, by touching or feeling the information (kinesthetic).

The problem is that schools test in only one of those styles - the written visual style.  If your child is more auditory or kinesthetic, they may not be able to show what they know on a written test.

This mis-match may cause problems in learning math facts, spelling, vocabulary, reading comprehension and study skills.

2. Vision and Perception: undetected eyesight or visual perception stress problems which cause reading and writing problems. 

You don’t know how the printed page looks to your child, and your child’s school vision screening misses over 90% of what children need in order to read, copy from the board, and even play sports.  This is more than just eyesight - perception of what they see is involved and most schools never check for these items which may cause untold reading and learning problems.

Additionally, If a child has something like a visual figure-grouud problem, he or she will not be able to distinguish what is on certain pages from the background (remember where’s Waldo? - It is very much like that)- so imagine how much a child struggles to read with a visual figure ground problem.

3. Nutrition: nutritional deficiencies or food sensitivities and allergies can masquerade as learning disability/behavioral symptoms. Your child may be labeled with ADHD and it could be, according to pediatric allergist, Doris Rapp, M.D., numerous other problems that look like ADHD.

4. Speech and language, or auditory perception problems: the inability to hear and create various sounds or auditory figure ground problems (the inability to hear the words one person speaks when there is other background noise in the room).

Although other factors such as hearing difficulties, severe emotional distress or organic brain dysfunction may be at the root of a smaller number of learning problems, but the vast majority of children respond with overwhelming success when the four aspects discussed above are addressed.

Be sure to check with your pediatrician about other possible causes of learning difficulties like autism, dysgraphia (my son suffered from this, which is a small motor control problem which makes things like writing or cutting with scissors very difficult), etc.

 Resources: 

Questionnaires to Discover the Causes Of Your Child’s or Student’s Learning Needs

By answering the following questionnaires, you can determine the actual causes of most learning difficulties. You will receive more information on how to solve most learning challenges at the end of each questionnaire. You may find that your child or student has a combination of needs, which when dealt with directly, will result in the inspiring success we have found in our 25 years of positive educational experience.

With the exception of true organic brain dysfunction the three causes of most learning problems listed above can easily be determined by answering the questions on each of the following questionnaires:

A. Want to know how your child learns best and how to fix a possible mis-match between learning and testing?

Use the Personal Learning Style Inventory at http://www.howtolearn.com

B. Want to know how to improve your child’s reading?

Use the Parent and Teacher’s Guide to Vision Problems at http://www.howtolearn.com/ireadisucceed.html

C. Want to know if food is causing your child’s learning problems?

Go to: http://www.howtolearn.com/add-adhd.html for the chart on what may be masquerading as ADHD.

D.  See your local, highly recommended speech and language pathologist if you believe your child is having speech and language issues which may impede learning.  Be sure to check for auditory figure ground perception problems.  Next, take your child to a hearing specialist to check hearing and listening levels.  This is critical to school success.

We hope you find these resources helpful and if you have comments or questions, please submit them below - (add the two numbers together so the system knows you’re a real person :)

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Bookmark this page and return shortly for part 3 of our Back To School Success Series.

Remember, every child is smart!

Warmly,

Pat Wyman and Erin Mavredakis, M.D.

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