Debra Lambrecht, Founder, Caulbridge Education

Being an ‘Intentional Misfit’ Can Be Good Parenting!

Written by Debra Lambrecht, Founder, Caulbridge Education on October 23, 2020.

The rise in childhood disorders is unstoppable – psychological, emotional, behavioral, social and learning disorders. With so many overlapping crises in our time, childhood trauma is overtaking this...

Developing a Child’s Initiative, Confidence and Ethical Behavior

Written by Debra Lambrecht, Founder, Caulbridge Education on February 9, 2020.

This is the first generation of children who are growing up able to push a button here, and something happens over there! We are witnessing the effects of this phenomenon in the increased desire for...

Your Child’s Social-Emotional Development – Why Emoticons are Not Enough

Written by Debra Lambrecht, Founder, Caulbridge Education on January 18, 2020.

Schools often use social-emotional curriculum activities to help students name their emotions, in hopes they will be able to manage those emotions. A child’s ability to name feelings is not the same...

It Starts Around Third Grade

Written by Debra Lambrecht, Founder, Caulbridge Education on November 4, 2019.

Academics tend to break down around third grade, when children go from learning-to-read to reading-to-learn, or from simple arithmetic to more complex math concepts. In the earlier grades it is more...

A School with a Child Development Perspective

Written by Debra Lambrecht, Founder, Caulbridge Education on October 7, 2019.

Children are not miniature adults – a second-grader is not a deficient twelfth-grader. Children are not miniature adults – a second-grader is not a deficient twelfth-grader. Children have a unique set...

Raising Children, Not Test Scores

Written by Debra Lambrecht, Founder, Caulbridge Education on September 9, 2019.

When my daughter was twelve years old, we bought a new house with a beautiful yard. The gardener, Mikel, had been mowing the grass and tending the flowers at this house for years, so when we moved in,...

Why Teaching Academics by Skill Level vs Grade Level is Better for Your Child

Written by Debra Lambrecht, Founder, Caulbridge Education on April 21, 2019.

Grouping students by skill level rather than grade level for math and language arts meets the needs of those students who are ready for

The Cost of a Missed Childhood

Written by Debra Lambrecht, Founder, Caulbridge Education on March 17, 2019.

Please enjoy this excerpt from my upcoming book, A Common Sense Education in Uncommon Times: Caulbridge. In writing the chapter, The Cost of a Missed Childhood, I reached out to Derek Rubinstein, Psy.D....

Your Child’s Self-Regulation is Not Just Self-Control

Written by Debra Lambrecht, Founder, Caulbridge Education on February 9, 2019.

Self-regulation relates to your child’s ability to successfully participate in the classroom, take turns, understand social cues, make good decisions and be a good friend. Defined as the ability to...

Your Child’s Hierarchy of Needs for School Success

Written by Debra Lambrecht, Founder, Caulbridge Education on January 27, 2019.

The chart below compares the basic needs for human development and a child’s school success. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs reminds us that only when the basic physiological and safety needs are met, can...

Author: Debra Lambrecht, Founder, Caulbridge Education