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- Just What Is A Learning Disability? By Sandy Gauvin
A learning disability is defined as a permanent problem
that affects a person with average to above average
intelligence, in the way that he/she receives, stores,
and processes information.There are many wrong ideas out there about
learning disabilities. For example:1) A learning disability will go away in time.
Unfortunately, this is not true. The good news is, you can
learn ways to get around the problem. For example, kids who
have trouble taking notes in class, like Michele did, …
- Parents Demand Dumbed-down Tests:An Unintended Bad Consequence of the No Child Left Behind Act By Joel Turtel
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is making the problem of cheating, low academic standards, and public schools lying to parents, even worse. Under this Act, the Department of Education now requires students to pass standardized tests. Failing schools will lose federal funding and other perks if their students consistently turn in a bad performance on these tests.Holding schools and teachers accountable, and expecting students to demonstrate what they’ve learned, sounds like a good idea. Bu…
- Building Your Child's Self-Esteem By Douglas Cowan, Psy.D.
According to researchers, most children enter school with a good sense of self-esteem (at least as defined by psychologists) and yet leave high school with a poor sense of self-esteem. What happens in those years between starting school and finishing school?
If we are to define self-esteem as "having feelings of worth or value," then people with adequate levels of self-esteem should display a sense of realistic confidence in their abilities and performance. People with low levels of self-este…
- Educational Toys for Your Kids By Marisa Robinson
Toys for Preschoolers, Kids Learning Toys or Toys to expand your kids imagination, Preschool Learning Online.com has what you and your children need.Today toys do everything from talk, sing, move, light up, dance etc. Then we have television programs, cartoons and shows which can distract your children for hours at a time. What about video games?
Video games geared to children or young kids maybe fine for short periods of time, but they can be a big waste of time when it comes to your childre…
- Change Your Child's Behavior Using Positive Reinforcement By Destry Maycock
Think about your interactions with your children today. How many things did you notice that they did wrong? What did you do or say to them because of their wrong doings? Have they engaged in the same kind of behavior before? What did you do the times before? Is it working? How many things did you notice your children did right today? If you did take the time to notice, what did you do or say to them? Did you praise or reward them in some way? If so, then read no further and keep up the good wo…
- Caretaking Parents, Entitled Kids By Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
Demanding children – children who have entitlement issues – seem to be common these days. Like the obnoxious child, Veruca Salt in Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory, who was constantly demanding that her father get her whatever she wanted (“I want an Umpa Lumpa! Get it for me NOW!”), we hear many children today uttering the fairly constant refrain, “I want ….! Give it to me! Get it for me, now!” They seem to be masters at instilling guilt in their parents through phrases such as “It’s not …
- Bullies By Rexanne Mancini
Bullies are an ugly but very real part of childhood. There's not much we can do to protect our children from these cruel and brutal kids except teach them how to defend themselves from an otherwise unprovoked attack of the bullying kind.Bullies are kids who have tremendous low self-esteem. They feel better about themselves by tormenting another, usually smaller or weaker child. If a bully decides to pick on someone that is not smaller in size but otherwise imagined as weak, they will usually h…
- Aquini Potty Training Dolls - A Great Tool For Potty Training! By Avid Amiri
Corolle Paul or Emma Drink-and-Wet SET potty dollsThis is the very best potty doll we available. This potty doll is a much better value than slightly cheaper potty dolls because it functions perfectly, and will remain a great toy when you are finished potty training. Benefits include:Potty doll is all vinyl and vanilla scented.Potty doll is machine washable.Potty doll has an internal bladder that responds to pressure exerted on the tummy.He/She potty doll drinks from her baby bottle and will …
- School Bullying Stopped: Step #7 – How to Contact the Parent Who May Be a Bully Too! By Paula McCoach
After working through steps 1 through 6, you now should have sufficient information to contact the parent of the bully and discuss ways to help them stop bullying. I approach the parent not in a blaming manner but in a helping manner – after all I am a school counselor not an administrator. I feel like my role is to be supportive to all students.I am very gentle in discussing with the parent that students as well as staff have reported their child for bullying. I offer our in-school counselin…
