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 […]
Understanding instead of Judging others.
YOU are Unique in the Universe. When we each understand that we have empathy for others who are different. Forget and stay away from those who are negative and dark. Focus on YOU and remember there a lot of good people who think good thoughts. If you are an introvert just stay at the edge […]
Questions – The Crossroads of Life.
Questions will be among the top 5 things that will move you upward and onward to YOUR destiny. Are so important for YOU and YOUR toolbox that it is in the top things of importance. YOU are going into Middle School and you will have some life-long decisions to make: Will you drink, smoke or […]
Teenagers need to know “How to do” Life Skills.
Teenagers need to know “How to do” Life Skills. There are essential things that we each need to do in our lives and your young child is no exception – and the reason there need to be life skills that they learn early in their life is that it does the following: Builds confidence Strong […]
Asking Questions for Success.
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. I love stories, and I am going to tell one now. And I am going to tell you about Bill Bradley. He was an all-American basketball player at Princeton University. And he played in the NBA and the New York Knicks. He won an Olympic gold medal and […]
Believe and Become and YOUR Child.
As you can see, everything in life that each of us does is up to ME. It is not up to our parents or friends but just up to ME. We control everything we do in life. Being a success does take work, but life is about work. Even hackers or robbers have […]
Clarity is Power for YOUR Child.
Clarity is Power for YOUR Child. Everything is YOUR Child’s life is geared to the next step in their development towards adulthood and their profession. Do not take this little child lightly. But this is a journey, and a difficult for them every day. They have to be learning, they have to be having fun, […]
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 […]
Purpose of Life is Life of Purpose.
Purpose of Life is Life of Purpose. Be creative about your purpose. You have to know your unique personal qualities. We all have great qualities. But we have to focus on those and take them to a higher level. This helps in brain development along with school success. Some children are really good at math, […]
Brain Development most important thing in Life.
Brain Development most important thing in Life. In today’s environment, it is important to target everything that will help in the brain development of YOUR child. As you recall, the air, water, and soil have all been contaminated by many things over the last several hundred years. And then there are drugs and alcohol among […]
Can YOUR Child Make Good Decisions?
Can YOUR Child Make Good Decisions? When YOUR child was very young and getting their first ice cream cone – vanilla or chocolate? Those were important decisions for that little one. But, to keep up with decision-making as the young child develops is important. Can they tell good from the bad? Do they know when they […]
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 Middle is another traumatic step in development. But, you have the opportunity to help these children at all these stages to be successful. That is your job. […]
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 […]
Development of YOUR Child.
Development of YOUR Child. That is just it, this is about YOUR child. Unique is what each of us is. Know that every day that YOUR child is unique just like you are unique. Your child may have some of your traits but they have their own way of thinking. It is not their parents […]
Going into Middle School.
My Grandson is going into Middle School this fall. I asked him to write a little article about what was important to him. The following paragraph is from Gage. Some schools give your kid a tour before the first day of middle school. But others are not so lucky. Maybe they do not have the funding. […]
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 […]