All posts by Conchi Ruiz Cabello

Conchi has spent the last decade working in the children's digital space and following closely all the latest trends in educational apps. On the weekends, she loves exploring Boston with her three-year-old daughter and taking pictures of their time together.

Apr11

Smartick is “The Kind of Sidekick This Busy Mama Needs!”

Check out this week’s shout out from Simple Homeschool in which Lora Lynn Fanning—mother, homeschool educator, and writer—calls Smartick “the kind of sidekick this busy mama needs!” She’s a seasoned homeschooler mom of 7 and teaches homeschool co-ops, in-person classes, and online courses. So she sure knows what she’s talking about! In her article for Simple Homeschool: Homeschool sidekicks: […]

Apr06

EdTechReview: “Smartick Helps Kids Excel at Math with Minimum Input and Smart Outputs”

EdTechReview is a website that builds a community of tech-savvy educators. The community is able to connect and collaborate both online and offline to discover, learn, utilize and share about the best ways technology can help improve learning, teaching, and leading in the 21st century. Recently, Smartick was added to the EdTechReview community pool of education and […]

Apr04

Brookview Children Grow Confident in Math with Smartick

A few months have gone by since the children at Brookview House started to practice math with the Smartick method and their happy faces say it all. Our online learning program has become a part of the daily activities of Brookview children. They are now growing confident in math and look forward to their “Smartick […]

Mar21

Smartick Math: Amazing Online Program to Boost Your Homeschool

Amy Milcic is a mental health therapist turned homeschooling soccer mom to 5 boys. It’s her passion to help homeschoolers add sparkle to their learning fun, and that’s exactly why she created her site “Rock Your Homeschool” – to help homeschoolers find their groove & unlock their potential. She acknowledges how math is a struggle […]

Feb25

“I Often Refer to Smartick as Math Dessert Because My Children Can’t Just Get Enough”

Cait is a school psychologist, writer, and homeschooling mom to three amazing children. She is also the blogger behind My Little Poppies, and the co-host of the show The Homeschool Sisters Podcast, where she and her fellow host have already talked about their positive experiences with Smartick. Her three children have been using our program […]

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Feb23

“We’ve Found a Modern Day, Much-Improved Version of the Kumon Math Program Used with My Girls”

Dr. Barbara Oakley is a Professor of Engineering at Oakland University. She has created and teaches the world’s most popular course on Coursera: Learning How To Learn. She is also involved in multiple areas of research, ranging from STEM education to Engineering education, to learning practices. She is a big fan of Smartick, and we were […]

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Feb21

Homeschooling: “Can I Do Math? My Daughter Asks First Thing in the Morning”

Cait and Kara are two homeschooling moms doing this homeschooling thing right beside you. On their podcast, they talk about real life homeschooling, books, caffeine addiction and surviving and thriving through these wonderful years. They don’t have it all figured out, but one thing they know for sure is that homeschooling is a lot easier […]

Feb16

“Finally! A Solution to the Math Problem!” from Lit Mama Homeschool

KT Brison is the mother and blogger behind Lit Mama Homeschool and a veteran in the homeschooling world. Once a librarian and educator, she left two jobs she adored to homeschool her boys. In her blog, she shares her homeschooling experiences together with resources and tips that can be helpful to other families. She recently told […]

Jan17

The Importance of Finger Counting

Fingers are one of the most helpful tools for children in learning mathematical concepts. This is partly due to their availability; it allows children to establish one to one correspondences, or it helps to lessen the memory load of a problem thanks to having physical representations of quantities. It can even help make instantly perceive […]

Oct05

Helicopter Parent and Tiger Mothers

We confess we had never heard of a helicopter parent until a friend brought up another parent whose son had just suffered an accident: “He is such a total helicopter parent.” It turns out that there are several types of helicopter parents — combat, traffic and rescue, for example — and this phenomenon has raised […]

Sep21

9 Strategies for Helping Kids Deal with Frustration

If parents give children the opportunity and the autonomy to make mistakes and try again, it can help them manage frustration, build their self-confidence and teach them persistence in achieving their goals. Here are nine approaches for today’s parents: 9 Strategies for Helping Kids Deal with Frustration Send consistent messages to your children in what […]

Sep14

5 Ways to Reinforce Positive Behaviors in Your Child

Parents loom large in the development of their children’s personalities. As the Pixar film Inside Out shows it, parents form the biggest “islands” (personality aspects) for their children. As the principle socialization agents for their children, parents have a large array of resources at their disposal to mold their children’s behavior. “Have you eaten […]