- Wealthy Families Secret to Groom Brilliant Students By Ida Byrd-Hill
Let's face it!!! Our children are judged based on their grade point average and their performance on standardized test such as ACT/ SAT. Our children's high school and college admissions are based on those credentials. As parents, we invest money in sophisticated desktop/ laptop computers to give them access to the worldwide web. We establish home offices, libraries and structured areas to encourage daily homework and studying. We believe constant studying and attention to homework will groom …
- Teaching Reading: Part 3, Whole Language Vs. Phonics By Tom Cooper
There are two methods for teaching children to read; whole language and phonics. Whole language is a "whole - part" method of teaching children to read, while phonics is a "part - whole" reading method. These terms will be explained more fully in the article. The advantages and disadvantages of both of these methods have been debated for decades. School systems have switched from one method to another and back again countless times over the years. The debate continues. In the meantime, we as p…
- Small Children, Languages and Myths By Emma Rath
Our children are growing up bilingual in the French part of Canada – Québec. “That’s fine”, says everyone. “Even though they’ll probably start speaking later because they’re learning two languages at once, they’ll catch up.”Well actually, this well-entrenched idea that bilingual children are slower to acquire language, is actually a myth!We were surprised and delighted to learn that research is finding that bilingual children do NOT acquire language later than monolingual children. Our first c…
- 5 Simple, Free and Easy Ways to Show Your Kids How Much You Care By Laurie Meade
In the endless routine of daily life it is easy to get sidetracked and focus on what goes wrong rather than what is right with your life.As a work at home mom, I know I spend more time on the computer than I really should. It is at these times, when my 11-year-old daughter accuses me of "being married" to my computer, that I have to stop and re-think some of my values as a parent.Our kids are young for such a short time. The job, and the need to keep money coming in, will always be there. Our …
- Fuzzy Names, Sweet Names By Dawnell Harrison
As with everything, names go through cycles of change with passing generations. I also tend to think that names have improved immensely since the first Elmas, Minervas, Bufords, and Alfreds graced the baby’s room wearing appropriate nametags on their cribs.A country of tradition, we still hold tightly to such commoners as Becky, Wendy, Mike and Bill. And being the trendsetters of a diverse time, we also like originality. Girls are acquiring sophistication with names such as Breanna and Kyla…
- Parenting Your Teenager: Self-Decorating or Self-Harm - How to Tell the Difference By Jeff Herring
Q. I need your help with a question about my teen-age daughter. Getting her ears pierced was no big deal, but then she wanted to get a belly button ring and a tongue ring. We let her get the belly button one but not the tongue one.Just the other night, we walked into her room and she was scratching on her leg with a pair of scissors. She was drawing a little blood, but she says it's no big deal and no different from getting her belly button pierced and that her best friend does it, too.This do…
- Keeping the Stress out of Single Parenting By Marta Dodd
Researched through personal experience!Budget Your Money. Even if you are living paycheck to paycheck like most of us, knowing how much money goes to where can be a big help. This gives you the relief that the bills are being paid, with a feel of how much you can spend on allowance, school photos, birthday gifts, entertainment or just You!Keep a Daily Schedule. Time is important, so teach that to the kids by implementing a routine. Put together a schedule reflecting chore & homework time. If t…
- Parenting: 5 Ways to Show Love to Your Children By Jeff Herring
1. Spend time with your kids. We spell love L-O-V-E. Children and teens spell it T-I-M-E. The myth that the quality of time is more important than the quantity of time spent with children is just that - a myth.We would not buy this lie if a surgeon told us, "I was not able to spend as much time as I would have liked on your surgery, but the few moments I did spend was really quality time."We want both quantity and quality. So do our kids. I've worked with many people who have provided everythi…
- Baby Names - Considering Your Last Name By Ian Byrd
It's overwhelming enough to decide on a perfect first name for your baby, but if you're not considering its effects on your baby's last name you may be setting him up for future disaster. It's easy to overlook how the combination of your baby's first name and last name will work together. Let's look at a few pointers in this area.Perhaps the most obvious place to start is using a duplicate name for your baby's first and last names. William Williams or John Johnson for example. These names may …
- The Different Types, or Styles, of ADHD By Douglas Cowan, Psy.D.
