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Free PSAT Results Analysis at Chyten!
>Your student's PSAT Report will be arriving in the mail any day. Chyten can help you get the most out of it! Read more...
AP Classes are Now Enrolling!
If your student is taking an AP course and would like some help during the academic year, Chyten will be offering weekly AP classes in Physics, Calculus, English and Chemistry. Read more...
Autism Consulting and Training, Inc. now offers visual strategies to purchase online!
Autism Consulting and Training, Inc. provides in-home, educational services to children affected by Autism in Asheville, North Carolina. We also create visual strategies to help with transitions, routines, schedules, and social skills. Read more...
Chyten's free 'College Counseling Night' scheduled for October 20
The college admissions process can be confusing and stressful for both you and your child. How you manage the process over the next few months, or even years, may be the difference between your child getting accepted, rejected or waitlisted at his or her 'top choice' colleges. Please be our guest for an evening of valuable insights, questions and answers as we outline strategies to help you navigate the confusing and serpentine waters of college admissions. Read more...
Join with a friend and get a discount on Chyten's test prep classes!
Students are turning to Chyten for effective one-on-one tutoring and small group classes to help reach the test scores needed for their goals and objectives. For a limited time, sign up with a friend for a class, and you will each receive $50 off of the tuition price! Read more...
New Social-Recreation Groups For Youth with Autism!
The Spectrum, by Dragonfly Forest, has found a new way to reach out to local youth with autism! They are training college students (at UNCA, WCU, and App State) to create and facilitate innovative activities for youth and teens on the autism spectrum. Read more...
Chyten invites area students to take a free ACT vs SAT Comparison Test
Students in Asheville are invited to take Chyten's revolutionary 'ACT vs SAT Comparison Test' to determine which test represents their best match! Read more...
Autism Consulting and Training, Inc. expands services to Asheville, North Carolina!!!!!
Autism Consulting and Training, Inc. now provides in-home, educational services in Asheville, North Carolina. A.C.T. now! Help your child retain academic skills while preparing him/her for the following school year! Read more...
Second Time Around
So things are finally settling in. You are well on your way and finally getting into the grove of Mommydom and you start thinking of a second child. Perhaps you and your toddler are now weaned, they are sleeping in their own bed, YOU are finally getting some sleep again, they are starting to communicate more, their ability for independent play so Mommy and Daddy can have a moment here and there is happening often. Insert big sigh. Then this crazy notion to pull the thread that unravels quite a bit of progress creeps into your head and heart. Is it time? Read more...
Choosing Local and Organic for your Family
There are many values I hope to instill in my child. Kindness, generosity, respect... lots of values that focus on relationships between people. Just as important to me though is a set of values when dealing with the environment, and more specifically their food choices. Read more...
Balancing a Career and Motherhood: SAHM, WAHM, WM
Talking with fellow moms, friends and strangers, we seem to be exploring the same topic lately. What are the benefits and drawbacks to being a stay-at-home-mom (SAHM), a work-at-home-mom (WAHM) or a working-mom (WM)? What are the current stigmas attached to each? How have they changed from generation to generation? Read more...
Parenting In the 21st Century: Research vs. Instinct
There is a lot to say and not enough time to say it all. A lot to do and yet again... tick-tock, the minutes are rushing by. Hello fellow Mommas! You know all too well what I'm talking about, yes? Don't you find that throughout all the rushed days and our hurried lives there are still plenty of moments when time trickles by so slowly? Like standing in a slow moving river. Toes spread in mud and grounded, cool water embracing your calves, gently caressing and moving past. Read more...
Holistic Health Tips to Prevent Infant, Childhood, and Adolescent Asthma
Childhood asthma affects millions of children. In addition to conventional treatments, naturopathic doctors have simple, natural tips that can make your child's life healthier and happier. Read more...
Holistic Health: New Natural Ways to Manage and Treat Childhood Asthma
Childhood asthma has increased over the years and millions of children are affected. In addition to conventional treatments, naturopathic doctors can have excellent results when managing childhood asthma with natural health therapies and holistic medicine. Read more...
Autism News Update #1
Periodically, I will be writing autism news updates on the site to keep us all as informed as I can about the current autism buzz. Read more...
Terra Summer, offered by the Terra School
Terra Summer, a one-of-the-kind interdisciplinary experience for middle-school students that uses the magical world of food-from growing to cooking to eating-to teach children elements of a rigorous academic curriculum while exploring local and global social, environmental, and economic issues. Read more...
French Broad River Camps
Please help us spread the word about this summer opportunity for rising 3rd-8th graders. RiverLink excited to announce the second annual French Broad River Camps that will focus on Environmental Education, River Recreation, and Service Learning with the French Broad River as our classroom! Read more...
Family Support Network of WNC
The Family Support Network (FSN) of WNC is one of 18 other such parent-to-parent programs across North Carolina. Since March of 1998, we have provided services to families of children with special needs. We are employees of Mission Hospitals and staffed by five parents/professionals of children with special needs who can really relate to the families that come to us for support. Read more...
Home Schooling in Asheville
Home schooling is becoming increasingly popular in North Carolina. In fact, there were roughly 7,000 new home schools in our state this year. The North Carolina Department of Non-Public Education reports that 2,932 students in Buncombe County are home schooled. That's the 3rd largest home-school population in the state... Read more...
Holistic Nutrition in the Kitchen: The Truth About Cooking Oils Part II
I have a confession to make before we begin. I hate grocery shopping. I love to cook, and I love to eat, but I despise going to the grocery store. And I think I've determined why. Read more...
Holistic Nutrition in the Kitchen: The Truth About Cooking Oils Part I
When it comes to holistic nutrition and all natural weight loss, choosing the healthiest cooking oil can be difficult. Read more...
Holistic Medicine News: Antibiotics Linked to Childhood Asthma
Asthma is a major concern for many children in modern America and in my hometown of Asheville, North Carolina. That's why the results of a study completed in 2006, and others like it, caught my attention. Read more...
Asheville Lightning Track and Field Team
The Asheville Lightning is one of the most respected and largest youth summer track and field teams in North Carolina, and every year has over 100 team members from Asheville and Western North Carolina. Read more...
Getting Kids to Eat Healthy Foods
Even when taste buds are used to pizza and chicken fingers, with time and persistence, kids can not only learn to eat vegetables, but actually enjoy them! Read more...
Autism in Asheville: How to Find Local Support
Many people with autism, regardless of family income, are eligible for state-funded 'services'. 'Services' usually means getting to have some form of support, such as a case-manager, and a one-on-one for the individual with autism, outside of school. The amount of one-on-one time a person receives depends on several factors, including severity of symptoms, compounding health problems, and living situation. Read more...
