Have you noticed a change in the amount of time your children are involved in outdoor play compared to when you were a child? For most of us the answer is yes, mainly due to the advancement of all things electronic that require a power point to connect into. But it doesn't have to be that way. If your child is a couch potato then here are a few suggestions for getting them away from the television and outside again.
It is a good idea to make outdoor play time a regular part of your child's daily routine. Have them go outside for a minimum half an hour as soon as they get home from school. Let them know that the Play Station and Xbox will be available to them only after they have had their outdoor play time. If you are consistent and disciplined with this rule your children will adapt quickly.
Of course outdoor play by yourself is not much fun. If your child doesn't have siblings then encourage friends to come over. But don't forget that Moms and Dads make great playmates too. Think of it as part of your daily fitness regime. Not only will you benefit healthwise, you will also be making time to talk to and be with your child on a regular basis. Teach them how to play some of the games that you grew up playing. Trust me when I say your child will love you for it.
Having equipment to play with in the backyard will help encourage children outdoors but doesn't need to be expensive either. For pre-schoolers a sandpit will keep them occupied for hours. Older children enjoy ball games, bikes, skipping ropes and hopscotch. If you have the room, a trampoline, swing set or basketball hoop are great entertainers. There are also games like hide-and-seek that require no equipment, just imagination.
We all know that outdoor play is important for a child's development both physically and emotionally but it won't happen unless we are willing to make some changes. Let's make it a priority to get our children enjoying the fresh air again and we will all reap the benefits.
Janeene is a mother and web publisher with a family focus. Check out her latest websites about swing sets for kids and masks for halloween for information on keeping your kids entertained.
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Monday, 26 October 2009
Child Development Made Simple
As a parent we all want what is best for our children and as a result we find ways to best equip them with the skills they need to succeed in life.
To help achieve this there are a number if topics that we, as parents, need to understand, these being
Our role as a Parent
Understanding Your Child's Development
The importance of play in child development
Temperament and Your Child
Developing Self-Esteem
Essential Parenting Skills
Emotionally preparing your child
Chill out time for Parents
to name but a few topics. Hopefully these will get you to start to think how you can help your child develop.
Regardless of your child's age, all parents want to help their children to reach developmental milestones. Whether it be fine or gross motor skills or speech and language development, there are several activities and ways a parent can encourage their child's development.
Child development begins at an early stage as babies, where they simply act as human sponges soaking up everything around them and providing them with the right stimulus can get them off to a great start. As they progress into toddlers and become more independent, choosing the right play will help motor development, eye-hand coordination and vision, cognitive skills, hearing / listening / vocal senses, social / emotional development and potentially unlocking their creative / imaginative skills. Better start putting the paint and crayons away!
As they get older, teaching them how to recognize what they want and how to set goals to achieve what they want is one of the most valuable lesson you can give them to become successful in life.
Like myself and many other parents, after years of parenting, we find ourselves reflecting back over time, wishing "If I could do it over again I would do a better job". If we could only had the experience and wisdom earlier, then perhaps we could have given our children better start. Could I have done this or shown them that, then perhaps they could have ended up being stronger and better persons? Isn't hindsight a wonderful thing ?
Thanks to the Internet, information for parents is now more readily available making child development simple or at least less daunting. That information covers personal experiences, good and bad, successes and mistakes and all the stages of child development, from birth, toddlers, teens and through to adulthood. As this information is often widely spread on different web sites all over the Internet and other resources such as books, articles and other 'tools', this often takes a great deal of time and effort to locate and often patience is the key to finding the right resource for your needs. From personal experience, it would have been nice to have a one stop information site that brought together all the information and resources in a single useful location.
For this article I have set two goals. Firstly, to get you to think about what you can do to help your child develop and secondly to guide you to those resources and products that will help to achieve your goal. Being a successful parent doesn't mean having to win awards, it simply means doing the best you can for your child, with the best resources. I hope that by reading this article you are taking steps in the right direction.
About The Author:
Michael J Gettings is an IT worker, who is combining a long time interest in Internet Marketing with information sharing, gained through personal experience and other resources. Visit the first of these information / resource sharing sites at and share your experiences.
Child Development Made Simple
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To help achieve this there are a number if topics that we, as parents, need to understand, these being
Our role as a Parent
Understanding Your Child's Development
The importance of play in child development
Temperament and Your Child
Developing Self-Esteem
Essential Parenting Skills
Emotionally preparing your child
Chill out time for Parents
to name but a few topics. Hopefully these will get you to start to think how you can help your child develop.
Regardless of your child's age, all parents want to help their children to reach developmental milestones. Whether it be fine or gross motor skills or speech and language development, there are several activities and ways a parent can encourage their child's development.
Child development begins at an early stage as babies, where they simply act as human sponges soaking up everything around them and providing them with the right stimulus can get them off to a great start. As they progress into toddlers and become more independent, choosing the right play will help motor development, eye-hand coordination and vision, cognitive skills, hearing / listening / vocal senses, social / emotional development and potentially unlocking their creative / imaginative skills. Better start putting the paint and crayons away!
As they get older, teaching them how to recognize what they want and how to set goals to achieve what they want is one of the most valuable lesson you can give them to become successful in life.
Like myself and many other parents, after years of parenting, we find ourselves reflecting back over time, wishing "If I could do it over again I would do a better job". If we could only had the experience and wisdom earlier, then perhaps we could have given our children better start. Could I have done this or shown them that, then perhaps they could have ended up being stronger and better persons? Isn't hindsight a wonderful thing ?
Thanks to the Internet, information for parents is now more readily available making child development simple or at least less daunting. That information covers personal experiences, good and bad, successes and mistakes and all the stages of child development, from birth, toddlers, teens and through to adulthood. As this information is often widely spread on different web sites all over the Internet and other resources such as books, articles and other 'tools', this often takes a great deal of time and effort to locate and often patience is the key to finding the right resource for your needs. From personal experience, it would have been nice to have a one stop information site that brought together all the information and resources in a single useful location.
For this article I have set two goals. Firstly, to get you to think about what you can do to help your child develop and secondly to guide you to those resources and products that will help to achieve your goal. Being a successful parent doesn't mean having to win awards, it simply means doing the best you can for your child, with the best resources. I hope that by reading this article you are taking steps in the right direction.
About The Author:
Michael J Gettings is an IT worker, who is combining a long time interest in Internet Marketing with information sharing, gained through personal experience and other resources. Visit the first of these information / resource sharing sites at and share your experiences.
Child Development Made Simple
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Child Development Problems and How to Solve Them Naturally
Child development problems can vary from growth (too much, too little), to growing pains, to slow or too rapid milestones, and everything in between.
Here, I want to focus of a tissue salt which can help most children.
It's a tough time for kids. Growing puts huge demands on their bodies. Good nutrition is essential to a child's development, and this is rarely addressed adequately. The western diet at best is misinformed and at worst is downright disastrous.
So most children will suffer in their development, in some way or another.
There are twelve tissue salts which address the lack of minerals found in the body. The one most needed by growing children is called Calc phos. It is available in a 6x potency (strength) and should be taken at least twice a day, indefinitely, during the growth period.
Below are some of the symptoms a child may exhibit when needing Calc phos:
pale
very sensitive to the cold
suffer with headaches
oversensitivity to light
get lots of colds
have a poor appetite, and poor food absorption
craves salty or smoked food
delayed dentition and/or complaints during dentition
However, it isn't necessary to have any of these symptoms for Calc phos to make a big impact on your child development challenges. Why? Because calcium is needed in large amounts for bone growth and Calc phos is one of the best ways of addressing this imbalance.
But, apart from the development issues, you should notice an improvement in other areas, too.
However, there is nothing to beat good nutrition. This consists of real fresh food (rather than canned, packet, processed, sugar, preservatives, fast), especially lots of raw fruit and vegetables.
Dairy is not a good food for children. It does nothing for their calcium absorption. Green leafy vegetables have far more absorbable calcium.
Exposure to the sun, without any sunblock, is also essential to growing children. Rickets is making a comeback, with kids being kept away from the sun. Yet the sun is essential for healthy bone growth.
And exercise is another essential area for healthy child development. Exercise helps bones grow properly.
To combine exercise, exposure to the sun, fresh air, as well as stimulation, outdoor games, cycling and swimming come up top of the list.
Written by Madeleine Innocent
If you liked this article, then I invite you to my download my free report on how to naturally treat some common ailments at home. You can also receive my free, weekly ezine on how to improve your health and that of your family, including pets, naturally.
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Here, I want to focus of a tissue salt which can help most children.
It's a tough time for kids. Growing puts huge demands on their bodies. Good nutrition is essential to a child's development, and this is rarely addressed adequately. The western diet at best is misinformed and at worst is downright disastrous.
So most children will suffer in their development, in some way or another.
There are twelve tissue salts which address the lack of minerals found in the body. The one most needed by growing children is called Calc phos. It is available in a 6x potency (strength) and should be taken at least twice a day, indefinitely, during the growth period.
Below are some of the symptoms a child may exhibit when needing Calc phos:
pale
very sensitive to the cold
suffer with headaches
oversensitivity to light
get lots of colds
have a poor appetite, and poor food absorption
craves salty or smoked food
delayed dentition and/or complaints during dentition
However, it isn't necessary to have any of these symptoms for Calc phos to make a big impact on your child development challenges. Why? Because calcium is needed in large amounts for bone growth and Calc phos is one of the best ways of addressing this imbalance.