Research literature, recent books, and common sense, all point to the fact that there are different types, or styles, of ADHD. In the past we referred to Attention Deficit Disorder: Inattentive Type, or Impulsive/Hyperactive Type, or a Combined Type. Today the diagnostic differences are a bit less clear, but the reality doesn't change.
Dr. Daniel Amen has written a great book on the subject, titled "Healing ADHD:The Breakthrough Program That Allows You to See and Heal the 6 Types of ADD" wher…
- Getting Around: Baby's Sixth Month Guide By Michelle Higgins
Baby is now in her sixth month, takes an active part in life at home, and has become an established part of the family. Can you even imagine a time when she wasn't there?No more night calls?Baby has a more regular sleeping pattern - maybe two naps during the day and up to 10 hours of uninterrupted sleep at night. If your baby is still not sleeping through the night, you might want to learn strategies that will prolong her sleep.Baby's first mealUp until the sixth month, rice cereal is the bes…
- Ten Tips to Help Your Picky Eater By Destry Maycock
If you have a picky eater, mealtime may make you feel like you want to pull your hair out. It is very frustrating for parents to watch their child only fiddle with their food at dinner or not even touch it, claiming “I don’t like it.” Then what happens? An hour later, guess who is coming to you saying, “I’m hungry.” You guessed it. Your little picky eater. Jamie’s mother was concerned about her lack of interest in food. She told me, “Jamie never wants to eat anything I fix for dinner. What ca…
- Listening Skills for Single Moms - 5 Effective Tips By Hyacinth Fraser
1. Be open to listening, your son has something valid he wants to say`They say’, we have two ears and one mouth for a reason, to speak more than we listen. Sometimes as moms we get wrapped up in our busy lives and forget (not deliberately) that our sons are there and they need us to listen to them. Not just listen to the words they use but listen to what is behind the words. Say, for example you are on your way out, perhaps to the shops, perhaps to the internet café etc and your son says t…
- Secret Of Your Genuis Child By Nilesh B Gore
Here is a top secret to make your child genius or ot recognise his geniusness, it is as follows
Graphology for Child development.:- Graphology is the science of understanding the human mind through person’s handwriting. When a person writes, the signal in the form of letters get decoded / printed on the paper by the fingers. Graphology aims at understanding & interpreting these signals through the writing. Using this we can know a persons mind so the thoughts, character and behavior.Every …
- Weathering Colic for New Parents By Jason Rickard
A common problem many times facing parents is Colic. Estimates say that between 15-25% of infants are born with Colic. Although it is not believed to effect a baby’s development it is still a struggle for parents to cope with. Babies with colic most often cry for several hours at a time with diaper changes and feedings having no effect.Some of the symptoms that your little one may have colic are (but not limited to) as follows:1.) A high pitched cry that does not let up in intensity, sometimes…
- Shopping with Children By Sylvia White
Is your weekly shopping trip with the kids an absolute chore ! or are you happy to take them along?Lots of moms don't have any choice in the matter, if they don't own a car it can be sheer agony waiting at bus stops then struggling on and off buses with kids and a pushchair.Gone are the days when a helping hand was offered, and if the bus is full, no gallant young man will jump up and offer his seat to the harassed mom.Next step is the supermarket, a haven of joy to the youngsters. Low shelv…
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