Current research shows that some of the most commonly used and seemingly positive phrases we use with kids are actually quite destructive. Despite our good intentions, these statements teach children to stop trusting their internal guidance system, to become deceptive, to do as little as possible, and to give up when things get hard. This … Continue reading 10 Things to Stop Saying to your Kids (and What to Say Instead)
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The Power of Talking to Your Baby: A nice read
By TINA ROSENBERG By the time a poor child is 1 year old, she has most likely already fallen behind middle-class children in her ability to talk, understand and learn. The gap between poor children and wealthier ones widens each year, and by high school it has become a chasm. American attempts to close this gap in … Continue reading The Power of Talking to Your Baby: A nice read
How to Raise a Kid who Loves to Learn
by Monika Susan Fabia Help your kids to enjoy learning with these tips, plus how to know if you’re being too pushy. originally posted at http://www.smartparenting.com.ph/kids/preschooler/how-to-raise-a-kid-who-loves-to-learn My parents will agree that being able to motivate your kids so they would excel in school is certainly something to be proud of. After all, an early start can … Continue reading How to Raise a Kid who Loves to Learn
6 Ways to Let Your Kids Be Kids
By Judith Newman, available at http://shine.yahoo.com/event/momentsofmotherhood/6-ways-to-let-your-kids-be-kids-2512829/ There's a good chance that your child is, right now, making his own Harry Potter broomstick out of a stick he found in the backyard...and he might prefer it to the pricey vibrating plastic version you were thinking of buying him. Childhood experts and those who have studied the … Continue reading 6 Ways to Let Your Kids Be Kids
10 Signs Your Child May Be Gifted
Posted on Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:06pm PDT by LilSugar (http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/parenting/10-signs-your-child-may-be-gifted-2500544/) Many a proud mama and papa have deemed their tot advanced or ahead of the game, but most babes are only geniuses in their parents' eyes. However, some tots actually are branded as gifted. Is yours? There are a few developmental guidelines that … Continue reading 10 Signs Your Child May Be Gifted
Raise a Compassionate Child
by Elizabeth Foy Larsen http://www.parents.com/kids/development/social/raise-a-compassionate-child/ Supper was not going well for 2-year-old Benjamin. As his frustrations escalated to the brink of a full-on tantrum, his 4-year-old sister, Ellie, assessed the scene. "He's angry," she told her mother, Susan Rivers, of Newton, Massachusetts. "What can we do to make him happy?" With her mom's help, Ellie … Continue reading Raise a Compassionate Child
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