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- Is Your Preschooler Gifted? By Marilynn McLachlan
Giftedness is being identified with increasing frequency as more people come to understand what giftedness is.
Most children will be identified as gifted during the school years, but gifted children are ‘different’ than the norm, even from the youngest age.
While there are many checklists and observational scales to help identify preschool giftedness, there are ten key behaviours that most gifted preschoolers will display.They need little sleep!
While many people think that toddlers need to sl…
- Parenting Rules for Permissive Parents: Use These with Caution By Jean Tracy
I remember a childless couple who slept with their dogs. They were clearly uncomfortable with the situation. Yet every night their dogs crawled into bed with them.During the day the two black labs ran through the house, climbed on the furniture, and regularly ate human food from the hands of their masters. Did you know some parents treat their kids like this couple treated their dogs? Let’s find out how.Recently, my own Yellow Lab, Chum, had knee surgery. While sitting in the waiting room, I n…
- Indoor Winter Fun For Kids By Stephania Munson
Indoor Winter Fun for KidsLast month the kids were out in the snow making snow angels, snow families, snow-cones. But now we're in the middle of winter and, depending on where you live, the wind may be too nippy and the temperature too low for outdoor play. What to do?The best activities for kids can cost little more than pennies. Much can be done with ordinary ingredients and a little planning ahead. Here are some mix-in-the-kitchen crafts recipes for you and your children to make. Think…
- MORAL ARMOR'S Irrational Parenting, Part II By Ronald Springer
Handing Down Malignancy.Children may begin bright and eager to face the world, but are often inundated with the conditioning of their fear-ridden predecessors speaking of lost dreams—taken by no one in particular. Their guardians appear learned, but seem not to damn the worst traits in men. In facing life’s greatest question, venturing into their future lives based solely on the hopes of an untested mind, they are offered an alternative. The fear-preying lure of their elders is to stay common …
- Parental Involvement in Learning By Brent Sitton
Whether children attend public or private schools, they benefit when parents become involved in their education. According to the National Institute for Literacy, when parents or other family members frequently read to children entering kindergarten, those children were at a distinct advantage over children whose families read to them less often.The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study found that "Children who were read to at least three times a week by a family member were almost twice as likel…
- Is Your Teen Stressed? Teach Them How to Manage Their Time, Schoolwork, and Leisure Activities By Rebekah Slatkin
I hear from many parents that their child is stressed out with schoolwork, tests, finals, finding time to study, and extracurricular activities.I know I mentioned in our previous Organewz issue that I would talk about filing systems, but I feel that I must talk to you about assisting teens and preventing stress overload in our children.I do not like seeing overstressed children and teenagers. Stress takes a dangerous toll on us-we must prevent it early on.Sit down with your child and do these …
- Parenting - It Can Be Fun By Jennifer Sprague
Like so many of us, in my early stages of parenthood I took a very traditional, mainstream approach to caring for my first-born. I’m thrilled to say that today I’ve grown. For the betterment and health of my children, I examined new ways of doing things. By listening, not only to my heart, but to my babies, and opening my mind to those around me willing to share their wisdom and experiences, I believe I’ve created a bond with my children that will last a lifetime.Because of this, I hope to …
- Kids And Chores - Make It Easy On Yourself! By Frank McGinty
My neighbours' kid impressed me the other day.I was busy painting the backyard fence, when their ten-year
old son came out with the vacuum cleaner. He opened the
front panel, removed the bag, and put it in the bin. Then he
took a replacement bag, fitted it, and went back indoors -
probably to get on with the vacuum cleaning!Fifteen minutes later he came out with a large plastic
rubbish bag and put it in the bin too. The young kid was at
ease with his chores. He was his usual pleasant self and
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- Confident Kids : Why Some Parents Should Carry a Health Warning By Jim Sullivan
As a hypnotherapist, I am acutely aware of the power of words. A few well-chosen words can induce hypnosis and help my clients with a wide range of problems. I specialise in confidence, self esteem and stress management, so I am particularly interested in the ways in which we influence our own self esteem, and that of others, through use of language.It makes me wince sometimes, listening to parents speaking to their children. “Are you stupid?” “You naughty boy!” and a personal un-favourite “I…
- Parenting Tips: How to Prerpare for the Prodigal By Jeff Herring
“Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope.” - John CiardiThe above quote reminds me of the proverb that says “raise up a child in the way they should go, and when they are old, they will not depart from it.”What the proverb implies, and most parents miss, is that at some point, our kids are going to “depart from” all the good stuff we have tried to teach them.Getting ready for your prodigalNot all kids become prodiga…
- Raising A High Maintenance Child By Michael Grose
Do you have a high maintenance child?“Thank goodness my second child wasn’t born first. I would have stopped at one child if he was my first,” said a mother at a recent parenting seminar.Many parents can relate to this sentiment. Nature has a way of evening out the score for parents. If you have an easy first born then hang on to your hat because chances are the second or third or fourth born will bring you back to reality.Most families have one child who takes up more of a parent’s time, ener…
- How to Break Assistive Technology Barriers for Low-tech Parents By Laura Gillson
For a parent who has yet to acquire a cell phone, set the timer on the VCR, or is unaware that most people no longer use VCRs, they may wonder how assistive technology could fit into their lives. After all, you may have never even used a computer much less taught a child how to use one. This is sometimes referred to in the media as “the digital divide,” where due to social, economic or educational circumstances, a person may not have access to technology. Any parent might feel guilty at not…
- There's Never a Bad Time To Start Helping To Spread The Word of God By Brian Fong
