Our Blog
Welcome to our blog section for Dynamis Learning where you as a parent can obtain valuable educational information. Every week on Tuesday evening, a blog is posted on this website as our goal is to keep parents informed of various topics in the school environment.
Our Blog
Welcome to our blog section for Dynamis Learning where you as a parent can obtain valuable educational information. Every week on Tuesday evening, a blog is posted on this website as our goal is to keep parents informed of various topics in the school environment.
Our Most Recent Blogs
At Dynamis Learning, a team of professional educators meets to select the topics that we feel are current and would be of great interest to our parents. This section will include blogs on topics such as organizational and test taking strategies, ADHD, 504, IEP, Executive Functioning, Dyslexia, Mindfulness, SAT/ACT ideas, and much more. If you have a topic in mind you’d like to see here, please reach out to us in the contact section of this website, and we’ll be happy to provide you with the information. Thank you and we look forward to equipping parents with knowledge on the various educational topics in school systems today.
Bending Time: Time Management Skills for ADHD and Executive Dysfunction
Okay, fellow time travelers, adventurers, and explorers of the vast unknown (also known as your daily schedule), let's have an honest conversation about time management with ADHD or Executive Dysfunction. If your brain sometimes feels like a cacophony of brilliant...
Navigating the Emotional Roller Coaster: Executive Function and Your Child
As an executive function coach, I often see a common thread in the lives of children I work with. We dedicate time to planning, organization, and time management, but often, the biggest obstacle isn’t a messy backpack or a forgotten assignment. It's the emotional...
Failure to Launch
Welcome to our series of 4 blogs that will cover the top areas of executive function that most kids and/or parents experience. This, along with the next 3 in the series, will provide you with some valuable ideas and tips to try with your children. The first area of...
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Blog Archive
A Cultural New Year’s Bread Tradition – Who Would Get the Coin?
Greek Orthodox Church New Year Tradition I remember from young always celebrating one of the most inspirational traditions of the Greek Orthodox Church which occurs every January 1. This tradition is the annual family celebration of the Vasilopita in honor of Saint...
Why Does Santa Ring the Doorbell?
Have You Been Visited by Santa? On Christmas Eve, I remember being excited about having a visit from Santa Claus as my twin, Costa and I would be waiting anxiously in our bedroom for his arrival. My mother would tell us to be very quiet and still as we awaited the BIG...
A Greek Holiday Tradition: From Our Founder
My Greek Christmas Holiday Celebration Growing up Greek in America, I always look forward to the holidays because I got to eat one of my favorite foods from the Greek culture. Pastichio is an all-time favorite of mine because it is very similar to Lasagna in that it...
Winter Break: A Time to Reconnect with Family!
Winter break is a wonderful time of the year when we can all join together with our families and enjoy a much-needed break. It’s a joyous moment at the end of a long year when everyone has the opportunity to rest up and refresh. However, more often than not, this can...
Diet and ADHD
Do you know or have a child with ADHD? If so, please read this blog to get some tips that may help. There’s a lot of research being done about this condition and your mind is probably already overwhelmed with questions…should I medicate my child? How will this...
HOW DO THE GREEK-AMERICANS CELEBRATE?
Thanksgiving is a special time of year, wouldn’t you agree? It’s a time for us to take a pause from the busy lives we lead and be thankful for the many things we have been given. Let’s take a moment and just think about those things. I know I am personally thankful...
How to Teach Your Kids Leadership Skills
“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”- John C. Maxwell Do you have a teen who is looking for ways to build their resume for a job or college admissions application? Or, maybe you’re a parent of a child that’s in elementary school, and...
How Can Parents Avoid Homework Hangups
As a parent what is your favorite time of day? Have you ever considered the answer? There are many probable answers that would not include “homework time”. As parents, don’t we hate the word almost as much as when we were kids? Even though we now know why it must...
Organization 101: How to Help Your Child Get (and Stay) Organized
Guidance on how to help your child become—and stay—organized “A cluttered desk is a cluttered mind,” the old saying goes, and nothing is truer in education. In our experience as educators, many students who produced the best work and maintained the highest grades...
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