But, apart from the development issues, you should notice an improvement in other areas, too.
However, there is nothing to beat good nutrition. This consists of real fresh food (rather than canned, packet, processed, sugar, preservatives, fast), especially lots of raw fruit and vegetables.
Dairy is not a good food for children. It does nothing for their calcium absorption. Green leafy vegetables have far more absorbable calcium.
Exposure to the sun, without any sunblock, is also essential to growing children. Rickets is making a comeback, with kids being kept away from the sun. Yet the sun is essential for healthy bone growth.
And exercise is another essential area for healthy child development. Exercise helps bones grow properly.
To combine exercise, exposure to the sun, fresh air, as well as stimulation, outdoor games, cycling and swimming come up top of the list.
Written by Madeleine Innocent
If you liked this article, then I invite you to my download my free report on how to naturally treat some common ailments at home. You can also receive my free, weekly ezine on how to improve your health and that of your family, including pets, naturally.
http://www.twolegsandfour.com.au
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Experts on Child Rearing - Should You Listen to Them
Listen to experts? NO! Not if you are about to use them as a step-by-step methodology for raising your child.
Now a disclaimer: I am a child development "expert." Starting out as an Early Childhood Education major, on to being a Kindergarten teacher; through to a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology and life as a professor, text book author and parent - I live and breathe child psychology. Yes, I am one of those experts.
So why then do I ask if you should listen to child rearing experts and answer NO? In short - because your child is your child and not my child.
I didn't want anyone telling me how to raise my son and I wouldn't think of telling you how to raise your child. But there are ways an expert can be helpful. What an expert can do is suggest ideas, raise questions, and mention what research shows about children, parents and the interactions between them.
Parenting skills require thinking:
= thinking about the child and its development
= thinking about yourself and your development
= thinking about the interaction between the two of you
That's the simplistic part. Add in a spouse, other children, pets and life and - oops - you get a much more complicated scenario. A scenario most idiosyncratic to you and your home - nothing the expert experiences on a daily basis - if at all.
In fact, even within your home each being lives in a "different" scenario, as what constitutes "self" is different for each one of you - and "self" will differ from time to time even for an individual. So how you interact with your children, to my way of thinking, can and will change depending on many factors.
Only you, the parent, is an expert in raising your child. What the rest of us experts can do is offer information and advice...not step-by-step "rules."
And now I would like to invite you to claim your Free 30 minute consultation on parenting201 when you visit http://parenting201.org.
From Lynn Dorman, Ph.D. - The Parenting Guru and "scanner" at Gray Wolf Productions.
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Now a disclaimer: I am a child development "expert." Starting out as an Early Childhood Education major, on to being a Kindergarten teacher; through to a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology and life as a professor, text book author and parent - I live and breathe child psychology. Yes, I am one of those experts.
So why then do I ask if you should listen to child rearing experts and answer NO? In short - because your child is your child and not my child.
I didn't want anyone telling me how to raise my son and I wouldn't think of telling you how to raise your child. But there are ways an expert can be helpful. What an expert can do is suggest ideas, raise questions, and mention what research shows about children, parents and the interactions between them.
Parenting skills require thinking:
= thinking about the child and its development
= thinking about yourself and your development
= thinking about the interaction between the two of you
That's the simplistic part. Add in a spouse, other children, pets and life and - oops - you get a much more complicated scenario. A scenario most idiosyncratic to you and your home - nothing the expert experiences on a daily basis - if at all.
In fact, even within your home each being lives in a "different" scenario, as what constitutes "self" is different for each one of you - and "self" will differ from time to time even for an individual. So how you interact with your children, to my way of thinking, can and will change depending on many factors.
Only you, the parent, is an expert in raising your child. What the rest of us experts can do is offer information and advice...not step-by-step "rules."
And now I would like to invite you to claim your Free 30 minute consultation on parenting201 when you visit http://parenting201.org.
From Lynn Dorman, Ph.D. - The Parenting Guru and "scanner" at Gray Wolf Productions.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Lynn_Dorman,_Ph.D.
How to Potty Train Toward Independence
The actual time that you will want to start baby potty training toward independent use of a toilet must be based on the communication you have formed between yourself and your child. You will begin to see signs that will indicate that he or she may be prepared to start learning independent elimination techniques.
Though you may be anxious to get rid of the diapers, it is important to understand that your child simply will not be toiled trained until he or she is ready and you cannot force your child to reach that point. In fact, being too pushy about baby potty training before your baby is ready for the process can actually make the effort a much longer and arduous one. Instead of filling your time with frustration, headaches, and tears, work with your child's natural development to determine the time to begin.
Typically speaking, most children will start to communicate their ability to eliminate independently in around the age of 2 to 2 ½ years. Girls are usually prepared to start before boys will be. Equally, boys will often learn urinary control long before they establish bowel control.
The signs your toddler may show to indicate that he or she may be ready to begin independent elimination include:
Understanding basic terminology that you will use to communicate instructions, intentions, and other messages about elimination. These terms include things such as "dry", "wet", "potty" or "toilet", "poop", "pee", and other similar words.
Your child has started to talk about wanting to use the toilet and is aware of the times when he or she will need to go.
He or she is capable of letting you know when his or her diaper has been soiled.
Your child is capable of understanding the link between dry pants and using the toilet.
Your child's bowel movements are occurring within approximately the same times each day.
Your child wakes up dry after sleeping and can remain dry for a few hours at a time.
Of course, these are only initial indicators that the time for baby potty training may be approaching. There are other elements to independence that will also be very useful when the time comes for your child to eliminate all alone. For one thing, he or she should be able to understand concepts such as readiness to eliminate, and phrases that you will use to communicate such as "let's go to the bathroom". Other indicators you can look for in your child can include:
Imitating the actions of other family members
Asking questions about using the toilet, perhaps after watching it being used̢۬
The desire to do things for him or herself
He or she enjoys the process of washing hands
He or she is able to pull down and pull up his or her own pants
Your child has a desire to do things that will please you
Children going through toddlerhood will almost inevitably go through a stage where they will refuse to cooperate, no matter what is requested of them. It is often best to wait until this phase has passed before beginning baby potty training, as you will want him or her to be willing to obey certain basic commands and listen when you speak.
Of course, these are only the indicators that your child is giving you to say that he or she is ready to begin. There are, of course, many things that you can do to help with the process along the way, too. Remember, baby potty training is a team effort between you and your child.
Learn how to potty train in greater detail step by step and at no cost to you.
http://www.bestpottytrainingpants.com
Discover that potty training need not only start at 18 month. It could start as early as 1 month, and this article will show you how this is possible.
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Though you may be anxious to get rid of the diapers, it is important to understand that your child simply will not be toiled trained until he or she is ready and you cannot force your child to reach that point. In fact, being too pushy about baby potty training before your baby is ready for the process can actually make the effort a much longer and arduous one. Instead of filling your time with frustration, headaches, and tears, work with your child's natural development to determine the time to begin.
Typically speaking, most children will start to communicate their ability to eliminate independently in around the age of 2 to 2 ½ years. Girls are usually prepared to start before boys will be. Equally, boys will often learn urinary control long before they establish bowel control.
The signs your toddler may show to indicate that he or she may be ready to begin independent elimination include:
Understanding basic terminology that you will use to communicate instructions, intentions, and other messages about elimination. These terms include things such as "dry", "wet", "potty" or "toilet", "poop", "pee", and other similar words.
Your child has started to talk about wanting to use the toilet and is aware of the times when he or she will need to go.
He or she is capable of letting you know when his or her diaper has been soiled.
Your child is capable of understanding the link between dry pants and using the toilet.
Your child's bowel movements are occurring within approximately the same times each day.
Your child wakes up dry after sleeping and can remain dry for a few hours at a time.
Of course, these are only initial indicators that the time for baby potty training may be approaching. There are other elements to independence that will also be very useful when the time comes for your child to eliminate all alone. For one thing, he or she should be able to understand concepts such as readiness to eliminate, and phrases that you will use to communicate such as "let's go to the bathroom". Other indicators you can look for in your child can include:
Imitating the actions of other family members
Asking questions about using the toilet, perhaps after watching it being used̢۬
The desire to do things for him or herself
He or she enjoys the process of washing hands
He or she is able to pull down and pull up his or her own pants
Your child has a desire to do things that will please you
Children going through toddlerhood will almost inevitably go through a stage where they will refuse to cooperate, no matter what is requested of them. It is often best to wait until this phase has passed before beginning baby potty training, as you will want him or her to be willing to obey certain basic commands and listen when you speak.
Of course, these are only the indicators that your child is giving you to say that he or she is ready to begin. There are, of course, many things that you can do to help with the process along the way, too. Remember, baby potty training is a team effort between you and your child.
Learn how to potty train in greater detail step by step and at no cost to you.
http://www.bestpottytrainingpants.com
Discover that potty training need not only start at 18 month. It could start as early as 1 month, and this article will show you how this is possible.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Tommy_Foo
Youth Fitness - How to Introduce Your Child to Physical Activity and Accelerate Their Development
There are some general rules when introducing fitness into a child's life, and there is also a lot of misinformation.
