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NY Times 

2021 – “How Should Parents Support a Student Who Has Fallen Behind in School?” by Shannon Doyne (Featuring Ned) 

2021 – “How to Help a Teen Out of a Homework Hole” by Lisa Damour (Featuring Ned) 

2021 – “Emptying the Dishwasher Can Enrich Kids’ Mental Health” by Sharon Holbrook (Featuring Ned) 

2019 – “How to Cure the New Senioritis? Make Yourself Your Senior Project” by Ned Johnson 

2018 – “When a College Student Comes Home to Stay” by William Stixrud and Ned Johnson 

2015 – “Everything You Need to Know About the New SAT” by Eric Hoover (Featuring Ned) 

2006 – “Officials Say Scoring Errors for SAT Were Understated” by Karen Arenson (Featuring Ned) 

2004 – “SUNDAYMONEY: SPENDING; The Multiple Choices of Prepping for the SAT” by Coeli Carr (Featuring Ned) 

Newsweek 

2016 – “SAT or ACT? College Exam Rivalry May Favor the Former Upstart” by Julia Glum (Featuring Ned) 

2006 – “Test Wars” by Jay Matthews (Featuring Ned) 

Edutopia 

2018 – Teach Kids When They’re Ready 

Education Week 

2016 – “Citing Security, College Board Transfers March SAT-Takers to May” by Catherine Gewertz (Featuring Ned) 

2016 – “College Board Aims at Test-Prep Tutors in Barring March 5 SAT-Takers” by Catherine Gewertz (Featuring Ned) 

2016 – “ACT Offers First Accommodations for English-Language Learners” by Catherine Gewertz (Featuring Ned) 

2012 – “Probing Kaplan’s Take on ACT, SAT Scores” by Ned Johnson 

NPR 

2007 – “Should You Take the SAT or the ACT?” by Ned Johnson 

2007 – “SATs Not for Everyone, But Reality for Most” by Thomas Pierce (Featuring Ned) 

Psychology Today 

“Helping Kids Become Good Decision-Makers” 

The Telegraph

Seven easy mistakes we all make with our kids – and what you should do instead 

Working Mother 

7 Ways Working Moms Can Raise a Self-Driven Child 

Wall Street Journal 

2014 – “What Do the SAT Changes Really Mean? Industry Reacts” by Caroline Porter (Featuring Ned) 

Washington Post 

2021 – “How parents can help kids through the college test-prep frenzy” by Ned Johnson 

2020 – “A home school plan thats realistic, not sadistic” by Ned Johnson’ 

2020 – “How we can help kids increase their sense of control as the coronavirus approaches” by Ned Johnson 

2019 – “College admissions scandal: Even if you could give your kid everything, should you?” by Ned Johnson 

US News World Report 

2021 – “A College Application Checklist” by Ned Johnson 

2018 – “How to Help Your Child Navigate the College Search” by William Stixrud and Ned Johnson 

2007 – “7 Wrong Answers About Standardized Tests” by Ned Johnson 

CNBC 

Stop saying these 4 phrases to your kids, says neuroscientist—here’s how the most successful parents teach self-discipline 

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/23/stop-saying-these-phrases-to-your-kids-says-neuroscientist-and-how-successful-parents-communicate.html 

Thrive Global 

Why Kids Fight What Could Help Them 

Time 

2021 – “Kids Are Getting the Wrong Message About Happiness. Here’s What You Need to Tell Them” by William Stixrud and Ned Johnson 

2021 – “I Was Constantly Arguing With My Child. Then I Learned the “TEAM” Method of Calmer Parenting” by Michaeleen Doucleff (Featuring Ned) 

The Chronicle 

2016 – “College Board Bars Registrants Who Aren’t Taking New SAT for ‘Intended Purpose’” by Eric Hoover (Featuring Ned) 

2013 – “College Board Delays New SAT Until 2016” by Eric Hoover (Featuring Ned) 

The Atlantic 

2022 – “I Thought I’d Found a Cheat Code for Parenting” by Josh Wilbur (Featuring Ned) 

2019 – “Parents Gone Wild: High Drama Inside D.C.s Most Elite Private School” by Adam Harris (Featuring Ned) ’

Scientific American

Why your kid is so stressed. Insights from The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over their Lives