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Karen recently interviewed co-author of  NutureShock – New Thinking About Children – Ashley Merryman. Listen to Karen’s interview on the 30-Minute Mom radio show. Or you can read the transcribed version of the show below: Karen Quinn: Welcome to The 30 Minute Mom on WebTalkRadio.net. I’m Karen Quinn, mother of two and your host. Like you I’m […]

Karen Quinn, interviewed Dr. Bernardo Carducci, an expert in child shyness! Here is a transcript of the interview: Karen Quinn:    Welcome to The 30 Minute Mom on WebTalkRadio.net. I’m Karen Quinn, mother of two and your host. Like you I’m too busy with real life to read all those advice filled parenting books. On this […]

Listen to the 30 Minute Mom radio show where Karen Quinn interviews Dr. Marion Blank, an expert in child literacy and one of TestingMom.com’s experts! Here’s the transcribed version of the radio show if you prefer to read it instead. Karen Quinn: Welcome to The 30 Minute Mom on WebTalkRadio.net. I’m Karen Quinn, mother of […]

Listen to the 30 Minute Mom radio show where Karen Quinn interviews Dr. Kim Har, an expert in educational testing. Dr. Har has a PhD in education from UCLA and she’s the Director of Early Childhood Education at Aristotle Circle, one of the premiere test prep companies in New York City. Here’s the transcribed version […]

[audio:https://cdn.testingmom.com/uploads/Karen-Michael-weekly-QA-feb28-2011.mp3] Listen to the teleseminar above. Here are the questions answered during this 33 minute teleseminar. I have a question in regards to protocol or rather how to handle a phone call from an independent school. Last Monday I sent an email to a school I had applied to “respectfully declining their offer”. Turns out […]

Karen Quinn, the Testing Mom, was recently featured in a Chicago Tribune story pertaining to the gifted and talented testing in Chicago. The article talks about the secrecy behind this mysterious test given to pre-K children applying for the Chicago Public Schools gifted and talented program. As with NYC, many parents in Chicago hire private […]

[audio:https://cdn.testingmom.com/uploads/Karen-Michael-weekly-QA-feb1-2011.mp3] Listen to the teleseminar above. Here are the questions answered during this 48 minute teleseminar.  The private schools we are applying to have school visits where kids are separated from parents and kept for an hour or so “playdate.”  What happens during those playdates?  Can we prepare? What is the curve/scoring of the OLSAT?  How […]

We are pleased to announce that ALL Top 1%, Top 5%  and Top 10% active members of TestingMom.com receive free admission to The P.A.L. (Parents of Accelerated Learners) – PARENT WORKSHOP SERIES The workshop series starts on Feb. 15 and is every month through June 2011. Email us at help@testingmom.com to receive your special promo […]

[audio:https://cdn.testingmom.com/uploads/Karen-Michael-weekly-review-test-review-and-QA-jan12-2011.mp3] Click on the player just above to listen to the audio teleseminar hosted by Karen Quinn, the Testing Mom, and Michael McCurdy, NYC Gifted and Talented Parent Expert.ake Topics covered during this teleseminar Karen reviews in-depth our TestingMom.com Twenty Questions and how best to ask your child. Q&A answered during this teleseminar: My first question […]

Back by popular demand! We’re having another free teleseminar this Thursday (Jan. 13) night at 8pm to answer more of your questions. Space is very limited so make sure you call in a few minutes early. ‘ Time: 8pm ET, this Thursday, Jan. 13 Call-in Number: email help@testingmom.com to get the phone number! During this teleseminar questions […]