Children become aware of their parents' feelings and behavior. They hear not only the words parents say but the tone of their voices. Th...

Motivation " Jacklyn, a four year old girl, was brought to us as her parents were worried about her frequent tantrums.Whenever she coul...

Many parents fail to recognize that children are different at different ages. An infant is a newborn child who has specific needs in order ...

Young kids enjoy hearing stories about you and your family. When did you lose your first tooth? Who was a favorite teacher? Thinking about M...

Sleep disturbances Many parents become concerned when their children do not have"enough sleep".They believe that insufficient...

You are your children’s first and most important teacher, and you’ve already taught them one of the most complex and difficult skills imagi...

Hugging makes your body produce oxytocin, a 'feel-good' hormone. Research in the USA found that one 20-second hug a day makes childr...

Troubled over your sick child? 1) Use familiar and well-liked foods (not to try new food) 2) Use differently coloured foods and pretty di...

Is your child on the correct track? Characteristics of a child below 2 3 months: Smiles at any face Parents should provide familiar faces f...

This is a general outline of the milestones on the road to reading and the ages at which most kids reach them. Keep in mind that kids dev...

Every parent wants children who are well behaved and polite, but teaching them these important lessons can be a challenge. Children are imp...

Abused Children Have Smaller Brains Parts of the brain of a severely abused and neglected child can be substantially smaller than that of a...

Patricia Kuhl shares astonishing findings about how babies learn one language over another – by listening to the humans around them and “tak...

It is a universal axiom that everyone knows and understands - reading is the greatest habit. Reading to younger children is still more effec...

Nagging and Lecturing Parents usually don't start nagging children about homework and study habits until there is a problem (e.g., being...

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Peter Mehegan, a longtime public school French teacher, wrote the following letter to the House Education Committee, which is considering le...

" Young children are easily upset. Parents should be aware of this and try to make the environment as child-friendly as possible. Remov...

The issue of kids watching television has been a hot debate in recent years. Most experts agree that while TV isn’t inherently bad, it sho...

While we always have known that a baby's first years were important, we now are learning from many sources how important the early years...

Because it is much easier to teach a little baby (6 to 24 month-old) to read at home than it is to teach a 6-year-old at school. Also, there...

Dr. Gardner identified eight different Intelligences that every person would have, to varying degrees. These intelligences are verbal/lingui...

What can you do as a parent if your child develops math phobia? Every day after coming from school your child rants over doing his math home...

Have been meeting parents for the past decade, I realise there is something that is common that I encounter which most of the parents feel t...

A very interesting and revealing article that Singaporeans and their kids should read .... By Adam Khoo: The expats will rule Singapore I ha...

Secrets to homeschooling: • Homeschooling can be complete fun, if you enjoy learning with your kids. You can try to make boring things ...