Each summer, a large number of children participate in outdoor activities. While many children end up spending their summer at a camp, there are others who stay right in their own backyard. Whether your child is only five years old or fifteen, you will have to find activities that will keep them occupied outdoors, throughout the summer. If you are…
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Do Disposable Diapers Make Potty Training Harder
Yes, I think disposable diapers make potty training harder. If you look at the average age a child was potty trained even just a generation ago, you can see that kids now take a lot longer to give up the diaper in exchange for using the potty. Let’s take a look at some of the reasons that modern disposable diapers…
Conflict Resolution For Pre Schoolers
When I began teaching straight out of college, I had much experience with children, but my degree was in political science. People used to ask me how my BA was useful in teaching nursery school, to which I often replied, “I do a lot of conflict resolution.” Since then I’ve received my Masters degree in Education, and my Political Science…
How To Develop Creative Thinking
In my opinion, creativity is the real genius. Intelligent children learn fast, and apply their knowledge in everyday life situations. But – inventing something new, creating something original, that is real genius. I always admire originality, whether it is original artwork, an original story, or an invention that can make life easier for many people. How can we teach our…
Computers And Kids How To Make Children Smart
Although research on the use of computers in education plods along slowly compared to the progression of the technology itself, there are already positive correlations between children’s education and computer use. If employed effectively and within a comprehensive educational program, computers can: help a student increase critical thinking skills, allow for customization and learning based on the individual students’ interests…
Take The Family On A Holiday
Are you planning a family vacation and you have a baby? You will want to do plenty of things for you to enjoy your trip. You will find that the child may hold you back, but you will find that you’ll find plenty of things to do to enjoy your vacation with the baby. You will want to make sure…
Solutions For Your Math Phobic Child
Meet a bright teenager Sandra. She is excellent in all her subjects academically and is quite happy about her performance till she talks about the subject of Mathematics. Math Sandra says give her nightmares. She can’t stop talking about this dull and boring subject and how she cried when her teacher put her outside class for getting her calculations wrong.…
Home Schooling Supplies What To Use
Home Schooling has become such an alternative experience and although some people still find it hard to accept the fact that parents are taking responsibility for their child’s education, there is no stopping a parent who is determined to homeschool his child. The first thing that a first time homeschooling parent would look for is supplies. It’s probably one of…
Fostering Healthy Eating Habits In Your Baby
If you’re concerned about your baby’s health, you want to be certain to start healthy eating habits early. The first year of solid foods is a very important time for establishing your child’s eating habits. What your child eats, and more importantly, does not eat, during this time can impact their habits for life. Here are some tips for starting…
Addressing Anger Management For Kids In Creative Ways
It can be easy to loose your patience when dealing with an especially unruly or angry child, but in doing so you are really just reinforcing the child’s angry behavior. You can use some fun ways to get the child to see the excessive nature of their own anger, instead of reacting with anger Although in especially heated situations this…