Parenting

10 TIPS and TRICKS I’ve learned homeschooling during quarantine

10 tips and tricks I’m learning while homeschooling my four children. I have four boys that range in age from 6-16 years old. With a child in high school, junior…

April 28, 2020

How a Sudden Departure From Home is a Big Hairy Deal

I watch the events in Egypt unfold, my thoughts are with the thousands of expat children and families who are living in Egypt as well as their Egyptian friends and…

February 13, 2020

How I Arrived in Holland

Today is a big day at our office– our new furniture arrives (pictures to follow!). And in the meantime, while cleaning out my desk, I found this beautiful piece which…

October 3, 2018

Quoted: Michelle in the Washington Post

Taking a special needs child abroad? Do you live abroad already with a child who has special needs? How have you made it work? Jackie Spinner takes us on her…

January 28, 2018

Parent Testimonial: Success Story of a Gifted but Struggling International Student We are a Foreign Service family with a college transfer success story of a gifted but struggling international student….

December 2, 2016

Talking to Children and Teens About Being Different

I was 7 when we moved from Portugal back to Washington, D.C. On the first day of school, I immediately knew that I was different. Even though I was only…

February 3, 2015

Back to School Shopping: Graduate Level Organization 101

Heading off to boarding school this fall? College? Even graduate school? I am sure you are in the thick of back to school shopping. There’s just something about it. A…

August 6, 2014

Michelle in Print: “When School is Hard…”

Hello all! Sorry for the silence here on the blog– it’s been a busy few weeks. I wanted to share that The Foreign Service Journal has published a piece I…

June 9, 2014

ADHD

Boarding school students: ADHD FAQ’s Is your child struggling with attention issues? Planning? Short-term ? Perhaps he or she has been diagnoses with Executive Function Disorder (EFD) or Attention Deficit…

April 23, 2014

Struggling Young Learners

Concerned about your student’s progress at school? Insider tips Missed Parts 1 and 2? Check them out here: part one and part two. written by, Michelle Grappo, former school psychologist…

November 1, 2013

Young Learners Struggle

Concerned about your student’s progress at school? (part 2) As a former school psychologist, here are my “insider” tips… Missed Part 1? Check it out here. Today’s post is all…

October 22, 2013

Struggling Learners

When Your Young Learner is Struggling (part one) Concerned about your student’s progress at school?? As a former school psychologist, here my “insider” tips… Today’s post is all about managing…

October 4, 2013