Early Intervention is Prevention: As a Learning Support Educator in a comprehensive school in...
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Anxiety blocking your breakthrough
Anxiety is a natural emotion that we all experience and in many cases Anxiety blocking your...
Mushrooming To Success
I met a mushroom farmer in 2015 and his explanation of the intricacies of mushroom farming struck...
Early Intervention is Prevention
Early Intervention is Prevention: As a Learning Support Educator in a comprehensive school in Gauteng Department of Education, experience has taught me that learners who struggle in Grade 1 and are promoted to Grade 2, have immense academic challenges in the second...
Anxiety blocking your breakthrough
Anxiety is a natural emotion that we all experience and in many cases Anxiety blocking your breakthrough. Many different words can describe it, for example: stress, worry, nervousness, agitation, the shakes, freaking out, uneasiness, jumpiness, butterflies, and panic....
Mushrooming To Success
I met a mushroom farmer in 2015 and his explanation of the intricacies of mushroom farming struck a chord in my heart and mind. Mushroom farmers have to manufacture their own compost from scratch. The compost goes through a 4 week process, it is aerated, washed,...
Parenting Hub Article – What is Brain Gain
Julie Hide, Owner & Editor of Parenting Hub, is a proud mom of five! Having earned her stripes bringing two sets of beautiful twins into the world, her experience and skills that she has gained over the last 17 years, makes her well-placed to bring you, her valued...
Neurofeedback Case studies
Neurofeedback Case studies that illustrate how children have benefitted from Attention Evaluations and Attention Training. Inattention on Screening Evaluation: Susan, age 8 years Susan struggled with reading and mathematics. At the start of the school year she could...
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Early detection is everything
Red flag for possible Learning Disabilities. Teachers should be the first to notice when something is not quite on par. However, when parents know what to look for, possible problems can be identified and dealt with sooner. Generally, early detection of ADD/ADHD is...
School Readiness – Should I panic?
As a Neurofeedback Practitioner, I am always stunned by the number of Grade 1 parents contacting us for help early in their child’s grade 1 year. So many of the parents tell us that the teachers identified that the child cannot concentrate. When asked, more often than...
Where do we really use math?
Well, well, well…I can tell you this much. I grew up in a typical One-Horse-Town. When I was still in Primary School in the 80’s and in Standard 3, today we refer to it as Grade 5, I used to wonder about this exact same question: “Where do we really use math?” May I...