The Thinking Center
As parents, we want nothing more than to see our children succeed. We watch with bated breath as our children meet milestones, celebrating every single step and word with praise and thanks. When they make their first friend, it is with wonder and joy that we anticipate the love they will experience in this world. And, when they begin their first years of school, we marvel at the way they interpret all that they are learning and soak up the education process to their best advantage. But, sometimes there are bumps in the road and we find that our children need help to alleviate stress or instill new studying techniques to navigate learning curves. It is through these challenges that institutions like The Thinking Center become beacons of hope for families struggling with learning deficits their children are experiencing. The great news is that there is credible help to make K through 12 more enjoyable for all.
The Thinking Center has been assisting students with math and writing skills, improved ACT/SAT test taking abilities, and reading fluency since 1991. Always in Sarasota, and always keeping the best needs of Suncoast students at the forefront, The Thinking Center has provided effective counseling and mentoring to kids who might have fallen through the cracks if not for their interventions. Understanding the stressful nature of children in a school-setting dealing with the added pressures of hormones, social media and home life issues is key to making meaningful contact with the student. The Thinking Center understands that their 1:1 method of interacting with the client makes all the difference to some children who rarely have that type of exchange. In a calm setting, children feel they are being advocated for and listened to so that in sharing their stresses of daily school life, they are realizing there is light at the end of the tunnel and that somebody is there to listen. When behavioral issues are at the forefront this type of personal attention with a student prepares them to be open to alternative replacement behaviors that are more desirable to the family.
As a member of the IBE family for many years, The Thinking Center has been privileged to many new business relationships directly attributed to successful bartering. On a personal note, the owners of The Thinking Center have seen great luck come out of misfortune, when one had to deal with the pain of a cracked tooth. Lacking dental insurance they were extremely happy to realize a local dentist, Dr. Ryan Taylor, would fix the problem, and accompanying pain, as part of an IBE trade. What good timing that was! And professionally, the Thinking Center sees the benefits of IBE bartering daily within their own student clientele. One particular student has seen the challenges of dyslexia and has been through a number of typical interventions before coming to The Thinking Center as part of an IBE barter. As a result of the time at The Thinking Center, this student is doing better in school, something that has thrilled both the student and parents and something that would not have transpired had it not been for IBE.
If your child needs a boost up in an extremely difficult academic era, we are here for you. The Thinking Center is ready to deliver “short term interventions, for long-term objectives.” They have a nearly 30-year track record for helping Suncoast children with this very motto. Call today without hesitation for a helpful and understanding person ready to advocate for the best needs of your child and the family.