There are not enough words in a dictionary to describe what brain balance has done for our family!…read more When we started 5 months ago, we were living in full blown crisis mode with our daughter. At 11 years old, she was eloping from school 2-3 times per week, would throw raging tantrums, hygiene was low on her priorities, and she was very sad and withdrawn. I could never properly explain our struggles. It was like living with a toddler trapped in a full size child body. Upon receiving her assessment, on paper they confirmed everything we'd seen for years. Her brain was weak on the right side and she was an average age of 4 years old. Fast forward 5 months, her brain has reconnected and both hemispheres working in concert. She's happy, focused, can read, tantrums are nearly gone, she able to be reasoned with, he fine motor skills are working, she knows her body in relation to her surroundings. Her confidence is building, her self image has improved, she has expressed goals of wanting to be a writer or a disney imagineer. She's now at an age level of 11-18 depending on the range of test. School is astonished at her growth. Our family can be a family doing family things! We just enjoyed 2 days at Disneyland with zero meltdowns. Something we've never been able to do before. Jon, Amanda, Rachel, Lauren, Chad and James have truly been the support net our family needed! Thank you for the incredible dedication you have to work with kids who need this the most. You mean the world to us!

Overall I was very skeptical when beginning brain balance. Our 9 year old daughter was struggling…read moreevery day in school. Crying on the way, refusing to do homework. Major aversion to learning. I did a TON of research, spoke with pediatricians (4), spoke with two principals, our school, her teachers, and had her tested at brain balance (I think it was $195) and also paid over $3000 dollars to have a two session testing done by Psychiatrist who is the person who does the testing for the Poway school district when kids fall two years behind in school. Because my daughter wasn't two years behind I had to pay (insurance doesn't cover it). Obviously the 3k test was very comprehensive and took two weekends to complete. The diagnosis was visual processing disorder and ADD. She was given the recommendation to go to therapy and get on meds. Visual processing disorder basically means: She can't read instructions and turn them into action, couple that with ADD and learning was a hot mess for her. The brain balance assessment does not diagnose, but it did indicate that among other weaknesses her main deficit was visual processing. That gave me confidence that aT least their testing was accurate. Then comes the huge sales pitch. The program was expensive, relatively new, etc etc. After much delay, thought, education and doctors opinions and therapists appointments we signed up for half the sessions they recommended in case it was not working. I have to admit I was still very speculative but there was no harm in it, and the worst possible case was that I lost money. I am happy to say she loved going. She's finishing her sessions next week and her scores in everything started under her age. She's now over her age group in everything except visual processing. Her grades have improved dramatically, her resistance to homework has improved dramatically and her confidence in learning has improved dramatically. We have zero crying and she never said asks to skip school anymore. She still has a ways to go visually but we now have the exercises to strengthen them and we know to get her vision checked and use her glasses constantly. Overall, we put our heart and soul into figuring out what was wrong and then helping her. So it's difficult to say which of the one million things we did helped us work it out, but I do think brain balance was an integral part of it, to my surprise. And I'm happy that we found a solution for the moment that allows her to feel confident and enjoy her day more, but we didn't have to medicate her. We are keeping medication options open and watching close, but so far this is working for her and I'll hold off on meds until I feel i have no other option.

The Center director was a pleasure to work with. Within 24 hours of my inquiry an assessment was…read morescheduled for my 5th grader. The location is in a convenient location and the tutors are warm and personable. Highly recommend to parents looking for supplemental support in math. There are many flexible plans offered as well.

We've enrolled our kids since they were in elementary school and since then it has been beneficial…read morefor them as their math grades are pretty much up there up to this day. Now that they're in high school their math scores have either sustained during the "Summer slide" and have also improved during the school year. The staff here are awesome, kind and very helpful to our kids when they have questions about their math homework from school.

This is a Korean program that is one size fits all. It is not tailored to academics of the United…read moreStates, most kids who have success are English as a second language becaue this curriculum tailors to ESL. This service is self directed so it may not be suitable for special needs or learning disabled kids. Do not let the owners of each franchise tell you differently. This is a English as a Second Language self directed model. No direct 1:1. The owner of this establishment was incredibly retaliatory and rude to me because she refused to accept responsibility over a month ago that this service was likely not For my son. The business loved my money, but, did not appreciate me questioning their credentials and their curriculum. I was simply trying to say I didn't think this was the right program and Inhad said that before but it was not accepted. I continued to let my son go but the staff was rude and impatient with my son. The owner was just as rude.

This learning center has been a turnover point for my sons learning curve. I can't express how this…read morehas been a life changing experience for our home. Math no longer is a burden to learn. My son really enjoys his learning experience at this center. The environment and the staff are amazing.

Deutsch mit Silke macht sehr Spaß indeed! When I first…read moredecided to learn German 6 months ago, I was convinced I would never understand the complexities of the language . Then I found Silke! A master of her craft, always smiling, Silke's warm,friendly demeanor is contagious. Silke knows how to conduct her classes so you leave feeling like you have been wonderfully challenged, supported, entertained, encouraged and improved. Now with a strong understanding of the grammar and structure, I am able to form sentences and sing in German! Yay! I will continue to study with Silke because I can see how quickly she has helped me improve! I recommend Silke to anyone curious about learning German. She is the best!!!! Viel Spaß!