For instance, the whole "weightlifting can damage growth plates" idea that is now "common knowledge" is very, very misleading. In fact, it is inaccurate. That myth is based on a Japanese study in the 1940's that used children working in a dirty mine as their sample! Yes, too much weightlifting can cause damage, but under professional supervision, strength training can be a safer environment than competitive sports.
Exercise at a young age, including strength training, is a vital part of a child's physical, emotional, and mental development. (Suggest reading "Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain", which talks about how exercise aids brain development and learning by creating new neurons in the brain. This is revolutionary information that will radically transform our school system, hopefully sooner than later.)
In general, it is best to introduce physical activity in a non-competitive setting first; this decreases the risk of injury and will prevent children who are not "good" at sports from getting turned off to physical activity in general. It also provides more control over the environment, ensuring a positive first experience with organized physical activity. Unfortunately, many schools present their children only two options: sports or inactivity. Fitness can teach them to compete with themselves, create and achieve goals, and self-empowerment, while building self-esteem. When a child is bad at a sport or sports in general, competitive sports lowers self-esteem. Fitness is a great alternative.
Weightlifting can be a very valuable tool to introduce to children even before sports, contrary to popular belief, because under the correct supervision, the child can practice controlling weights that are well within their skill and strength level, instead of pushing their limits in a competitive setting. That controlled environment is safer then sports and can then decrease the risk of injury when they enter that competitive environment.
Most research indicates that 5 years old is an appropriate age for MOST children to begin some type of exercise. Again, under expert supervision, they can start as early as 3 years old with certain basic activities. Issues with damaging a child's body are decreased greatly with the concept of micro-progression, in which the child starts with very easy "control exercises" and very slowly progresses from there. Isometrics, exercises where you hold a position instead of moving, are excellent for building strength and control while greatly reducing risk. From a physiological perspective, where the force comes from (weights, water, a ball or sport, their own body etc) is irrelevant in and of itself; properly prescribing and then progressing forces slowly is the key to successful adaptation.
There are many ways in which exercise and sports can teach teamwork and emotional development. Partner dancing has been taught in some school systems to utilize exercise for social development of pre-teens; while dancing, new neurons are created, which are then utilized for navigating a socially challenging situation (dancing with a partner of the opposite sex. EWWW!).
Unfortunately, the government, the media, and popular culture dismiss fitness and physical activity for young students as a luxury; nothing could be further from the truth. Physical fitness is a sure way to help your child grow socially, emotionally, physically, and intellectually, all while teaching them how to overcome challenges, work together, and achieve goals. Exercise is a tremendous vehicle for self-empowerment and self-mastery, and is an essential element of education that should be brought back to the foreground of our national conscience.
Let me know your thoughts, and for more information, check out http://www.getdynamicresults.com
Until next time, train smart.
Jonathan Angelilli aka Johnny Fitness has worked as a full time trainer for over 8 years, has completed 8 certifications, trains several celebrities, and is currently the Training Director of Dynamic Results, an upscale fitness and lifestyle company in NYC. He has directly coached, managed, and mentored over 100 personal trainers in the last 5 years alone, and owns a highly successful consulting company for personal trainers.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jonathan_Angelilli
For instance, the whole "weightlifting can damage growth plates" idea that is now "common knowledge" is very, very misleading. In fact, it is inaccurate. That myth is based on a Japanese study in the 1940's that used children working in a dirty mine as their sample! Yes, too much weightlifting can cause damage, but under professional supervision, strength training can be a safer environment than competitive sports.
Exercise at a young age, including strength training, is a vital part of a child's physical, emotional, and mental development. (Suggest reading "Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain", which talks about how exercise aids brain development and learning by creating new neurons in the brain. This is revolutionary information that will radically transform our school system, hopefully sooner than later.)
In general, it is best to introduce physical activity in a non-competitive setting first; this decreases the risk of injury and will prevent children who are not "good" at sports from getting turned off to physical activity in general. It also provides more control over the environment, ensuring a positive first experience with organized physical activity. Unfortunately, many schools present their children only two options: sports or inactivity. Fitness can teach them to compete with themselves, create and achieve goals, and self-empowerment, while building self-esteem. When a child is bad at a sport or sports in general, competitive sports lowers self-esteem. Fitness is a great alternative.
Weightlifting can be a very valuable tool to introduce to children even before sports, contrary to popular belief, because under the correct supervision, the child can practice controlling weights that are well within their skill and strength level, instead of pushing their limits in a competitive setting. That controlled environment is safer then sports and can then decrease the risk of injury when they enter that competitive environment.
Most research indicates that 5 years old is an appropriate age for MOST children to begin some type of exercise. Again, under expert supervision, they can start as early as 3 years old with certain basic activities. Issues with damaging a child's body are decreased greatly with the concept of micro-progression, in which the child starts with very easy "control exercises" and very slowly progresses from there. Isometrics, exercises where you hold a position instead of moving, are excellent for building strength and control while greatly reducing risk. From a physiological perspective, where the force comes from (weights, water, a ball or sport, their own body etc) is irrelevant in and of itself; properly prescribing and then progressing forces slowly is the key to successful adaptation.
There are many ways in which exercise and sports can teach teamwork and emotional development. Partner dancing has been taught in some school systems to utilize exercise for social development of pre-teens; while dancing, new neurons are created, which are then utilized for navigating a socially challenging situation (dancing with a partner of the opposite sex. EWWW!).
Unfortunately, the government, the media, and popular culture dismiss fitness and physical activity for young students as a luxury; nothing could be further from the truth. Physical fitness is a sure way to help your child grow socially, emotionally, physically, and intellectually, all while teaching them how to overcome challenges, work together, and achieve goals. Exercise is a tremendous vehicle for self-empowerment and self-mastery, and is an essential element of education that should be brought back to the foreground of our national conscience.
Let me know your thoughts, and for more information, check out http://www.getdynamicresults.com
Until next time, train smart.
Jonathan Angelilli aka Johnny Fitness has worked as a full time trainer for over 8 years, has completed 8 certifications, trains several celebrities, and is currently the Training Director of Dynamic Results, an upscale fitness and lifestyle company in NYC. He has directly coached, managed, and mentored over 100 personal trainers in the last 5 years alone, and owns a highly successful consulting company for personal trainers.
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Mental Development in Your Child - How You Can Increase It
Trying to teach your child enough to give them a head start when they begin school can be a daunting and stressful task. Either you are not sure what you should be teaching your child or you are not sure how you should be teaching your child. With this system though, teaching and training your child to learn can be both fun and rewarding without the stress involved.
This program was originally started to help accelerate mental development in children It can be used successfully with babies, pre-schoolers and children with brain injuries or learning disabilities. Children at these ages are eager to learn, they have a hunger for it. The incredible amount of learning and retention of information that they take in will never be as great at any other time in their lives. You can teach them to read words, phrases and stories. They can also learn encyclopedic knowledge and learn to do simple and complex math equations. Even if your child is not born a genius they can become one.
With the Genius Maker program you can multiply your child's intelligence and guarantee your child's academic success in life. Instill a life long passion for learning in your child and help them create confidence in their abilities to learn whatever they set their mind to. The program utilizes frequent yet very short lessons because kids get bored fast. This can be made part of play time and it will help you bond with your child. Guarantee your child's success; give them a head start in life.
Imagine your child raising his hand excitedly in school always with the answers? Think about him not struggling with his homework, and loving school. Now think of him proudly headed to college with this same confidence. Your child needs a head start in life, it is not to early to start teaching them! I know you want them to have this head start, this is how.
Money well spent for your child's future!
http://teachyourbaby2.blogspot.com
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This program was originally started to help accelerate mental development in children It can be used successfully with babies, pre-schoolers and children with brain injuries or learning disabilities. Children at these ages are eager to learn, they have a hunger for it. The incredible amount of learning and retention of information that they take in will never be as great at any other time in their lives. You can teach them to read words, phrases and stories. They can also learn encyclopedic knowledge and learn to do simple and complex math equations. Even if your child is not born a genius they can become one.
With the Genius Maker program you can multiply your child's intelligence and guarantee your child's academic success in life. Instill a life long passion for learning in your child and help them create confidence in their abilities to learn whatever they set their mind to. The program utilizes frequent yet very short lessons because kids get bored fast. This can be made part of play time and it will help you bond with your child. Guarantee your child's success; give them a head start in life.
Imagine your child raising his hand excitedly in school always with the answers? Think about him not struggling with his homework, and loving school. Now think of him proudly headed to college with this same confidence. Your child needs a head start in life, it is not to early to start teaching them! I know you want them to have this head start, this is how.
Money well spent for your child's future!
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Parents Are Responsible For Helping Keep Their Children From Becoming Obese
There was a recent article that just came out from the Health Day News that suggested parents play a major role in whether or not their young kids are thin or are overweight. The article had to do with the way mothers fed their babies in the first few months of their life. The study indicated that many women would overfeed their babies in an attempt to keep them from crying.
Additionally, the study suggested that many women simply were not picking up the queues that their babies were providing to indicate they were satiated from being fed. Some of the indications that women were missing these cues came from the fact that they often fed their baby while watching television and not during a one-on-one concentrated effort with their child.
The article hypothesized that women would become distracted because they were paying more attention to the TV show than they were to the cues from their child that he or she had had enough to eat. They found that children who were overweight early in their childhood development often went on to become overweight as teens and obese as adults.
