We’ve all been in the humiliating situation where our child makes a scene through it’s screams, rants and kicks but nothing is worse that when they do it in front of peers, friends and family. Don’tworry! We have all been there and I have some tips to help you. Imagine the scenario if you will. …
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Few children are predisposed to diving into homework with enthusiasm. Most have to be taught the discipline and sense of duty required to stay on task and get the often boring work done on time. Teachers can only do so much. When it comes to instilling good school habits at home, parents must play an …
Reading a book to your child is a great way to help your child learn. Sometimes, though, simply reading the words on the page may not be stimulating enough. Some of the time your child might be perfectly content to sit and listen; on other days, he may not be able to keep one foot …
Does your child or teenager have a facebook account? If they’re over the age of 12, then the answer is probably yes, even if you don’t know about it. Kids have access to the Internet at school, at their friends’ houses, and even on their cell phones, so it’s nearly impossible for parents to enforce …
For most parents, there is a mixture of excitement and fear when their child goes to nursery for the first time. After spending time researching the right nursery, visiting and getting your little one prepared for the big day, it can be scary saying goodbye to your child at the door, and you might be …
What’s the one thing you remembered when you were little? Was it playing with a certain toy? Or was it having fun and using your imagination? What do you do with that big box? That’s the number one thing that I loved about Doc McStuffins; it encourages imagination! About Doc McStuffins Time For Checkup: “It …
Teaching your child all about charity is essential – children have a sense of compassion and charity, all you have to do is to tackle it and teach the little one that being kind to others is very noble. Besides, one of the biggest advantages of teaching your kid about charity is that he will …
Skills this child development activity enhances: Visual Discrimination Imagination For ages: Preschool 4 years + Flip It Materials Needed: Quarter Flip It Instructions: Show both sides of a quarter to your child. Explain the difference between heads and tails, then ask your child to choose one. Toss the coin in the air and let it …
Skills this child development activity enhances: Visual Discrimination Imagination For ages: Preschool 4 years + Which Way? Materials Needed: Quarter Which Way? Instructions: The next time you take a walk with your child, bring along a quarter. Assign an action to heads and tails, for example, heads means “turn left,” and trails means “turn right.” …
Skills this child development activity enhances: Sorting Visual Discrimination Problem Solving For ages: Preschool 3 years + Leaf Tracings Materials Needed: Paper Pencils or Crayons Leaf Tracings Instructions: Create tracings or crayon or pencil rubbings of several different types of leaves, and encourage your child to place the correct leaf over the corresponding tracing. !Monitor …
Skills this child development activity enhances: Sorting Visual Discrimination Problem Solving For ages: Preschool 3 years + Leaf Match Materials Needed: 2 each of several different leaves Leaf Match Instructions: Lay out several pairs of leaves from different plants, mix them up, and encourage your child to match up the leaf pairs.
Skills this child development activity enhances: Sorting Visual Discrimination Problem Solving For ages: Preschool 3 years + Materials Needed: 10 leaves Bright Light Leaf Comparisons Instructions: Gather about ten leaves with your child. Sort through them with him/her and look at the different features. Hold them up to the light and look at the different …
