Parenting

Interview in Authority Magazine about how parents can help their children thrive in school

Author: January 16, 2022

Recently, I was interviewed by Authority Magazine about how parents can help their children thrive in school. The Editor-in-Chief is Yitzi Weiner, and he just published the article. Here is a link to this interview.https://medium.com/@authoritymag2/janet-ruth-heller-on-the-5-things-parents-can-do-to-help-their-children-thrive-and-excel-in-school-78fd90b270de #education#parentingadvice#classsize#learningdifferences#counselling#reading#journaling#askingquestions#homeworkhelp#studyskills#school

asking questions, Children, Class Size, Counselling, Education, Homework Help, Interviews, journaling, Kids, Learning Differences, Learning Differences, Parenting, Psychological Issues, reading, School, Study Skills, Studying Tips

, , , , , , , , ,

Review of the Novel Matilda by Roald Dahl

Author: August 5, 2019

Matilda, a novel for children by Roald Dahl first published in 1988, focuses on a precocious young girl whose parents mostly ignore her.  Matilda attends an elementary school run by the abusive Headmistress Trunchbull, who hates children.  Writing with a…
Read more

Book Reviews, Books, Children's Literature, Fiction, Gifted Children, Literature, Novels, Parenting

, , ,

Review of the Middle-Grade Novel Worth by Alexandria LaFaye (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster, 2004)

Author: April 18, 2019

This historical novel set in the 1800s poses a challenging question:  how much is a child worth when differently abled or orphaned? Eleven-year-old Nathaniel “Nate” Peale helps his parents Gabriel and Mary Eva to farm their land in Nebraska.  He…
Read more

Book Review, Books, Children's Literature, Coping with Deaths in a Family, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humanities, Literature, Novels, Parenting, Psychological Issues, Reviews, Sibling Rivalry

, , ,