In addition, the article suggested that women who gained more than 25-30 pounds during their pregnancy had a much higher risk for their child being overweight by the age of three. This information was gleaned from reports in the respected Maternal And Child Health Journal. It is been reported that in the United States today infants from birth to six months of age have a 59% higher likelihood of being overweight than babies who were born 20 years ago.
In totality these findings suggest that the home environment is critically important in whether or not a child grows up to become an obese adult. Parents must become educated that they have a direct role in feeding their children in healthy ways so that they can remain thin and not have to deal with the extreme problems that come later in life with the body that is overweight or obese.
Doug has been writing articles online for nearly 4 years now. Not only does this author specialize in diet, fitness and weight loss, you can also check out his latest website named Loan Modification Hardship Letter which provides the best information on Mortgage After Foreclosure for homeowners.
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Additionally, the study suggested that many women simply were not picking up the queues that their babies were providing to indicate they were satiated from being fed. Some of the indications that women were missing these cues came from the fact that they often fed their baby while watching television and not during a one-on-one concentrated effort with their child.
The article hypothesized that women would become distracted because they were paying more attention to the TV show than they were to the cues from their child that he or she had had enough to eat. They found that children who were overweight early in their childhood development often went on to become overweight as teens and obese as adults.
In addition, the article suggested that women who gained more than 25-30 pounds during their pregnancy had a much higher risk for their child being overweight by the age of three. This information was gleaned from reports in the respected Maternal And Child Health Journal. It is been reported that in the United States today infants from birth to six months of age have a 59% higher likelihood of being overweight than babies who were born 20 years ago.
In totality these findings suggest that the home environment is critically important in whether or not a child grows up to become an obese adult. Parents must become educated that they have a direct role in feeding their children in healthy ways so that they can remain thin and not have to deal with the extreme problems that come later in life with the body that is overweight or obese.
Doug has been writing articles online for nearly 4 years now. Not only does this author specialize in diet, fitness and weight loss, you can also check out his latest website named Loan Modification Hardship Letter which provides the best information on Mortgage After Foreclosure for homeowners.
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Five Tips to Developing Trust and Lasting Relationship With Your Child
Let me begin with an adage - "Maturity has nothing to do with age; it is all about experience and exposure". How does this impact our children and the way we bring them up? We all must be aware of the term "Grown-up Kid". Why do we use this term for some people - because we perceive that the maturity of the person does not go with their age. So if we can have grown-up kids aged 20 or 30 why can't we have matured kids aged 6 or 10 or even younger.
Modern science says that a child has maximum grasping ability until the age of 6 - they can grasp the right and wrong, the good and bad, different languages, different skills ... you name it and it is possible. So if you instil & reinforce the right type of behaviours at early age there is no reason why your kid won't be a "Matured Kid" from very early age.
We all love our children - but the daily travails of life make it difficult to do justice to them. Our kids have no prior experience of how they should be treated - so we form a very big part of their life experience for them. The techniques below will help you to achieve your target to instil the right type of behavioural traits in your child.
Firm yet Fair:
To develop trust in your child you need to develop a Firm yet Fair image. Let your "No" be a "No" and at the same time be consistent in your behaviour. Also never break promises and if you do need to break them - explain the reasons clearly and involve your child in finding alternatives.
Listen:
Listen to your child and understand their motivation. Do not cut your child off and deny them the right to express themselves. It is very easy to say "No" to an unreasonable demand - but it takes more effort to make your child understand why the demand is unreasonable.
Do not burn out your child:
Get your child to realise the importance of goals early on, but do not set them up to fail. It is great to stretch your child a bit. However, do not put too much pressure on your child - such that they burn out in the process. Ensure goals set are within reach and your child constantly gets your guidance in achieving them.
Coach instead of direct all time:
When guiding your child to achieve new skill sets, learn how to draw a line between directing and coaching. Once you feel that your child has developed a specific skill and is confident, step back and let them go ahead with the task on their own. Don't constantly interfere in their work and give them the freedom to approach and carry out the task on their own. Only by giving trust can you get more trust.
Have Adult to Adult conversation:
When your child's behaviour is not as per your expectations, rather than losing your temper and shouting at them try and have a logical conversation. Key steps to having a logical conversation are:
• Keep your EGO at bay
• Focus on action and criticise the action rather than the person
• Ask questions rather than giving conclusions
• Get understanding and acceptance on problem
• Conclude with an action plan
Prioritisation of your child's development is the first step towards successful parenting. For addition resources and recommendations on effective parenting styles and techniques that work, check out http://www.newparentingstyle.com.
This article is written by Kinjal Shah - a successful marketing executive and mother of 2. She has spent two years to learn these techniques and save her family from brink of disaster. You can contact her on kinjalshah@newparentingstyle.com
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Modern science says that a child has maximum grasping ability until the age of 6 - they can grasp the right and wrong, the good and bad, different languages, different skills ... you name it and it is possible. So if you instil & reinforce the right type of behaviours at early age there is no reason why your kid won't be a "Matured Kid" from very early age.
We all love our children - but the daily travails of life make it difficult to do justice to them. Our kids have no prior experience of how they should be treated - so we form a very big part of their life experience for them. The techniques below will help you to achieve your target to instil the right type of behavioural traits in your child.
Firm yet Fair:
To develop trust in your child you need to develop a Firm yet Fair image. Let your "No" be a "No" and at the same time be consistent in your behaviour. Also never break promises and if you do need to break them - explain the reasons clearly and involve your child in finding alternatives.
Listen:
Listen to your child and understand their motivation. Do not cut your child off and deny them the right to express themselves. It is very easy to say "No" to an unreasonable demand - but it takes more effort to make your child understand why the demand is unreasonable.
Do not burn out your child:
Get your child to realise the importance of goals early on, but do not set them up to fail. It is great to stretch your child a bit. However, do not put too much pressure on your child - such that they burn out in the process. Ensure goals set are within reach and your child constantly gets your guidance in achieving them.
Coach instead of direct all time:
When guiding your child to achieve new skill sets, learn how to draw a line between directing and coaching. Once you feel that your child has developed a specific skill and is confident, step back and let them go ahead with the task on their own. Don't constantly interfere in their work and give them the freedom to approach and carry out the task on their own. Only by giving trust can you get more trust.
Have Adult to Adult conversation:
When your child's behaviour is not as per your expectations, rather than losing your temper and shouting at them try and have a logical conversation. Key steps to having a logical conversation are:
• Keep your EGO at bay
• Focus on action and criticise the action rather than the person
• Ask questions rather than giving conclusions
• Get understanding and acceptance on problem
• Conclude with an action plan
Prioritisation of your child's development is the first step towards successful parenting. For addition resources and recommendations on effective parenting styles and techniques that work, check out http://www.newparentingstyle.com.
This article is written by Kinjal Shah - a successful marketing executive and mother of 2. She has spent two years to learn these techniques and save her family from brink of disaster. You can contact her on kinjalshah@newparentingstyle.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Kinjal_S_Shah
Raising Boys and Girls - Differences in Language Development and Communication
When it comes to raising children, it is the endless debate: girls or boys - who is more difficult to raise?
The arguments go both ways - boys are louder, are more likely to get hurt, stink, and are more likely to blow up things.
But what about the girls? They are fussy, have that high-pitched yell, and then there are all the accessories (for them and for their toys!)
We could stereotype the genders all day, but in the end we would be no closer to an answer than when we first began. Don't just stop with gender either. When it comes to raising children, each child is different.
So, if we want to get closer to an answer, we are going to have to take this apart a bit more.
When it comes to parenting, there are so may aspects in which we all have to be experts. Let's just take one of them and compare girls versus boys.
Language Development / Communication
When it comes acquiring language, overall girls are easier and more accomplished at this skill. Girls, right or wrong, are more likely (and accepted) to role-play using dolls, playing house, telling stories, and playing using verbal communication as a primary method of play.
Whereas boys have a natural inclination to physical movement, action, gross motor skills, and the like. The skills that boys focus on do not lend themselves to developing language or communication skills.
However, as the girls grow up and hit the pre-teen years, you are likely to hit more resistance to sharing openly and providing insight into their lives. They are continuing their play, but it is focused on their friends, relationships, emotions, and the inter-play that developed as girls mature faster than boys.
The boys will remain open, rather straight-forward in their communication, and less worried about keeping secrets. Their lives continue to revolve around their activities and not as much around their relationships with others.
It is a mixed bag as to who is harder, but there is no question - they are different, each and every one of them. Each child is a blessing to be cherished and a relationship worth devoting time to developing.
Keys To Good Communication With Children:
When it comes to understanding children and their ability to communicate, it is important to build a solid foundation - both in the relationship and within the family structure. Regardless of what the age of the child, there is always ways of opening the doors to communication.
A surprising source for insight and strategies for talking with your children is rooted in something that all parents have to do - Child Discipline. Too often the word discipline is used in place of the word punishment. Discipline Is Not Punishment! When done correctly, not only will discipline help raise a happy, healthy, and fun child - it will establish a long-lasting relationship between parent and child that provides open communication and self-esteem in your children.
Jake Long is a parent of 4 boys that are happy, healthy, and fun! Want to learn how he does it? He uses good Child Discipline
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The arguments go both ways - boys are louder, are more likely to get hurt, stink, and are more likely to blow up things.
