I've written 92 articles on education, parenting, and brain development for GreatSchools.org. Articles below, with links.
Scholarships your teen can (ahem, should) apply to
Cool careers spotlight: photography director
Cool careers spotlight: web developer
Cool careers spotlight: radiology technologist
Cool careers spotlight: dental hygienist
42 up-and-coming careers that don’t require a 4-year college degree (and 10 to avoid)
6 surprisingly easy ways to raise a generous child
The destructive, instructive power of teen curiosity
Should your child take a gap year?
13 signs you’re being scholarship-scammed
How to have a low-key college visit
Is taking a gap year the new redshirting?
How to raise a kid who won’t quit
The 5 best college admissions books
13 surprising tips for applying to college
Time for your teen to take a personality test!
The dark truth about those big homework projects
Classic childhood books for 8th graders
When teens lie (because they all do!)
Inside the high schooler's brain
Inside the kindergartner's brain
Inside the preschooler's brain
Your 8th grader’s reading under the Common Core Standards
Your 7th grader’s reading under the Common Core Standards
Your 6th grader’s reading under the Common Core Standards
Your 6th grader's writing under Common Core Standards
Your 7th grader’s writing under Common Core Standards
Your preschooler, writing, and the Common Core Standards
Your 8th grader's writing under Common Core Standards
Your 8th grader and math under Common Core Standards
Getting your preschooler ready for Common Core math
Your 7th grader and math under Common Core Standards
Your 6th grader and math under Common Core Standards
Your fifth grader and math under Common Core Standards
Your 3rd grader and math under the Common Core Standards
Your fourth grader and math under Common Core Standards
Your second grader and math under Common Core Standards
Your first grader and math under the Common Core Standards
Your kindergartner and math under the Common Core Standards
Is the best second language Spanish, Chinese, Java, or Ruby?
How to teach your preschooler shapes and spatial skills
Cool ways to teach your preschooler patterns
Is summer lowering your child's IQ?
Cracking the code on curiosity
Gratitude: the cure for entitlement and materialism
Are American children ungrateful?
Angry daddy can't get no respect
Why early math is just as important as early reading
Discovering the secrets of happy families
Your child's brain on technology: video games
Your child's brain on technology: television
Your child's brain on technology: social media
Your child's brain on technology: cell phones
Your child's brain on technology: tablets
Navigating the system: Oakland
Navigating the system: Washington, DC
Navigating the system: St. Louis
The science behind growing a healthy brain
Jane Bluestein on "I don't want to go to school!"
High test scores, higher expectations, and presidential hype
Should your kids learn online?
Kansas to try Finland's anti-bullying program
How to pick the perfect learning toy
5 surprising tricks for keeping your child healthy