Developing desirable habit and personal traits in children take considerable effort from parents. The best way to ensure this is to set a routine for the kids. The kids should ideally have a idea of the things that go into the laundry bag, sink, waste basket, toy stack, and other places. They should also be…
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Fostering Creative Expression in children
One important task of parents is to foster the child’s creative expression, and the parent spending some quality interactive colouring time with children, with the parents explaining what colour to use and naming the colour best does this. The parents need to use color vocabulary to reinforce colors. The children can be given a picture…
Make your own Lunchables
My son loves Lunchables. But these can cost upwards of $2.50 each. I think this is a ridiculous price for a little meal! So, I make him his own, but in a healthier way. I buy whole grain Ritz crackers, or the cheaper version of it. I put a few of these in a very…
Developing the child’s language
One important part of parenting is making the child involved in language and literature activities. Although the child will learn the basics of language and literature in school, the parents involvement will enable the child to take a greater interest in these activities, and hence mould his or her personality in a better way. One…
Counting and number experiece for children
Teaching children how to count and number is an important part of parenting. Although the child will learn to do so in school, parents have an important role in reinforcing such lessons and help the child ingrain such basic lessons. One way parents can contribute to this effort is by playing number games, such as…
How to encourage reading habits
Reading is an important activity that shapes the development of a child. The parent should always encourage reading habits in children. The first step is to ensure that the child takes an interest in reading. There are many ways to make a child interested in reading. The parents could teach the children how to handle…
How to develop listening and speaking skill in chldren
Parents play a major role in developing the listening and speaking skills of children. There are many ways parents can contribute to the development of the child’s listening and speaking skills. One way is to talk to the child about every activity undertaken in hjis or her presence. It is important to speak clearly and…
Fine Motor Skills
Fine motor skills is the coordination of small muscle movements in coordination with the eyes, and usually applies to dexterity or the refined use of small muscles to control the hands, fingers and thumb. Such abilities develop over time, starting with primitive gestures such as grabbing at objects to more precise activities involving precise hand-eye…
Yoga for healthy living
The notion of suffering as a dominating factor in human life has loomed large. Peace within and about oneself is probably the greatest mark of yoga. While the etymology of yoga show that it was derived from the word yuj, meaning union of the body, mind, emotion and spirit, controlling and steadying the mind became…
What’s good about dads parenting kids
We cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection. As far as the kids are concerned he is the provider and occasionally the disciplinarian. Moms have always been the nurturers. The 21st century hetero-sexual father has a whole lot more on his plate than just bringing home…