But what about the girls? They are fussy, have that high-pitched yell, and then there are all the accessories (for them and for their toys!)
We could stereotype the genders all day, but in the end we would be no closer to an answer than when we first began. Don't just stop with gender either. When it comes to raising children, each child is different.
So, if we want to get closer to an answer, we are going to have to take this apart a bit more.
When it comes to parenting, there are so may aspects in which we all have to be experts. Let's just take one of them and compare girls versus boys.
Language Development / Communication
When it comes acquiring language, overall girls are easier and more accomplished at this skill. Girls, right or wrong, are more likely (and accepted) to role-play using dolls, playing house, telling stories, and playing using verbal communication as a primary method of play.
Whereas boys have a natural inclination to physical movement, action, gross motor skills, and the like. The skills that boys focus on do not lend themselves to developing language or communication skills.
However, as the girls grow up and hit the pre-teen years, you are likely to hit more resistance to sharing openly and providing insight into their lives. They are continuing their play, but it is focused on their friends, relationships, emotions, and the inter-play that developed as girls mature faster than boys.
The boys will remain open, rather straight-forward in their communication, and less worried about keeping secrets. Their lives continue to revolve around their activities and not as much around their relationships with others.
It is a mixed bag as to who is harder, but there is no question - they are different, each and every one of them. Each child is a blessing to be cherished and a relationship worth devoting time to developing.
Keys To Good Communication With Children:
When it comes to understanding children and their ability to communicate, it is important to build a solid foundation - both in the relationship and within the family structure. Regardless of what the age of the child, there is always ways of opening the doors to communication.
A surprising source for insight and strategies for talking with your children is rooted in something that all parents have to do - Child Discipline. Too often the word discipline is used in place of the word punishment. Discipline Is Not Punishment! When done correctly, not only will discipline help raise a happy, healthy, and fun child - it will establish a long-lasting relationship between parent and child that provides open communication and self-esteem in your children.
Jake Long is a parent of 4 boys that are happy, healthy, and fun! Want to learn how he does it? He uses good Child Discipline
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jake_Long
Not Sure If Your 6-12 Year Old is Acting Appropriately
Many parents are extremely worried and concerned about the actions of their children. Parents believe that their child's behavior is just as much of reflection of the child, as well as the parent. That is why parents with children ages 6-12 are always wondering if their child is acting appropriately.
Most children act like they know everything at some point and time in their lives. It can even be a daily power struggle with your children surrounding daily routines. Most times this is just typical and normal development of children. Give them time, and soon you will see that they will eventually grow out of this behavior.
Just like adults children want to be the best, brightest, most efficient in as many things as they do. Your child will experience healthy dosages of disappointments, but this is how children learn, grow and develop. Learning that it is ok to try your hardest and not be the best is very important. It will help their confidence out even when they don't come in first.
Also, going against authority figures is a normal and age appropriate. Of course, it is extremely frustrating to experience these acts of "rebellion", but it is a normal behavior that is seen, if not all, but 95% of children.
As the child becomes older they will also show signed of becoming irritable or frustrated easily. The great skill in parenting is to realize when these things are not normal. When they extend too long, or when it's not good for your child. When in doubt, it is always good to seek professional help.
A qualified mental health provider will quickly and easily help you to distinguish between appropriate development and when your 6-12 year old, is experiencing something more serious (i.e. depression, anxiety, etc.)
But for the most part, typical behavior for 6-12 year olds may not be things that parents like to see in their children. But it's all part of them growing up and becoming independent. Enjoy the time because before you know it, time will fly by and your child will be a grown up.
Do you want to learn exactly how to eliminate your child's out-of-control and defiant behavior without using Punishments, Time-Outs, Behavioral Plans, or Rewards?
To Download and listen to my FREE audio recordings visit: http://www.theinhomeparentcoach.com
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Jason Johnson (MSW) has spent many years working with hundreds of challenging toddlers through teenagers diagnosed with A.D.H.D, Oppositional Defiance Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Aspergers Syndrome, and Bi-polar.
He has worked with children and their families in hospitals, mental health facilities, and he continues to go into client's homes until this very day. Jason works with boys and girls (ages 2-19) with SEVERE emotional/behavioral issue from various ethnic backgrounds, races, and religions.
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Most children act like they know everything at some point and time in their lives. It can even be a daily power struggle with your children surrounding daily routines. Most times this is just typical and normal development of children. Give them time, and soon you will see that they will eventually grow out of this behavior.
Just like adults children want to be the best, brightest, most efficient in as many things as they do. Your child will experience healthy dosages of disappointments, but this is how children learn, grow and develop. Learning that it is ok to try your hardest and not be the best is very important. It will help their confidence out even when they don't come in first.
Also, going against authority figures is a normal and age appropriate. Of course, it is extremely frustrating to experience these acts of "rebellion", but it is a normal behavior that is seen, if not all, but 95% of children.
As the child becomes older they will also show signed of becoming irritable or frustrated easily. The great skill in parenting is to realize when these things are not normal. When they extend too long, or when it's not good for your child. When in doubt, it is always good to seek professional help.
A qualified mental health provider will quickly and easily help you to distinguish between appropriate development and when your 6-12 year old, is experiencing something more serious (i.e. depression, anxiety, etc.)
But for the most part, typical behavior for 6-12 year olds may not be things that parents like to see in their children. But it's all part of them growing up and becoming independent. Enjoy the time because before you know it, time will fly by and your child will be a grown up.
Do you want to learn exactly how to eliminate your child's out-of-control and defiant behavior without using Punishments, Time-Outs, Behavioral Plans, or Rewards?
To Download and listen to my FREE audio recordings visit: http://www.theinhomeparentcoach.com
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Jason Johnson (MSW) has spent many years working with hundreds of challenging toddlers through teenagers diagnosed with A.D.H.D, Oppositional Defiance Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Aspergers Syndrome, and Bi-polar.
He has worked with children and their families in hospitals, mental health facilities, and he continues to go into client's homes until this very day. Jason works with boys and girls (ages 2-19) with SEVERE emotional/behavioral issue from various ethnic backgrounds, races, and religions.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jason_K_Johnson
Strategies on Early Childhood and Development During the Preschool Years
What is the importance of a preschool education?
A great preschool education is essential for the development during early childhood. Thinking skills which will be necessary for the child's entire life are developed during this phase of their lives. Research has shown that one of the factors for an adult not being able to think "ahead" and see certain consequences in situations is a lack of adequate learning activities in their early childhood years. Many adults make wrong decisions simply because of a lack of capacity to look beyond the immediate situation. They affect other people negatively around them because of their unthoughtful actions. "Grown ups" that have these problems usually didn't have these learning opportunities in their early childhood. Educational experiences in preschool help develop logical thinking skills that will be used in many situations in adulthood.
It's important to know the difference between how younger and older children learn.
Teaching small children is very different from teaching older children.
Many adults who don't understand how small children think, feel frustrated when they can't relate to them. This is due to the fact that little kids have not yet had the experiences to be able to develop connections between their thoughts and organize them better. Older children have already developed their ability to interlink and relate thoughts because they have experienced many things and have been able to develop language. They have understood how one thing affects another. This is why early childhood education has to be taught differently from children of other ages.
Younger children learn best starting with concrete objects.
The ability to see beyond and understand consequences is a cognitive ability that needs to be developed. The foundation to develop this capacity later on in life is laid down in preschool. Children do not understand things like adults do. They need be able to first relate to the concrete. When children play with various physical objects and are stimulated in their thinking, they are able to understand cause and effect, spatial relationships, and classifications. Adequate preschool activities also stimulate various abilities such as creativity and language skills.
"Lectures" are not the best strategy for teaching preschool kids.
Small children do not yet have the cognitive skills to benefit from lectures.
Their attention span is very short. And they don't yet have their language developed to be able to accompany a long "teaching time". Traditional "sit there and listen to me speak" kind of classes will not be positive for any child in their early developmental phases. There is a time to explain things and "teach" but it definitely can not take more than 15 minutes when kids are very young.
Using adequate age appropriate learning activities are essential for early childhood development.
A great way to develop thinking skills and other cognitive abilities in children is to provide many positive and fun learning activities. Games and hands on experiences will benefit them the most.
Here is a list of some positive learning experiences for young kids:
creating sculptures with playdough
playing in the sand
building blocks
putting puzzles together
painting
cut and glue activities
playing memory games
miniature toys
kitchen play
listening to a short story
puppetry
By understanding how a small child thinks, teachers and parents can adapt their teaching to the preschool age. Much more can be accomplished in the developmental growth of preschool children.
Eren Mckay is a work at home mom to 3 boys who loves to create fun resources like penguin lesson plans and ideas for decorating gingerbread men.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Eren_Mckay_Silva
A great preschool education is essential for the development during early childhood. Thinking skills which will be necessary for the child's entire life are developed during this phase of their lives. Research has shown that one of the factors for an adult not being able to think "ahead" and see certain consequences in situations is a lack of adequate learning activities in their early childhood years. Many adults make wrong decisions simply because of a lack of capacity to look beyond the immediate situation. They affect other people negatively around them because of their unthoughtful actions. "Grown ups" that have these problems usually didn't have these learning opportunities in their early childhood. Educational experiences in preschool help develop logical thinking skills that will be used in many situations in adulthood.