Q. What's the right age to start giving a Bible quiz to my child?A. The moment that she is able to recognize pictures or symbols. It's never too soon to start teaching a child about God, and a Bible quiz is an outstanding way to do it.When most people think of a quiz they think of a series of written questions and multiple choice answers. While that may be the way most quizzes work, there's no law that says it's the only way. And even if there is such a law, I, the Great Quizmaster, hereby dec…
- Family Meals: When Dinner Schedules Don't Match By Norma Schmidt
Mealtimes together deserve an important place in any family. Around the table, family members connect, children learn the art of conversation, and a spirit of peace and thankfulness can flourish.But work, long commutes, sports, music and religious education can make for hectic evenings. As a result, it's sometimes impossible for the whole family to eat dinner together.A solution: Snacktime!You don't have to resign yourself to family members' going their own way all evening. Once everyone is…
- 5 Solid Reasons: Why Your Child Can Be An Achiever By Narayan Bukkasagara
All of us, including your child, entered this world equipped with a super-computer that can be programmed to achieve almost anything.We all have what it takes to function at optimum level--to be the best student, to be the best in our career, and to function efficiently in every area of our life.Want proof?See the wonderful things and systems around you: your PC, internet, satellite, spaceship, mobile phone, video conference, modern health-care systems, development in biotechnology, and other …
- Get Ready for International Peace Day! By E Bouchard
Peace. What a lovely concept. What an elusive dream. The
idea of peace seems so unrealistic, so out of our reach, especially when we think about it in world-wide dimensions.What if peace could be attainable, right here, right now,
in real and tangible ways? What if small, individual contributions could make a significant difference in the world?These are the kinds of questions running through the minds
of the people who initiated International Peace Day, which is celebrated on September 21…
- Diapers: Do You Choose Disposable Or Reusable? By Tony Luck
Diapers..Changing a dirty diaper is not the best part of having a baby, but there's no escaping it. And you'd better get used to it - you'll be changing around 5,000 diapers before baby's potty trained!The first question is whether to use disposable diapers or reusable. In a nutshell, disposables are less trouble, more expensive, and not environmentally friendly.Your Granny wouldn't recognise a reusable diaper today. Gone are the cotton squares and safety pins, replaced by shaped cotton inside…
- The 411 on Natural Colic Remedies By Jacqueline Courtiol, M.A. Ed.
Any parent whose baby has suffered from colic can tell you that colic is one of the most excruciating experiences ever imaginable. Nothing is worse than seeing one’s baby in pain and not being able to help take it away. Finding relief for colic quickly becomes a top priority. There are many different colic remedies that may come to the rescue for your particular baby. Each baby is unique and may only respond to some or a combination of colic remedies. Unfortunately, parents may have to u…
- Strengths and Weaknesses By Sandy Gauvin
All too often, children with learning disabilities are seen through their weaknesses.
Like anyone else, however, they have many strengths. It is of the greatest importance to focus on the strengths that your child has and show them to other people. It will not only to help others who are involved in her life understand her better, but it will help the child herself know that she is loved and valued for who she is.
I always found that one of my biggest questions was, "How do I see all of m…
- Secrets from the Classroom: Avoiding Summer Learning Loss By Rob Stringer
In June, elementary school children across North America cheered as they packed up their bags for the final time, and began a much awaited summer vacation. For many this two-month academic hiatus is cause for celebration. However, it can also be a factor in a long standing, yet little publicized, childhood affliction: Summer Learning Loss (SLL).In 1996, in a synthesis of 39 separate studies, researchers found that the average student, returning to school in September has lost the equivalent of…
- So, The Thing Is... I'm Feeling A Little Guilty By Barbara Cooper
So, the thing is… I am feeling a little guilty.I know, I know, what’s new? I’m like the travel agent for guilt trips. Right now I’m feeling a little guilty because I am so madly in love with my little Smiley Jane, who turns two-years-old today. I mean, REALLY crazy about her. I can’t keep my hands off of her. Her smile just lights up my whole world and that laugh—gosh, if I could bottle that baby deep-belly laugh, I would be the richest woman in the world. It’s hard to capture the essenc…
- Planning for College Applications: Starting Out Early By Teve Torbes
If you’ve got kids who are getting close to the age where they’ll need to apply to college, you should start figuring out a plan for getting them into the place they’ll want to go. Ideally, you should start this before they even get into high school – you can wait if your kids want to go to less competitive schools, but if you’re shooting for places that are harder to get into (or even for the less competitive ones if your child has been getting poor grades) you’ll need to plan ahead.First, ar…
- Children's Friendships Made Easy By Michael Grose
Most research into children’s friendships shows that those children who are able to form friendships when they start school are happier at school and also learn better.More significantly, a positive beginning to friendships has long-term implications for social and indirectly academic success.Developing and maintaining friendships is a dynamic process. Most children experience some type of rejection from their peers throughout childhood. One study found that even popular children were rejected…
- The Legend and Charm of The Tooth Fairy By Nancy Wurtzel
The legend and myth of the Tooth Fairy is a delightful part of
our modern family culture. Kids dream about receiving a
special gift or money from this charming, magical fairy.
Adults fondly remember the Tooth Fairy as a wonderful
childhood fantasy of their youth, and they pass on the
mystery and charm to their own young children.In most households, the Tooth Fairy operates under cover of
darkness, coming to visit after a child loses what are
commonly called baby teeth. Parents help p…
- How To Teach Your Children Love By Alvin Poh Hee Kwang
I was in the life insurance sales industry for over 8 years. One of best teaching that I have learned from the industry and found in all top sales professionals and successful individuals is:"All super successful individuals love people more than they love money."And it is their love for people that make them wealthy and rich.I share this same teaching with my children since young. I truly believe that it will be the most important factors to help them become more successful in life.Love re…
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