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Which Potty Chair do You Need for Potty Training?
Tool is a good word for the items you’ll need to pull this job off right! The first thing you should consider buying is a potty chair. You can let your child tag along for the ride. It’s important for your child to feel like the potty chair belongs to him. He’ll certainly feel that way if your kid is like mine. Let him pick it out. You’ll be glad you did.
Life After Television: Teaching Our Children to Play Again
Studies have made the news again regarding television and our children. What are they saying? Too much television is not good for our kids. The very presence of a television in your child’s room can be a determining factor in how well your kids do academically. Kids today are continuing to be “plugged in.”
79 Ways For Kids To Exercise Indoors Or Out
79 Ways for Kids To Exercise – Indoors or Out Do you spend all your free time watching TV or playing video games? Two hours of TV or video games a day should be your limit, if you want to be healthy and strong and develop your creativity. Here are some exercise ideas! 1. Walk your dog 2. Walk your neighbor’s dog (with permission from your parents and your neighbor, of course) 3. Fly a kite 4. Toss a Frisbee 5. Ask your parents or grandparents to take ...
10 Things You Should Know Before Buying Educational Toys
Your young child's playtime is his first real learning experience, and toys can act as catalysts in your child's growth. The benefits of educational toys are many and varied, and by choosing the right toys, you create an environment that is fun and conducive to learning vital skills.
Stop School Bullying: Do You Think Bullies Deserve a 'Clean Slate'?
Do you think hardcore bullies deserve a “Clean Slate” at the beginning of the school year? You don’t? You don’t believe in a 'clean slate' for these students. You feel it only puts the students who have put of with them for years through yet another tormenting start to the school year. Unless there is convincing evidence that these bullies have “changed” over the summer, you feel their history of bullying should follow them into the new school year until their ...
Celebrating Earth Day with Kids
April 22nd will bring with it a day to remember that the Earth needs to be cared for as well as everything else in our lives. What can we do help you may ask? Where did “Earth Day” come from?
What Sport Should My Kid Play?
I have a four year old son. He is very physically active and has great motor skills. Far better at most sports they I was at his age. Most of our friends have their children in sports and like most "soccer moms" they drive from event to event - especially on the weekends. We tagged along to a few soccer games and a number of things struck me during and after the games. The most obvious was that there were plenty of kids there who would have rather been somewhere else and who's parents ...
Titillate Your Kids Minds with Word Games
If you think your children play to many computer games - try this trick. Get them to play word games known to both develop kids mentally while improving their spelling. It works!
2001 HALs Technology
If you have seen the film "2001" you probably remember the bit near the end when Dave is disconnecting HAL by pulling out his memory card things. This is the part where HAL says "Dave, stop. Stop, will you? Stop, Dave."
Pretend Play and Dress Up Encourages Imaginative Play
A child’s imagination is something to be encouraged and treasured. Young children learn many skills through imagination, from independent play, interactive play, language and cognitive skills to name a few. Pretend play and dress up are wonderful ways to allow your child to dream and act out all sorts of fun adventures.
How To Find Out Wht You Want To Do With Your Life
Knowing what you like to do and then finding someone to pay you for it is the key to happiness.
7 Keys to the Care and Feeding of Parents
Over the years I've probably written hundreds of articles on how parents can handle their teen-agers. This, I believe, is the first I've written on how teens can 'handle' their parents.
Getting Your Kids Organized for School in 5 Quick Steps
“Getting organized” is more than eliminating clutter and creating neat storage systems. One of the most important areas of organizing is task management. It’s never too early (or too late) to teach kids how to get and stay organized with schoolwork. The skills they learn now will carry over into high school, college, and ultimately, their careers and home management as adults.
Student Leadership Take Your Student Leadership Program to the Next Level
It is exciting times to be involved in student leadership training! Many schools around the workld are beginning to rethink both the way they train their student leaders and also how they harness the tremendous leadership potential of their students. Recently, I have been involved in two very innovative training programs that are worth noting. First, a secondary school and four of its feeder schools conducted a training program together over two days at the end of 2004 ...
Outdoor Play: A Great Way for Kids to Get Outside and Use Their Imagination
"Summer is a wonderful time of year when children can enjoy lots of fresh air and outdoor play. There is certainly no shortage of excellent activities, toys and accessories to entertain and inspire children of all ages." Some of the favorite activities among kids include; bubbles, inflatable bouncers and play sets, kites and wind spinners, outdoor furniture, playhouses and play tents, pools and water fun, and sandboxes and beach toys. Bubbles are one of those outdoor ...
Drama The Most Important Subject?
So, you’ve got a child at school, and they know how to read and write well. Perhaps they do very well academically.
Strength Training for the Young Athlete: The Benefits Will Last a Lifetime!
Strength Training is not training to see how much weight one can push around the gym. Simply stated, Strength Training is a method of conditioning that will increase an individual’s ability to handle the physical demands of activity. Strength Training may involve the use of weights or other external resistance (bands, medicine balls, pulleys, etc.), it may involve body weight (push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, etc.,) and it may involve the use of body weight and ground forces (skipping, hopping, ...
Glow Stick Party Ideas
Glow sticks are a great way to light up any party and are fun to enjoy by individuals of all ages. Glow sticks come in many colors, shapes and designs and are great for parties and other events or gatherings. If you have purchased or are thinking of purchasing glow sticks for an upcoming event, you may want to consider some of the following party ideas which include these items:
Designing Jewelry for Teenagers A Profitable Market Niche
Teenage jewelry is an important and lucrative market niche. Today’s 12- to 19-year-old crowd shops for fashions more than any other age group.
Fundraising: Want to Buy a Candy Bar? Or a Discount Pizza Card?
Perhaps the groups that find the need to fundraise the most are school related such as sports teams, marching bands or PTA and PTO groups. With shrinking funds from the various school systems nationwide, such groups find their funds being cut and having to look at various outside fundraising sources.
What High School Students Can Do Over the Summer
There are so many options for summer activities, no wonder it can be difficult to know where to begin. While reviewing how IvyWise students have spent their summers, I noticed that their plans fell under six basic categories. I included the a few examples in each category to help you get started.
Mindfulness and Education: Teachers Must Make It Fun
As a mindfulness trainer, I’m a big fan of promoting greater mindfulness in the classroom. However, it’s interesting to me that those who seem to be the most thoughtful and passionate proponents of mindfulness in education are the ones most likely to be trapped by their limited thinking.
Child Outdoor Games Are Your Kids Breaking a Sweat?
Do you recall playing games like red rover, hopscotch, tag or marbles? Games that used to have you out playing until your mum came out calling for you because it was getting dark.
Self Esteem and Teens
Ideally, we raise our children from the cradle to have a positive sense of self-esteem. A child that has always had a strong sense of who they are and were they want to go with their life isn't as likely to dabble in drugs, alcohol, and premarital sex. A child who has a safe open dialog with at least one of their parents isn't as likely to keep secrets and start sneaking around during the teenage years. A child who has been raised to set personal boundaries isn't as likely to ...
School Bullies: Hit 'Em Where It Hurts
School bullies never seem to stop! Sometimes you have to “hit ‘em where it hurts” as we say!
School Bullying Stopped with Outside Resources!
Whew! You have counseled the victims. You have counseled and yelled at the bullies! And they are still running their mouths and hurting innocent students! Remember the Bully Zapper motto – “Keep Trying!” Our school has an in-house counseling program through our county health department. These therapists have an office right in the school, and we use them for mental health emergencies also! They also provide in-service training to our staff on ADHD, Depression, ...
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