It's important to know the difference between how younger and older children learn.
Teaching small children is very different from teaching older children.
Many adults who don't understand how small children think, feel frustrated when they can't relate to them. This is due to the fact that little kids have not yet had the experiences to be able to develop connections between their thoughts and organize them better. Older children have already developed their ability to interlink and relate thoughts because they have experienced many things and have been able to develop language. They have understood how one thing affects another. This is why early childhood education has to be taught differently from children of other ages.
Younger children learn best starting with concrete objects.
The ability to see beyond and understand consequences is a cognitive ability that needs to be developed. The foundation to develop this capacity later on in life is laid down in preschool. Children do not understand things like adults do. They need be able to first relate to the concrete. When children play with various physical objects and are stimulated in their thinking, they are able to understand cause and effect, spatial relationships, and classifications. Adequate preschool activities also stimulate various abilities such as creativity and language skills.
"Lectures" are not the best strategy for teaching preschool kids.
Small children do not yet have the cognitive skills to benefit from lectures.
Their attention span is very short. And they don't yet have their language developed to be able to accompany a long "teaching time". Traditional "sit there and listen to me speak" kind of classes will not be positive for any child in their early developmental phases. There is a time to explain things and "teach" but it definitely can not take more than 15 minutes when kids are very young.
Using adequate age appropriate learning activities are essential for early childhood development.
A great way to develop thinking skills and other cognitive abilities in children is to provide many positive and fun learning activities. Games and hands on experiences will benefit them the most.
Here is a list of some positive learning experiences for young kids:
creating sculptures with playdough
playing in the sand
building blocks
putting puzzles together
painting
cut and glue activities
playing memory games
miniature toys
kitchen play
listening to a short story
puppetry
By understanding how a small child thinks, teachers and parents can adapt their teaching to the preschool age. Much more can be accomplished in the developmental growth of preschool children.
Eren Mckay is a work at home mom to 3 boys who loves to create fun resources like penguin lesson plans and ideas for decorating gingerbread men.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Eren_Mckay_Silva
Child Psychology Programs
There are many child psychology programs out there and their existence can be said to be something of a necessity. If looking at the trend and having some faith in the figures that are being displayed, one thing that you need to be able to see is that there is an increased number of children that are displaying signs of developmental disorders, from the very mild to the very serious, and while this is an alarming fact on its own, what is more alarming is the very fact that as more and more people who are subjecting their children to these tests, are revealing that there is a much higher percentage of affected children than there were a few decades ago.
But of course the medical community has of course responded in its own capacity with some child psychology programs that allow them to treat these disorders. One of the more popular ones are based in working psychology practices and universities which are dedicated to the mission of helping children with developmental disorders. They are all based on many concepts of cognition and how the mind works, and the basics of this is that they look at the piagetian stages of normal cognitive development, and this is the fact that children actually learn through association and from the very experiences that they come face to face with in their daily lives.
Of course, this comes from a very subconscious methodology of how the mind works, and of course when you think about it, it is very important to know how the mind of a child works before actually going in with the tools of the trade to dissect the many problems that they might have. There are many therapies that have been designed for this very stage of their learning and it helps to redirect much of the learning to a emotional focal point where guidance can be taken in.
Then, there are some therapies that are based on cultural and historical theory, which of course is the self explanatory theory that looks at the historical learning patterns that the child has, within their own cultural context, and it is these things that actually help them to ensure that they are on the right track of learning. When thinking about this, what you need to know is how you are going to be able to insert proper learning methods during the development of the child to ensure that the disorder is curbed and that normal learning patterns are resumed in the brain.
Of course, as you know, these are just some examples of child psychology programs out there, and if you need to know more and more about them, you can simply look online for some of these programmes and more information about them. Many universities also publish much of their information online and actually help you to make a decision on what kind of programs would be suitable for your own child. When it comes to development disorders, there is always help around the corner.
MindMatters Psychology Practice provides depression child treatment support services for children and young adults. They also provide an IQ Testing for children.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Margaret_H._Amanda
But of course the medical community has of course responded in its own capacity with some child psychology programs that allow them to treat these disorders. One of the more popular ones are based in working psychology practices and universities which are dedicated to the mission of helping children with developmental disorders. They are all based on many concepts of cognition and how the mind works, and the basics of this is that they look at the piagetian stages of normal cognitive development, and this is the fact that children actually learn through association and from the very experiences that they come face to face with in their daily lives.
Of course, this comes from a very subconscious methodology of how the mind works, and of course when you think about it, it is very important to know how the mind of a child works before actually going in with the tools of the trade to dissect the many problems that they might have. There are many therapies that have been designed for this very stage of their learning and it helps to redirect much of the learning to a emotional focal point where guidance can be taken in.
Then, there are some therapies that are based on cultural and historical theory, which of course is the self explanatory theory that looks at the historical learning patterns that the child has, within their own cultural context, and it is these things that actually help them to ensure that they are on the right track of learning. When thinking about this, what you need to know is how you are going to be able to insert proper learning methods during the development of the child to ensure that the disorder is curbed and that normal learning patterns are resumed in the brain.
Of course, as you know, these are just some examples of child psychology programs out there, and if you need to know more and more about them, you can simply look online for some of these programmes and more information about them. Many universities also publish much of their information online and actually help you to make a decision on what kind of programs would be suitable for your own child. When it comes to development disorders, there is always help around the corner.
MindMatters Psychology Practice provides depression child treatment support services for children and young adults. They also provide an IQ Testing for children.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Margaret_H._Amanda
Discipline Children - How to Stop Their Bad Behavior Permanently
If you have tried your very best to discipline children and their bad behavior just continues on, then welcome to the world of parenting. You are not alone on this and almost every parent has the same responsibilities and issues. What you must understand is that bad behavior in children is not a failure on your part as a parent - it is not your fault. These behavioral problems generally cease after a while or can be fixed with some simple disciplinary actions.
Every child development and parenting book ever published have warned about children who when reaching 18 months old, start to test you by throwing tantrums, being bossy as well as ignoring you when you call them. I'm sure it's super-frustrating as a parent to have to experience this but you have to look at this positively and not let it affect you too much. When children start this cycle of their life and throw tantrums plus all the above, it is actually a developmental growing period for them and this is where they learn right from wrong, and what your limits really mean. Kids need to find out how far they can push you, and also how far they can go - these limits are important for them.
You will want to also discipline children before they reach the age of 2 so even though they will break out in a tantrum once in a while, it won't be too severe and won't happen too often. Getting this under control before they reach two years just means you will most likely have an easier time as they grow older.
So how do you discipline children the right way? Try this method the next time. Say for example your child keeps climbing on the coffee and you have told her not to. She still does it. The best thing to do is take the table away and put it on the other side of the house. If she refuses to wear her jacket after you have asked her nicely, just hold her firmly and put it on for her, all this without raising your voice, without talking to her or showing her any signs of affection. If she starts crying and screaming, simply ignore it and act as if you're not bothered even a bit by her tantrums.
After a while, the tantrums will stop (they do get tired screaming non-stop), and through repetition, children learn that there's a limit to what they're allowed to do and that you do mean business.
Another way to discipline children and get them to do what you want them to do is by letting them make one of two choices, with either choice resulting in the same end result (what you want them to do). For instance, if it's cold outside and you want your kid to put on a hat but refuses, instead of saying "Do you want to put on a hat?", try "Which hat do you want to put on, the red or the green one?" 9 out of 10 times, the child would get misdirected and not put up a fight, because she thinks that she called the shots.
You see, kids that age are trying to gain their independence. It is at this age that they lack the ability to communicate effectively. They want to be like us adults but they can't, and this frustrates them. With patience and persistence with these methods, your efforts will pay off big-time down the track.
Amy is an author for several online publications and blogs. She writes frequently on advise columns within the categories of women's interests, health & fitness and children's issues. She's also recently written some home-ware articles about electronic kitchen scales and salter kitchen scales
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Every child development and parenting book ever published have warned about children who when reaching 18 months old, start to test you by throwing tantrums, being bossy as well as ignoring you when you call them. I'm sure it's super-frustrating as a parent to have to experience this but you have to look at this positively and not let it affect you too much. When children start this cycle of their life and throw tantrums plus all the above, it is actually a developmental growing period for them and this is where they learn right from wrong, and what your limits really mean. Kids need to find out how far they can push you, and also how far they can go - these limits are important for them.
You will want to also discipline children before they reach the age of 2 so even though they will break out in a tantrum once in a while, it won't be too severe and won't happen too often. Getting this under control before they reach two years just means you will most likely have an easier time as they grow older.
So how do you discipline children the right way? Try this method the next time. Say for example your child keeps climbing on the coffee and you have told her not to. She still does it. The best thing to do is take the table away and put it on the other side of the house. If she refuses to wear her jacket after you have asked her nicely, just hold her firmly and put it on for her, all this without raising your voice, without talking to her or showing her any signs of affection. If she starts crying and screaming, simply ignore it and act as if you're not bothered even a bit by her tantrums.
After a while, the tantrums will stop (they do get tired screaming non-stop), and through repetition, children learn that there's a limit to what they're allowed to do and that you do mean business.
