One skill that you can teach your child is the ability to set small and achievable goals. When a target is reached, a positive upward s...

"How do you get your children to do their homework? Instead, you leave homework up to your children, and let them deal with the consequ...

Many children are poor in general knowledge. The minute they start formal education, the emphasis is on schoolwork. Some parents may be...

It is a very old saying, but a true one: if you don't know where you are going, you could end up somewhere else. Hence, goal setting ...

Life is not all about work and no play. During weekends, birthdays, holidays, vacations,rainy days, books make a difference. Books are the r...

Infants Enjoy action nursery rhymes Fall asleep to nursery songs and lullabies Copy actions of children in books Join in making sounds of an...

It is never too early, nor too late to start reading. Once you have the desire to make your child a reader, the rest is simple. There are on...

1) Give your preschooler your full attention Even a quick but focused connection can fulfil your child’s need for communication. If your chi...

Musical Intelligence: The ability to appreciate and produce rhythms and melodies. Bach, Beethoven or Brahms would have processed this intell...

" Children feel validated when their parents say sorry. It also models a positive way of resolving conflict. - Apologise for your behav...

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...