18. May 2019

In order to raise a gifted child, first of all it starts with you - Yes, you as the parent, the main caregiver of the child. This is because you will be the one largely influencing and creating the right environment to develop your baby into a gifted child - genius.

07. January 2019

Solving puzzles is a great way for young children to develop important hand-eye coordination and motor skills. The most basic of puzzles are those which include shape sorting, whereby a child is required to manipulate various shaped blocks and place them in the appropriately shaped slot. These are suitable for children as young as one, and will help them develop very basic problem solving skills as well as hand-eye coordination.

02. January 2019

It can be painful to watch your child feeling disappointed. This article by Helene Goldnadel explains some steps that you can take to help your child cope with a disappointment, so that he is able to put the disappointment into perspective and move on as quickly as possible. If a child learns how to deal with disappointment effectively, he will have learned a skill that will be valuable throughout his life. Disappointment is encountered at every stage of life and everyone feels at least a...

28. December 2018

Many parents do a superb job of encouraging their child to use language effectively. They help their youngsters learn the mechanics of language simply by filling their child's environment with good language models, by correcting their mistakes in a matter-of-fact manner, and by responding to and praising his efforts. So receptive is a child to the language he hears around him that he learns to speak it precisely as he hears it, whether it's French, English, Filipino, Chinese, German, or...

18. December 2018

Does your child suffer from learning disabilities? If it is so, you may be able to help your child learn, but at a different pace than normal children. When a child is diagnosed with a learning disability he or she may not be learning something for a reason that may not even be close to a disorder. It may be due to the lack of creativity in which the lesson is presented. For example, if a teacher is teaching a lesson and she talks in a soft even tone that neither goes up or down, chances are...

08. December 2018

Very few people really understand dyslexia. There is so much conflicting information and advice that it can be very hard to know what to do. That is a great pity because learning to read well is important for all of us. This situation is caused by the complexity of underlying causes and patterns of dyslexia. When researching dyslexia you will often come across long lists of indicators of dyslexia, many of which seem to conflict. Most of us have at least one indicator of being dyslexic! Our...

04. December 2018

These days, everyone is busy. This is true even for kids. You complain about juggling work, household tasks, school activities and family time. You feel out of control with so much to do and too little time to get things done. You get frantic about picking the kids up on time, getting dinner on the table, caring for the screaming little one who demands a lot of attention, and even a simple bedtime routine turns chaotic. While it is true that time management for parents is a challenge, it also...

01. December 2018

Learning is natural instinct in a child. They enjoy it. It is interesting event and also a motivating subject for the parents to see their child learning. They not only take pleasure from their efforts but also try to improve the process through which a child learns. A careful approach is required when initiating a child for learning. Parents and teachers always advise the children to learn, but hardly instruct them how to learn. Learning is a natural process. The child himself will learn...

28. November 2018

The Need for Power: People often grossly underestimate a child's need for power. Most of the "power struggles" that parents complain about are the result of not acknowledging this very basic need at the outset. A child needs to feel in control of her life, as if her choices actually make a difference and her world will bend to her touch. Primal? Yes. Do we all share this same need? Absolutely. When we feel as if we do not have power over the course of our lives, hopelessness and bitterness set...

23. November 2018

Many people do not think of the singing voice as a musical instrument. Actually, it is the primary instrument as it existed prior to the invention of any other instrument which accompanies a singer or plays alone. As with any instrument, the singing voice can be trained and well cared for and, in doing this, the singer will keep in practice and keep their instrument well "tuned". As with any musical instrument, the singing voice ought to be kept well tuned. One way of doing this is to keep the...