Another way to discipline children and get them to do what you want them to do is by letting them make one of two choices, with either choice resulting in the same end result (what you want them to do). For instance, if it's cold outside and you want your kid to put on a hat but refuses, instead of saying "Do you want to put on a hat?", try "Which hat do you want to put on, the red or the green one?" 9 out of 10 times, the child would get misdirected and not put up a fight, because she thinks that she called the shots.
You see, kids that age are trying to gain their independence. It is at this age that they lack the ability to communicate effectively. They want to be like us adults but they can't, and this frustrates them. With patience and persistence with these methods, your efforts will pay off big-time down the track.
Amy is an author for several online publications and blogs. She writes frequently on advise columns within the categories of women's interests, health & fitness and children's issues. She's also recently written some home-ware articles about electronic kitchen scales and salter kitchen scales
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Amy_M_Chan
Tips For Selecting Play Toys For Kids Aged 6 to 8
Research conducted by the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission offers insights into child development and the types of play toys and games that are appropriate for kids at different levels of development.
Having moved beyond the preschool years, kids in the 6-8 age range have new abilities which affect the kinds of play toys that interest them. Understanding this stage of child development can help parents make better toy selections for their children.
Physically, large muscles have increased strength and coordination, resulting in significant improvements in gross motor skills. With these new skills, kids are ready to venture into new activities such as jump-rope, hopscotch, climbing, ice skating, roller skating, bicycle riding, water sports and playing with balls. Small muscles abilities have also improved, resulting in improved fine motor skills. These skills allow kids to take on new activities such as drawing with pencils, simple sewing, simple carpentry, weaving, braiding, stringing small beads, cutting out paper dolls and assembling jigsaw puzzles.
Mentally, kids in the 6-8 age range have developed skills in reading, writing, spelling and arithmetic. These new skills help them explore new frontiers such as more advanced board games, simple math activities such as games using money, time, calendars and weights. Kids are more interested in nature and simple science activities. They have increased interest in collecting things, in taking on hobbies, and in the discovering the line between fantasy and reality. Their capacity for creative play is expanded to include playing real musical instruments, reading music, and larger arts and craft projects.
Socially, kids in this age group are more interested in belonging to their peer group than they were in the preschool years. They have become less interested in playing with kids of the opposite sex preferring friends of the same sex. They have developed increased skills in cooperative playing with groups of kids, so they get more enjoyment from group activities. They are at the beginning stages of being able to participate in competitive team sports. They have an increased sense of fairness and in living up to standards, both for themselves and for the groups they belong to. They continue to grow more interested in dramatic plays so they get increased enjoyment from producing shows and plays. They have entered the beginning stages of showing interest in the bigger community.
With their new skills, kids are eager to find new ways to experiment and explore. Providing them with age-appropriate play toys can help them continue to grow and develop these skills.
Joe Kanooga is a father of two kids, a successful business owner and the author of numerous articles about model trains. Click here to download a free horse toys guidebook filled with hobby tips, ideas and information.
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Having moved beyond the preschool years, kids in the 6-8 age range have new abilities which affect the kinds of play toys that interest them. Understanding this stage of child development can help parents make better toy selections for their children.
Physically, large muscles have increased strength and coordination, resulting in significant improvements in gross motor skills. With these new skills, kids are ready to venture into new activities such as jump-rope, hopscotch, climbing, ice skating, roller skating, bicycle riding, water sports and playing with balls. Small muscles abilities have also improved, resulting in improved fine motor skills. These skills allow kids to take on new activities such as drawing with pencils, simple sewing, simple carpentry, weaving, braiding, stringing small beads, cutting out paper dolls and assembling jigsaw puzzles.
Mentally, kids in the 6-8 age range have developed skills in reading, writing, spelling and arithmetic. These new skills help them explore new frontiers such as more advanced board games, simple math activities such as games using money, time, calendars and weights. Kids are more interested in nature and simple science activities. They have increased interest in collecting things, in taking on hobbies, and in the discovering the line between fantasy and reality. Their capacity for creative play is expanded to include playing real musical instruments, reading music, and larger arts and craft projects.
Socially, kids in this age group are more interested in belonging to their peer group than they were in the preschool years. They have become less interested in playing with kids of the opposite sex preferring friends of the same sex. They have developed increased skills in cooperative playing with groups of kids, so they get more enjoyment from group activities. They are at the beginning stages of being able to participate in competitive team sports. They have an increased sense of fairness and in living up to standards, both for themselves and for the groups they belong to. They continue to grow more interested in dramatic plays so they get increased enjoyment from producing shows and plays. They have entered the beginning stages of showing interest in the bigger community.
With their new skills, kids are eager to find new ways to experiment and explore. Providing them with age-appropriate play toys can help them continue to grow and develop these skills.
Joe Kanooga is a father of two kids, a successful business owner and the author of numerous articles about model trains. Click here to download a free horse toys guidebook filled with hobby tips, ideas and information.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Joe_Kanooga
Parenting For Success - Getting Kids to Join For Their Own Good
What can you do to ensure your child's success in life? After school activities are an important part of a child's development and are key to allowing him to grow his self esteem and safely test out his independence. But what can you do if your child refuses to join? While there are some instances where it is perfectly fine that your child isn't a joiner (Halloween shenanigans), it's important that your child get involved in school activities for a variety of reasons. These include the opportunity to make friends, participate in community activities, take on leadership roles, develop interests and talents and grow her resume.
So if your child is reluctant to join afterschool activities or clubs, what are some of the reasons? Shyness, anxiety and the perceived inability to succeed. It's a catch-22 - once your child gets out there and starts to participate successfully, she will find that her self esteem does grow and that she becomes more confident - but she won't get the opportunity if she can never get over the first step.
Participation in an activity two to three times a week is an important step for your child to develop her social skills, so taking no for an answer probably isn't a good idea.
Here are some tips on overcoming the joiner reluctance:
1. What is your child's personality - is she comfortable in large groups or with just one or two friends. If so the large group aspect of an extracurricular activity might be the most daunting. So perhaps encourage her to join an activity with a friend so she has a buddy, or help her find a club with some strong adult mentors - a person she can bond with one on one. Note - this will require some work on your part to find groups that have a number of mentors available and who also are in tune with your family's values.
2. Let her volunteer with younger kids - Perhaps there is a community or church group that needs help with a younger group of kids. Your daughter may be all thumbs around kids her age, but have a real knack with smaller kids - or at least no feel any of the annoying social pressure. See if she can volunteer with a group like this - ensuring that she still has plenty of adult supervision. This could be just the experience your daughter needs to come out of her shell - after all she'll be the hero of all the little kids and such admiration is a great esteem booster.
3. Avoiding Burnout - sometimes kids are unmotivated as they are tired - with the increasing amount of schoolwork, activities and over scheduling of kids, some children may be shunning organized activites because they just want their own time. Take a look at your child's schedule - is homework, overlapping practices and commuting a schedule not even you could keep up? It may be time for a change. Oftentimes these schedules aren't a result of going to middle school, but really just the small cumulation of all the activities that were scheduled when your child was growing up - and with the mantra of Winners Don't Quit being drilled into our kids' heads, it may be that they are afraid to cry "Uncle"
4. Join Based on Enthusiasm - allow your child to participate in activities he or she really enjoys - rather than the ones you think are best for her. Be willing to give up your pre-conceived notions of what's right, or what you like to do and let your child choose her own activities
5. Watch for signs of burnout - it's normal for kids to want to quit the team after a bad practice and you shouldn't let them quit at the first sign of trouble. But do be on the lookout for real signs of burnout or dislike - does she keep losing her sports equipment? It may not be that she's disorganized. Ask her how she feels about an activity during some downtime, when there has been some time since she last participated. Allow her to take a break - it may just be what she needs to decide how she really feels about the activity.
6. Allow for downtime - If your child does give up one activity don't rush to replace it - perhaps she'll spend more time doing something else she really likes, growing her interest in one or two things, rather than being a Jill of all trades. You don't have to let her sit around and watch TV during her downtime (encourage reading, family time or a hobby - something restful but engaging.)
Andrea Stein is the founder of GirlMogulMagazine.com an online community for encouraging successful girls. Go to GirlMogulMom for your free report Raising a Successful Girl and see our special offer for a free book for tweens.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Andrea_G_Stein
So if your child is reluctant to join afterschool activities or clubs, what are some of the reasons? Shyness, anxiety and the perceived inability to succeed. It's a catch-22 - once your child gets out there and starts to participate successfully, she will find that her self esteem does grow and that she becomes more confident - but she won't get the opportunity if she can never get over the first step.
Participation in an activity two to three times a week is an important step for your child to develop her social skills, so taking no for an answer probably isn't a good idea.
Here are some tips on overcoming the joiner reluctance:
1. What is your child's personality - is she comfortable in large groups or with just one or two friends. If so the large group aspect of an extracurricular activity might be the most daunting. So perhaps encourage her to join an activity with a friend so she has a buddy, or help her find a club with some strong adult mentors - a person she can bond with one on one. Note - this will require some work on your part to find groups that have a number of mentors available and who also are in tune with your family's values.
2. Let her volunteer with younger kids - Perhaps there is a community or church group that needs help with a younger group of kids. Your daughter may be all thumbs around kids her age, but have a real knack with smaller kids - or at least no feel any of the annoying social pressure. See if she can volunteer with a group like this - ensuring that she still has plenty of adult supervision. This could be just the experience your daughter needs to come out of her shell - after all she'll be the hero of all the little kids and such admiration is a great esteem booster.
