Archive for September, 2006

Strengths and Weaknesses

Friday, September 8th, 2006

All too often, children with learning disabilities are seen through their weaknesses.
Like anyone else, however, they have many strengths. It is of the greatest importance to focus on the strengths that your child has and show them to other people. It will not only to help others who are involved in her life understand her […]

3 Rules to Making TeensTechnology Work For You

Thursday, September 7th, 2006

Isn’t the technology of today is amazing?! Between the speed of Instant Messengers or IM’ing, the convince of cell phones, parenting has come a long way from when parents had to make three or four phone calls to track down their TWeen for the simplest request “Bring home some milk?” to the infamous, “Your late, […]

Bring On The Music To Help Your Child Learn Faster And More Effectively

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

Do you remember how you first learned the alphabet? I am quite sure that the majority of us learnt it by singing the ABC Song: ‘ABCDEFG-HIJKLMNOP-QRS-TUV-WXY-and-Z…’
There is no doubt that music and songs are one of the best means to teach children new information and knowledge. And over the last 25 years, many researches and […]

The Twenty-First Century Parent

Tuesday, September 5th, 2006

John was a 43 year-old sales manager at a large company. He’s married and has 3 children, ages 7, 9, and 12. His wife works part-time as a nursing assistant, and they both do as much as they can to parent their children well.
John has developed serious doubts about his ability to be an effective […]

Taking Walks “A Foreign Country” (Ages 3-8)

Tuesday, September 5th, 2006

The preschool child’s world does not extend much farther than his or her house and yard. When children venture beyond those boundaries, their experiences are not much different from ours, the first time in a foreign country.
The child’s world is fixed, routine, and structured. Children see virtually the same things, in the same places, day […]

How to Cope With Colic

Monday, September 4th, 2006

When my oldest daughter was born, I walked the floor night and day, rocking and swaddling, singing and even crying…anything to make my new little miracle stop her endless crying. Well, everyone told me she just had colic and that it would pass. And, alas, pass it did, however I wish that I would have […]

A Place For Everything: Its Childs Play

Sunday, September 3rd, 2006

What parent hasn’t gone into a son’s or daughter’s room and wondered, “Where did I go wrong? How could I have created someone who creates such a mess?”
At this point it is essential to recognize that not everyone is born organized, just as not everyone is born with a talent for art or mechanics. But […]

Learning Disabilities

Saturday, September 2nd, 2006

There are so many learning labels floating around these days … A.D.D., A.D.H.D., Dyslexia, etc. Basically, these are labels pinned on children who are in some way learning disabled. I think most of these kids are learning advanced, but I’ll try to stick to the facts … somewhat …
Children who cannot sit still […]

A Man and His Baby

Friday, September 1st, 2006

When a couple steps forth with a baby in tow everything in life is stable and normal. People hold open doors, hard shopkeepers "chuck" and go all gooey before catching themselves and generally life is an easy ride. But gentlemen, when he who dares to step-out with a baby in tow (minus the wife) life […]