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- Helping your child transition to preschool succesfully
- The benefit of laziness
- Sunflowers in Brainy Montessori
- Happy Father’s Day from Brainy Academy
- Brainy Academy – Your First Step to Preschool
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The benefit of laziness
Although few people who don’t know me well would believe it, truth is I am an incredibly lazy person. I am constantly astounded by the amount of effort most people around me put into everything they do. Perfection seems to drive women around me. Perfection at home, with children and at work. When something is […]
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September 29, 2014 |
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Sunflowers in Brainy Montessori
I don’t think that there’s anything on that planet that more trumpets life than the sunflower. For me, that’s because of the reason behind its name. Not because it looks like the sun, but because it follows the sun. During the course of the day, the head tracks the journey of the sun across the […]
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June 19, 2014 |
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Happy Father’s Day from Brainy Academy
“Nothing can make one so happily exhilarated or so frightened as being the caregiver of a growing child. It’s a solid lesson in the limitations of self to realize that your heart is running around inside someone else’s body” — Christopher Hitchens Today we would like to wish happy Father’s Day not […]
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June 15, 2014 |
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Brainy Academy – Your First Step to Preschool
What is the Brainy Steps Program? Brainy Steps is a unique program designed to help prepare your child for pre-school. We help your child become comfortable in a group environment, increase their attention span, learn self-control and learn to interact with other children in a positive manner. After the student is comfortable separating from their parent they […]
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June 6, 2014 |
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How to help your child overcome shyness (part 2 of 2)
How to help your child overcome shyness (part 2 of 2) This is part 2 of the post, to read part 1 first please click here. Tip 4: Don’t speak for your child This is a hard one for me. Some days my personality borders on that of a cheerful pit bull which means staying […]
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June 1, 2014 |
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How to Help Your Child Overcome Shyness (part 1 or 2)
Like many parents I wonder at the wealth of differences between my two children. Same genes, same lifestyle and upbringing, yet the way the two look at the world is almost entirely different. My older is a complete and total extrovert, makes friends instantly and can downright annoy strangers with his chattiness. My younger is […]
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May 29, 2014 |
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On how my son lost a soccer ball
Both my boys love soccer. My almost 8 year old has been playing since weeks before turning 4, hardly ever missing a game or practice. Given the choice to do anything in the world there is no question what he would pick – soccer with his teammates. When hiring a babysitter I always have an […]
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February 11, 2014 |
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How do we instill a sense of gratitude in our children?
As a little girl I spend a lot of time waiting for trams. Some of my earliest memories are waiting in the dark, freezing Saint Petersburg mornings with my mommy for the tram to arrive. I remember that the best way to keep warm is to jump from foot to foot and to hit your […]
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November 11, 2013 |
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On the connection between self esteem and a loop bracelet.
At a recent NYC gifted and talented symposium I had the pleasure of listening to Carol Dweck, a psychology professor who studies success. A short, energetic woman in her 50’s, the kind of professor that radiates that rare combination of both brilliance and great speaking skills Professor Dweck had an auditorium full of parents, educators […]
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November 2, 2013 |
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Very experienced Montessori Teachers needed
Brainy Academy is seeking very experienced certified Montessori teachers with 10 years of Montessori teaching experience or more. This is a flexible position that allows an experienced Montessori teacher to continue to teach full time while earning an additional income through consulting work. Primary responsibilities include helping train new Montessori teachers, creating curriculum, helping set […]
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June 11, 2013 |
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