Silke conducts rather expensive classes, and is a native speaker and strong German grammarian. Her…read moreteaching skills appear to be limited to correction, and that was often mean and offensive. After searching for a local German class for conversation, I tried Silke's, but left in discomfort after just 6 of 10 classes. She made judgements and personal comments on students (appearance, background) and asked questions about their home and personal life, which she used later in criticism and nasty, be- littleling comments in the guise of teaching German! Fun in the class was generally what she made of you. Her negative commentary escalated when a student was absent from class or from 'treffin', a supposedly voluntary activity . Her teaching method involved joy at pitying students (schadenfreude) as a supposed motivator. Perhaps this is her attorney training, but it caused the class to be very cautious in responding to her and inhibited exchange. She has her pet students also (oddly, not based on ability), and this tended to polarize class interaction. The class is held in a small room off her foyer that holds 5-6 people and becomes overheated quickly. She shouts when excited during instructing and correcting students, and this felt more like a prosecutor's interrogation than a class. This class is a price-premium, classical European experience from a former century. The teaching method relies strongly on manipulation and intimidation. Perhaps, it requires more than a teacher's ego to instruct effectively? Caveat Emptor....

My tour with Mz. Kim's daycare left me with a bad first impression. It was once again reminded why…read moreI didn't want my son to go to an in-home daycare. Two things bothered me from this whole experience: 1. My son who's teething picked up a toy and put it in his mouth (as do all children in the 9 month stage). When I said "Oh, sorry. Is that ok?" (Given we weren't clients yet). She indicated it wasn't and she doesn't let the children in her care do that. None of the other daycares I had gone to even with COVID-19 going on had a problem with this. They are simply more diligent with wiping toys down before another child picks it up. 2. We are people of color and due to everything going on in the media we just wanted to make sure our son would be going to a loving daycare. We also just moved from a very diverse environment to being one of the only Latinos on our block. So naturally, I was wondering if my son would interact with different ethnicities and cultures and learn and grow from them. When I asked about the ethnicities of the other children she immediately (without even thinking about it) said "oh, gosh I don't know. I don't think about that" which meant two things to me. One being she's privileged. To not have to think about these issues is privilege. Two, she doesn't have culture awareness and should probably take a course in this subject. She did state, " I have an Asian kid, but god I don't know specifically what type of Asian" which to me further signifies she doesn't understand or probably doesn't even try to learn about this child's culture. So I'm sitting there wondering if this is even a safe place for my son (given the other 5 star ratings). Once again scared of sending him to an in-home daycare. I know I probably shouldn't generalize other in-home daycares , but as a mother I just can't allow my son to attend a place where his culture wouldn't be understood.

I hesitated in writing this review but felt it was important to share my experience. My child…read moreattended Mz. Kim's home day care and my gut the entire time felt off. I would drop my child off at opening time and felt that bothered Kim. I had picked up my child a few times earlier than usual and loud drums playing upstairs could be heard. My child started to have an aversion to a play-pin after care here and I believe it was due to my child being left in a play pin for long periods of time. After a few weeks my child would cry when we pulled up to her house and my gut told me this is not a good fit. I went to pick my child up and they had a bruise around the eye. I gasped in dismay and was speechless. No phone call ahead of time to let me know. When I asked what happened the story didn't add up. I knew then I would have to take a leave at work immediately as my child was not safe in her care. I took my child to the doctor that day to document it. I felt compelled to let others know of our experience. Always go with your gut feeling.

I enrolled my child in math tutoring here after hearing great things from several other…read moreparents--and now I completely understand why they recommended it so highly. Julie is an outstanding tutor who quickly understands what parents are looking for and responds to those needs right away. The other instructors are also professional, kind, and supportive. My child especially loves his math tutor, which makes a huge difference. The program feels well-structured, reliable, and thoughtfully run. We've had such a positive experience that we're planning to try the English classes this summer too. I'm hopeful my child will enjoy them just as much as the math sessions. Highly recommended.

I cannot believe this place is still open. My nephew has been mistreated and ignored here. He has a…read morelearning disability and it has been disregarded and ignored. It seems the "teachers" are too concerned with everything else going on around them. It is a terrible location for a learning center. We have decided to move my nephew to a center with more experience and accessibility for children that really need help. It is unfair to keep this place open. It sickens me that this has been going on for so long. I have spoken with multiple parents on social media that have had similar experiences. There are many more options available to assist your child that will actually treat them as they should be treated. I recommend you look into other centers for their sake.

Javier solved the problem and left the drain system better than when he started. His prices are…read morefair and will use him again when the needs arise.

When washing my car, the knob on the hose bibb flew off and caused water to shoot out everywhere. I…read morehad to cut off water supply to the entire house. The nob was now lost and I went to Home Depot to find a new knob. However, they only sold entire hose bibbs. I took a few sizes home only to realize the hose bibb on my house was soldered on. It got late and it was Sunday. 911 Plumbing was the only company willing or able to come out within the hour. Felix was the guy who handled removing the old bibb and putting a new one. He was fairly quick in replacing it. He also was friendly and very informative whenever I had questions. This is apparently a family company and I would highly recommend them.

My 6 year old started Kumon a couple of months ago. I love the management, she is so helpful and…read moreaccommodating. Her math skill are growing well with everyday practice.

AMAZING SERVICE AND TUTORS!!!! After my son was tramatized…read moreafter what Ribbit Tutoring did to him, I had to put my son into a new program since he needs extra assistence. When I went over to Kumon, however, they were super nice and caring over my son. So nice, in fact, that I put my youngest daughter in this program as well. It's nice to have ACTUAL RESPONSIBLE ADULTS take care of my precious angels, unlike Ribbit Tutoring. Than you so much for being amazing!!!!