In today’s competitive world, most of us have fallen prey to some habits that are terrible for our kids. Can our love and commitment make it tough for our children to grow up with the essential skills they need for success? Here are a few things we … [Read more...]
Discipline: Punishment or Responsibility Taking?
Every society, school, or home has a set of rules, regulations, and accepted codes of conduct that are used to shape the children that grow within that institution. In other words, we strive towards ‘disciplining’ our children, so that they can … [Read more...]
Safety Measures For Children
Recent instances of gross violations of child rights have shocked the nation and raised questions of safety of our children in homes, schools and public places. Parents are shaken up by the enormity of the crime and the sickening frequency with which … [Read more...]
Slow Walks
The world slows down when you walk with a four-year-old. While visiting in Hawaii, my granddaughter and I fell into the habit of walking to the nearby koi ponds each morning. The walk to the ponds was always full of anticipation and purpose. We’d … [Read more...]
Think! Change!
Constant change We live in such a different world today. One where information is available at a click of a button. A world where the phone we buy has the chance to be outdated in just 6 months. A world where almost 100 million new websites were … [Read more...]
Using Mentor Texts to Boost Your Child’s Writing
One of the best (and easiest) ways to help inspire your child to excel at writing is through the use of mentor texts. Mentor texts (sometimes called expert texts or anchor books) are published books that are used as an example of great writing. If … [Read more...]
How to Instill a Love of Reading?
It is a dream of most parents to raise children who are lifelong readers. There are many things you can do to help this dream become realized. It’s a long journey that begins when your child is first born and continues well into teenage years and … [Read more...]
Not Sugar, But ADHD!
Often times, a child’s hyperactivity is confused with sugar. Sugar might be one of the causes of a child’s hyperactivity but it is not “THE CAUSE”. Parents, teachers and significant others need to be careful when a child starts showing excess of … [Read more...]
Top Ten Kids’ Movies with a Message
There are so many movies coming out these days, and several great ones that have already been released. So how do you choose which one your child should watch? Since summer is here (and that means more free time for the children!) we compiled a list … [Read more...]
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