by kristi | Oct 28, 2019 | Gifted Education, News, Parent Education
By Katie Bellon, PhD, Denver Integrative Assessment Could more free time help your child be more organized in school? Can unstructured play help children do better socially? You might be surprised to find that the answer is yes. You may have heard “executive...
by Darsa Morrow | Apr 20, 2015 | Keen MInds, Littleton, News & Events
“Mom, that burrito is still in my backpack.” Burrito? What burrito? In his school back pack? Surely my twelve-year-old son couldn’t be referring to the egg and cheese breakfast burrito I bought him last week. (Yes. Yes, he was.) Today was one of those days when I felt...
by Darsa Morrow | Mar 8, 2015 | Littleton, News & Events, Our Students
As far as his third grade teacher was concerned, Quinn was a “good” student. He was well behaved in and outside of the classroom. His teacher said that while he rarely contributed to the classroom discussion, he was an “active observer.” That surprised and concerned...
by Gia Medeiros | Dec 2, 2014 | News & Events, Our Students, Our Team, Student Work
Like most of my thoughts about emotional regulation, this post starts with my daughter. She’s six, though according to the laws of relativity she’s probably a little older than that because she moves so close to light speed. Recently she started a recess “club” at her...