Effective Learning Strategies for Kids: Part 2
One Activity at a Time. . . This method of play is so basic and simple, yet so fundamental to your child’s creative and cognitive development. It goes like this: stick with one activity until your...
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Quality Playtime is Essential. . . Your child comes completely prepared to absorb the wonderful benefits of playtime. You, on the other hand, have complicated responsibilities, numerous friends,...
View ArticleToys: A Useful Strategy
The single most important thing about playtime is that it’s fun. When your child is having fun, her interest level is at a maximum. You buy certain toys for your child and she doesn’t want to play with...
View ArticleStructured vs. Unstructured Play: Is That What Really Matters?
You may have heard the terms ‘structured’ and ‘unstructured’ play and wondered—which is better for my child? That’s a bit like asking, ‘Which is better: fruits or vegetables?’ Someone who eats healthy...
View ArticleToys: When Great Grandma was a Little Girl
The truth is, when it comes to toys, you don’t need anything more sophisticated than your great grandmother had. The most fundamental learning skills require very little in the way of resources....
View ArticleChildhood Learning: Easy Strategies
By now you’ve probably read a million tips and strategies on childhood learning. You have an ear for learning-ideas because you want your child to be a solid learner. Who doesn’t? You do what it takes...
View ArticleKids’ Confidence
I recently read a short story by William Saroyan, The Fifty Yard Dash (first published in 1937), that reminds me of how over-rated the idea of confidence is. The main character, twelve year old Aram,...
View ArticleSoup from a Stone
When I was in college, to make some extra money I took a job at a daycare center as an assistant teacher. I didn’t know a whole lot about kids, but it was plain to see that the general state of the...
View ArticleThe Secret to Great Play Activities
As a parent, one of the dangers of winging it all the time is that you become a full time stress manager. Your child’s needs and wants are never ending, and everyday can feel like an emotional...
View ArticleKindle or Book?
The question has been asked plenty of times—which do you prefer, Kindle or book? For many, the question is completely irrelevant. They prefer a maximum dosage of television. Period. Well, maybe not...
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