How Your Child’s Nervous System Actually Works
Some children have experienced trauma, chronic stress, or neurodevelopmental differences that make natural pendulation more challenging. If your child seems unable to access calm states despite your best efforts, this isn't a parenting failure—it's information.
Finding Your Off Switch
Think of a pendulum swinging back and forth. That's exactly what your nervous system is designed to do—move between being "on" (alert, focused, maybe stressed) and being "off" (calm, restored, actually relaxed).
The Secret to Supporting Summer Learning
Want to understand what truly motivates your student? Researcher Anne-Laure Le Cunff from Ness Labs has identified four distinct types of curiosity, each driving learning in different ways. Understanding your child's curiosity type can revolutionise how you support their education
Learning Strategies for Summer Growth
As another school year wraps up, you might be feeling a mix of relief, excitement, and maybe some uncertainty about what's next. Whether you're moving from middle school to high school, finishing your first year of university, or anywhere in between—this transition time is the perfect opportunity to pause, reflect, and set yourself up for continued growth.
The Learning Stategist’s Guide for Parents
What we're really doing here isn't just helping with this year's math test or next month's history project. We're building something much more valuable: the ability to notice what works, to experiment with new approaches, to bounce back from what doesn't work, and to keep growing.
Summer of Possibility
Summer offers a rare gift – unstructured (or less structured) time that leaves you free to explore who you are becoming, beyond courses and grades. The projects suggested in this resource aren't about productivity or achievement. They're invitations to connect with parts of yourself that get pushed aside during the busy academic year and build skills that support your whole self – not just your student self.
How to ace multiple choice tests
Most test-taking tips focus on psychology—eliminate the wrong answers, trust your gut, don’t overthink it. But when the pressure’s on, those strategies often fail us.
That’s why we created this FREE student-friendly PDF guide built around a smarter, more reliable approach: the Cover-and-Match Method.
Supporting your learner through feel good exams
For many households and classrooms, May brings a particular kind of tension—one that can leave both adults and young people feeling helpless, frustrated, and exhausted. But what if I told you that exam season could be different? What if, instead of stress and last-minute cramming, this period could become one of confidence-building, self-discovery, and yes—even beauty?
The case for beautiful studying
I want to make the case for beautiful teaching—a craft that's radically inclusive, that leaves learners feeling good, and that feels good to practice. I also want to make the case for beautiful learning—an experience of joyfully disorienting and recalibrating, both inside and outside the classroom.
How to take tough feedback
Whether it’s a surprising mark, unexpected comments, or a critique that feels personal, this resource walks you through what to do (and what not to do) when emotions run high.