After marrying very young, I was the first in my large family to graduate from high school a year and a half later. While raising our four sons I began to have the desire to go to college and become a teacher. I decided to take classes, part time, at the local community college to [...]
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February 25, 2010 By
Click here to see how you can begin saving with no registration fee from the VA College Savings Plan. Kate HallKate Hall is the Founder & CEO of RichmondMom.com and author of Richmond Rocks ,a history book for kids. She has three children and a cup that overfloweth. She is truly appreciative of the 100,000 [...]
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Richmond’s College Funding Group Creates First Comprehensive Local Scholarship Database
February 25, 2010 By
February 25, 2010 – College-bound high school students and their families can face challenges when searching for information on college scholarships. Athletic and academic scholarships offered by colleges and universities are easy to identify, but what about scholarships offered by local business, civic, and faith-based organizations? Where can Richmond-area families find a list of all [...]
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Mathnasium offers free trials to all Richmond students
February 1, 2010 By
Mathnasium is one place where learning math is actually FUN. The family who owns Mathnasium–the Temples–truly has a love of math and uses games and creative hands-on excercises to help kids of every age-from toddler to adults studying for exams. First trial is FREE and you can use the offer on the Savvy Saver card [...]
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Girl With ADHD: From Here, the Sky’s the Limit
January 31, 2010 By
My granddaughter, Nikki, came into this program with very low self-esteem. She had been on meds for ADHD for over two years and was in special education classes in school because she just couldn’t get things processed in her head. She was getting further and further behind even with her mom and I spending hours [...]
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A 22-year old never envisioned living on her own. . .
December 16, 2009 By
Two years ago, Anna never envisioned herself living away from her parents, let alone venturing into completely un-chartered territory. But thanks to her experiences with a brain training program, this now 22-year old young woman is moving hours away to start a career. Anna, whose energy and positive attitude radiates from her voice, struggled her [...]
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Richmond kid learns memory skills, soars through tests
November 15, 2009 By
Memory caused frustration but boy finds success and learns all of the Presidents of the United States. We noticed Artur was having some difficulties with his homework. Anything requiring memorization caused him a lot of frustration. Studying for his weekly spelling test was particularly hard on him. He dedicated a lot of effort and time [...]
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Richmond Mom and Publisher Annie Tobey: her twins’ misdiagnosis
November 8, 2009 By
Great article and thoughtful insight by local publisher Annie Tobey of V Magazine for Women on the challenges she’s faced getting the care her twin sons needed while dealing with a rare form of arthritis. Annie is a champion for the upcoming Richmond Jingle Bell Run/Walk on November 21st. Has your child had a misdiagnosis? [...]
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Richmond moms sound off on the Swine Flu
October 25, 2009 By
Richmond moms told us this about how they’re dealing with the spread of the Swine Flu (Ask your doctor before making your decision please!): • “We are upping the vitamins, getting plenty of rest, washing hands a lot, and praying we don’t get it.”—Rebecca •”Having a special needs child whose immune system is compromised I [...]
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Smart Richmond kid. Learning Challenges. Learning Solution!: Yes!
October 21, 2009 By
Mike was a rising 4th grader in a local elementary school. As a very bright child, he received high marks on his report cards. Unfortunately, it was taking him nearly 2-3 hours to complete his assignments. Clearly he was succeeding academically, but Mike was not able to enjoy childhood to its fullest. Every afternoon was [...]
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