About Us

About My Kid Support

Mykidsupport.com began, quite literally, as a labor of love. It began as one parent’s attempt to find educational support for her children in the Metro Boston area, a labor that countless parents perform regularly for their children. It grew into an easily accessible, localized and community-driven resource where parents and professionals can research, share and endorse educational support information for the benefit of the children in their community. This information is provided by the people who understand the services best – the community itself.

While opinions may differ on the type of educational support that best serves a child, a unifying belief is that sometimes children do need educational support. Whether a child has a non-traditional learning profile or simply needs a boost, quality support that is well matched to a child’s specific needs not only can improve a child’s performance but also that child’s ability to overcome challenges that can hinder learning. Through the active input of professionals and parents, mykidsupport.com is able to maximize that support by sharing members’ perspectives on how to identify, manage and understand the educational support resources available in their communities.

As you use this site, please review our terms of use and privacy policy. Also, please realize that mykidsupport.com is not yet perfect. Still in its beta form, development is ongoing. Our hope is that through your active participation, the site will grow in scope, depth and reach. We also welcome your feedback. With your support, together we can build a site that will help all of us help our children thrive and succeed.

About the Founder

Elizabeth Wilcox is a mother of three children with a strong interest in women and children's issues. She is a journalist and author of "The Mom Economy" (Berkley, 2004). She began her career in London as a journalist for a subsidiary of Euromoney. She went on to work in Hong Kong in print, radio, and ultimately as an associate producer for CNBC television. She also co-founded her own online magazine on careers for college graduates and worked for Familytime as editorial director. Most recently, she was a content producer at Monster, focusing on women's issues and editorial strategy. She launched mykidsupport.com in the fall of 2008. It received runner-up in the McCormick Foundation's New Media Women Entrepreneurs Contest for most promising online venture.