Helpful Hints Parenting

The library has a seasonal newsletter available with activities and curriculum designed by Kathy Stoughton, M. Ed. that parents can use with their youngsters to build key skills. Kathy also offers information about less expensive—even free—college options that are now available and what to consider for the future. All the newsletters are available to view in the Children’s Room of the library and virtual programs are available below to watch any time.

Virtual Programs Available Now:

Summer Learning Strategies

Keep your brain in shape over vacation! Summer gives students the freedom to choose activities which follow their passions and gain experience that can help them in their next school year, getting into college, or even with future employers. Available to watch any time, Kathy Stoughton has created a nine-minute video discussing some options to take advantage of the summer months.
Summer Learning Strategies

Curing Math Phobias

Learn techniques to make math less intimidating and fill in gaps that may be present from years past. In this nine-minute video, Kathy offers a variety of strategies to strengthen your math skills without fear.
Curing Math Phobias

Preventing Math Phobias

In this seven-minute video, Kathy gives advice on how to help kids to avoid developing harmful math phobias and instead find success in math and its many real-world applications.
Preventing Math Phobias

Math Enrichment for One Dollar

Kathy has created a seven-minute video showing how to use a simple $1 deck of cards to build math skills that prevent later troubles.
Math Enrichment for One Dollar

Grocery Store Math Enrichment

Use your trip to the grocery store as an opportunity to help increase your kids’ math skills. This seven-minute video gives specific ideas of how to incorporate simple to more advanced math concepts to entertain and educate your kids.
Grocery Store Math Enrichment

Strategies for Parents: Making Math Easier To Learn

Watch a twelve-minute video below for easy activities and information that let parents help their kids become better at learning math! In this video Kathy focuses on helping parents build a strong foundation by explaining some important concepts and providing a free activity that reinforces those concepts.
Making Math Easier To Learn

Reducing the Costs of College

Kathy gives an overview of several programs available today that can help families lower their costs for college along with some alternatives to traditional college that are becoming more popular. Simply click the link below to view the free hour-long program:
Reducing the Costs of College

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Kathy Stoughton, M. Ed, is an independent author and tutor who has over 10 years and 10,000 hours of experience teaching students Kathy Stoughton’s students have lowered their costs for college by millions of dollars. Kathy now creates materials to help other families accomplish the same objectives. Her materials for younger families have been used by over 4,700 teachers and parents. Kathy’s credentials and more of her materials, some of which are free, can be found on her websites: HenrysHelpers.com and EmpoweringLearners.com. To avoid a conflict of interest with their purpose, neither of Kathy’s sites have ads, tracking or similar activities.