Asking Questions for Success. Putting your hand up in class to ask a question is important. If a child needs clarification on the subject at hand. Or if the children are not able to understand the assignment. Questions are important in our learning. Mentally, we ask ourselves questions all the time; should I do it […]
Practice makes Perfect for YOUR Child.
Practice makes Perfect for YOUR Child. Michael Jordan practiced and practiced. He did not drink until later in life, no drugs, no out there partying like others on his team. He was out there practicing, practicing, and more practicing. I love stories, and I am going to tell one now. And I am going to […]
How to make Lemonade.
Making Lemonade. What fun this is going to be. Always make it fun when at first it seems a disaster. Instead of dreading the test YOUR child has to take tomorrow. Let’s find out how to have fun learning the stuff! It will be a life long lesson if YOU can help your child not […]
Neuroscientists “Brain fully developed age 25”
Neuroscientists says “Brain fully developed age 25”. Neuroscientists agree that the human brain hasn’t really developed until the mid-’20s. As most scientist claim, the brain is fully developed by the age of 25. Our executive functions, memory, and attention, as well as our complex planning and decision making and complex planning, will develop over […]
Teacher’s View for Learning.
Teacher’s View for Learning. The following is from a Teacher who taught for years and has the following points for YOUR child. Help the student discover a passion outside of academics like sports, music, drama, arts, community service, advocate for animals, or computer skills. There are many more but these are a few. This will […]
Anyone can be Successful.
Anyone can be Successful. But it takes commitment and a good work ethic. Going into Kindergarten is traumatic for a child who has always been at home. And going into the Middle is another traumatic step in development. But, you have the opportunity to help these children at all these stages to be successful. That […]
Responsibility for YOUR Life.
Responsibility for YOUR Life. What an idea. Do you want someone else to control you? TV or video games or friends can control you. But, it is a good thing to take responsibility for yourself. Then you are in control. You are unique and only one of a kind. No one, not even brothers or sisters […]
Find YOUR Child’s Spark.
Find YOUR Child’s spark. We each have a spark, what we are good at, what brings us joy. The child may have many sparks or just one spark. As they are developing it is YOUR job as the parent to help them find that spark. Your job is to take notice at their interest. They […]
Lessons to Learn and More.
Lessons to Learn. Make a list and put it on the refrigerator and see how many your children know or can learn. There are life lessons we all needed to know by the time we left home. The earlier learning them the better. Lessons to Learn. Daisy Luther has a list and here it is: […]
Obstacles in YOUR Child’s Life
Obstacles in YOUR Child’s Life Obstacles in YOUR Child’s Life. There are always going to obstacles. How is your child going to handle those obstacles; an accident they did not see coming. But a romance that ended with tears, or a mistake that will always regret. And a reason that did not come true. Or a curveball that […]
Keep YOUR child from becoming “Bored”.
How to keep YOUR Child from becoming “Bored”. How to keep YOUR Child from becoming “Bored”. No matter where you live there will be lots of different things to keep the young busy and entertained on their downtime. There should always be sometimes that is quiet for YOUR child. But, for the most part, a […]
Learn by YOUR Mistakes
Mistakes Parents Make but Learn. Mistakes Parents Make but Learn. WOW, I know I made probably all. But, I want YOU to know what those mistakes are. We do not want YOU to make them. Long term is not something YOU think about when your child is a baby. However, the quicker you learn to […]
Parent like no other Parent
Parent like no other Parent It is difficult to be as unique and still fit in. Today’s school environment is like any other past school times. Every boy wants to be the quarterback on the football team. Every little girl wants to be the High School Prom Queen. Not going to happen. The earlier YOU start […]
Deficient Emptiness pervades our culture
I keep going back and listening to interviews by Dr. Gabor Mat’e from Canada. He covers so much of what has gone on psychologically for the last 70 years. He covers from when he was 1 year old and given to a stranger to today in world culture. None of what goes on in today’s […]
Family working together is a Team
There is no “I” in team The team teaches cooperation. Team victories develop closeness Family members who work together can help balance each others’ strengths and weaknesses and bring everyone closer together. Parents who work as a team have a positive impact on their children’s emotions and relationships. Kids who work ad a team can increase […]
Brain Development and YOUR Child.
Brain Development and YOUR Child. As we grow and develop in today’s environment and the world there can be a lot that can stop the brain from developing correctly. The brain is not fully developed until a human-any human- until they are in their mid-20s. That is correct. So what does a teenager have doing […]
Help My Child Build Good Study Habits
When the freshness of back to school wears off, the student and parent know it is time to down to business. For students heading to middle school or high school, the homework assignment becomes tougher, workloads get heavier and staying ahead of the curve becomes more of a challenge.YOU, the parent, may ask “what is […]
Build a Sense of Achievement and Independence.
Raising Children To Be Independent and Self-Reliant Build a Sense of Achievement and Independence. One of your most important goals as a parent is to raise children who become independent and self-reliant people. Certainly, in early development, your children count on you. As infants, they rely on you for nourishment, cleaning, and mobility. And your […]
Chores to Build a Work Ethic in My Child?
Chores to Build a Work Ethic in My Child? The one thing in life, no there are two things in life that are necessary and contentious: Working – at something Change – life is about change But, today we will talk about the Work portion: And how to build a work ethic: Even when you […]
YOUR Life can be Extraordinary.
I can tell by the smiles on the children above that they will want their lives to be extraordinary. And it takes work and commitment to do that. But, they have the time. YOU have the time and your children have the time. Life is short, but the earlier you start your plan and have […]