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Overburdened Parent We’ve all encountered those moments when we’ve felt overwhelmed with one too many life commitments and guiltily realized that we weren’t giving “all” to our child(ren).  This is a horrible feeling when you know you’re just flying by the seat of your pants in the parental department when you’d prefer to be receiving […]

If you’re a parent of a public school student in a state that has adopted Common Core standards, then you’ve certainly heard of the opt-out movement – where students (with their parent’s blessings) are declining to take the mandated math and English Language Arts (ELA) tests.   Parents and students object to these tests for […]

As you know I’m a big proponent of using both on-line and off-line activities to prepare your child for testing and school success.  For on-line preparation, nothing beats www.TestingMom.com for practice tests, educational games and lessons for every aspect of kindergarten readiness. Right now, we’re having a big sale where you can become a top member […]

If you live in a city where finding and getting into the best preschool or kindergarten takes research and legwork, but is infinitely doable, you can stop reading right now.  You don’t need an admissions consultant to help you.  Chances are, you won’t be able to find one because there isn’t enough business in your […]

When it comes to nursery school admissions, there are some questions you may ask and details that you need to know. Here are 12 of the top questions parents ask about nursery school admissions…answered!   1. How difficult is it to get my child into a private nursery school?   It depends where you live.  […]

If the test is to get your child into a gifted program, do you really want to take the chance that there’s something getting in the way of her testing well and you don’t know about it? Prepare Your Child   We know that the test itself can impact whether or not a child is considered […]

Often parents hear about gifted kids who also have learning disabilities. These kids are known as “twice exceptional.”   Sometimes their teachers call them “lazy” or “average”. The teachers don’t recognize the child’s gift because the disability masks or distracts from it.  Parents sense that their kids are smart, feel in their gut that their kids […]

When it comes to choosing single sex over co-ed schools or vice versa, the evidence is not that clear.  For every study that finds one approach better than the other, there is another study that says the opposite.    Here are the arguments made for each.  My suggestion is that you visit a single sex […]

After reading this article, you may be asking why. Why should I give my child an IQ test? The most common reason to test a young child is for a school gifted and talented program or for admission to a private school. Sometimes parents just know that their child is ahead of his or her […]

NEW! Quantitative Battery, NonVerbal Battery and Verbal Battery CogAT® levels correspond with the age of the child.  A child who is 5 or 6 will take the CogAT Level 5/6.  A 10-year-old will take Level 10, and so on.  Questions for Levels 5/6 – 8 are picture based.  Questions for Levels 9 – 17/18 are […]