3. Avoiding Burnout - sometimes kids are unmotivated as they are tired - with the increasing amount of schoolwork, activities and over scheduling of kids, some children may be shunning organized activites because they just want their own time. Take a look at your child's schedule - is homework, overlapping practices and commuting a schedule not even you could keep up? It may be time for a change. Oftentimes these schedules aren't a result of going to middle school, but really just the small cumulation of all the activities that were scheduled when your child was growing up - and with the mantra of Winners Don't Quit being drilled into our kids' heads, it may be that they are afraid to cry "Uncle"
4. Join Based on Enthusiasm - allow your child to participate in activities he or she really enjoys - rather than the ones you think are best for her. Be willing to give up your pre-conceived notions of what's right, or what you like to do and let your child choose her own activities
5. Watch for signs of burnout - it's normal for kids to want to quit the team after a bad practice and you shouldn't let them quit at the first sign of trouble. But do be on the lookout for real signs of burnout or dislike - does she keep losing her sports equipment? It may not be that she's disorganized. Ask her how she feels about an activity during some downtime, when there has been some time since she last participated. Allow her to take a break - it may just be what she needs to decide how she really feels about the activity.
6. Allow for downtime - If your child does give up one activity don't rush to replace it - perhaps she'll spend more time doing something else she really likes, growing her interest in one or two things, rather than being a Jill of all trades. You don't have to let her sit around and watch TV during her downtime (encourage reading, family time or a hobby - something restful but engaging.)
Andrea Stein is the founder of GirlMogulMagazine.com an online community for encouraging successful girls. Go to GirlMogulMom for your free report Raising a Successful Girl and see our special offer for a free book for tweens.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Andrea_G_Stein
The Media and Its Impact on Kids
I'm not a huge fan of the mainstream newspapers but couldn't help but be a little disturbed by a recent article which highlighted the influence of the media on kids - 'Little girls the new sex objects'
The article reported that many young girls "by the age of 6 were transforming themselves into sexualised 'mini-adults' by wearing bras, nail polish and lipstick, and are requiring psychological help in increasing numbers." Great!
But how can this be? How can kids be so heavily influenced, or should I say infiltrated, by the media that we are in essence altering childhood development?
I believe it's a simple answer - it's the 'fabric' of the media we accept and our ease of access to it.
Let me clarify what I mean when I use the term media. I'm referring to traditional media such as film, television, radio, newspapers and magazine's, and new media such as the internet including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. The growth of new media has been astounding and all traditional media outlets are rushing to embrace it - or perish as media mogul Rupert Murdoch warned
Never before have we had such instantaneous and easy access to information. The internet/information age is transforming how we interact with our world, and it's also transforming how we see our world - which to me is an often overlooked part of the equation. We need to look at the focus we put on the bad news, as much as the bad news!
This fast moving media beast is almost unrecognisable from what it was even 10 years ago. We now have 'citizen journalists' videoing some of the latest incidents on their mobiles and uploading them on YouTube or selling the footage to television networks. A recent example was when Michael Jackson died and within minutes it had been reported and images of his body was displayed on TV and all from someone's mobile phone - not a reporter, it was John Q Public.
I'll be straight up; I'm a big fan of new media in the sense that it broadens the voice and opportunity for people to be more engaged in their world. We now have a media environment where the motivated can easily challenge the prevailing wisdom across multiple forums, and with this comes an opportunity not just for the media to be more accountable, but also for politicians and other public figures to be also. There really is nowhere to hide anymore and that's not necessarily a bad thing - if it's not abused.
Once a story used to be written or shown on TV, syndicated if lucky, and mostly it just disappeared into the dustbin of history. Now it will be on YouTube, or on blogs, or rehashed for months or years, only to appear years later and go through the same process all over again. Hey I bet David Lettermen is wishing it was the good ole' days?
As with all change we are adapting to the new environment, but in terms of our kids I really think it is about not whether this is happening, whether it's a good thing, for it's only going to get bigger!
What is a bigger concern for me as a parent is I don't want my son to grow up in a world where the dominant fabric of the media is negative. I'm happy that he has all this incredible information resources at his fingertips, but I don't want him to be sucked into believing that the world is an evil place. It's not! Yes I know evil exists, yes I know there are paedophiles about, but if you were to log on to any mainstream media website you'd think bad things are the only things that happen in our world.
Recently we've had the debate about the Australain Government Net Filter or Net Alert. There were cries of censorship, that it was an intrusion on our rights to know everything. What it really said to me was that we have such a shocking attraction to ugliness that we need to be saved from ourselves. Sure we need to filter out child pornography or any degrading sexual exploitation but just as much we need to question how much information is enough. When does it become a destructive element to the overall wellbeing of our society?
I want to bring your attention to an article that was in a recent online newspaper. It was about the awful story of a jilted father who threw his daughter over a bridge in Victoria. We are reliving this horror again today, but this time we are being told of the awful despair her brother felt. My heart breaks when reading this BUT is that not the intention of the article? It's not really news, its basically information designed to make you feel bad, and just maybe news outlets believe that is the best way to get you to log on or purchase a paper?
So the question I ask is this, as much as it is important to protect your kids from the proliferation of pornography, violence etc, is it perhaps just as important to discourage them from watching the news or being too 'informed'.
At least until there are truly more people in the media dedicated to showing the world in its truer state.
Do your own test, log onto any online newspaper and scan the front page. How much is truly essential news and how much of it is really worth knowing? I sort of think on reflection you might agree - there's not a lot we couldn't do without!
Adrian Buckley is Managing Director of http://www.fitforlifeonline.com.au
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The article reported that many young girls "by the age of 6 were transforming themselves into sexualised 'mini-adults' by wearing bras, nail polish and lipstick, and are requiring psychological help in increasing numbers." Great!
But how can this be? How can kids be so heavily influenced, or should I say infiltrated, by the media that we are in essence altering childhood development?
I believe it's a simple answer - it's the 'fabric' of the media we accept and our ease of access to it.
Let me clarify what I mean when I use the term media. I'm referring to traditional media such as film, television, radio, newspapers and magazine's, and new media such as the internet including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. The growth of new media has been astounding and all traditional media outlets are rushing to embrace it - or perish as media mogul Rupert Murdoch warned
Never before have we had such instantaneous and easy access to information. The internet/information age is transforming how we interact with our world, and it's also transforming how we see our world - which to me is an often overlooked part of the equation. We need to look at the focus we put on the bad news, as much as the bad news!
This fast moving media beast is almost unrecognisable from what it was even 10 years ago. We now have 'citizen journalists' videoing some of the latest incidents on their mobiles and uploading them on YouTube or selling the footage to television networks. A recent example was when Michael Jackson died and within minutes it had been reported and images of his body was displayed on TV and all from someone's mobile phone - not a reporter, it was John Q Public.
I'll be straight up; I'm a big fan of new media in the sense that it broadens the voice and opportunity for people to be more engaged in their world. We now have a media environment where the motivated can easily challenge the prevailing wisdom across multiple forums, and with this comes an opportunity not just for the media to be more accountable, but also for politicians and other public figures to be also. There really is nowhere to hide anymore and that's not necessarily a bad thing - if it's not abused.
Once a story used to be written or shown on TV, syndicated if lucky, and mostly it just disappeared into the dustbin of history. Now it will be on YouTube, or on blogs, or rehashed for months or years, only to appear years later and go through the same process all over again. Hey I bet David Lettermen is wishing it was the good ole' days?
As with all change we are adapting to the new environment, but in terms of our kids I really think it is about not whether this is happening, whether it's a good thing, for it's only going to get bigger!
What is a bigger concern for me as a parent is I don't want my son to grow up in a world where the dominant fabric of the media is negative. I'm happy that he has all this incredible information resources at his fingertips, but I don't want him to be sucked into believing that the world is an evil place. It's not! Yes I know evil exists, yes I know there are paedophiles about, but if you were to log on to any mainstream media website you'd think bad things are the only things that happen in our world.
Recently we've had the debate about the Australain Government Net Filter or Net Alert. There were cries of censorship, that it was an intrusion on our rights to know everything. What it really said to me was that we have such a shocking attraction to ugliness that we need to be saved from ourselves. Sure we need to filter out child pornography or any degrading sexual exploitation but just as much we need to question how much information is enough. When does it become a destructive element to the overall wellbeing of our society?
I want to bring your attention to an article that was in a recent online newspaper. It was about the awful story of a jilted father who threw his daughter over a bridge in Victoria. We are reliving this horror again today, but this time we are being told of the awful despair her brother felt. My heart breaks when reading this BUT is that not the intention of the article? It's not really news, its basically information designed to make you feel bad, and just maybe news outlets believe that is the best way to get you to log on or purchase a paper?
So the question I ask is this, as much as it is important to protect your kids from the proliferation of pornography, violence etc, is it perhaps just as important to discourage them from watching the news or being too 'informed'.
At least until there are truly more people in the media dedicated to showing the world in its truer state.
Do your own test, log onto any online newspaper and scan the front page. How much is truly essential news and how much of it is really worth knowing? I sort of think on reflection you might agree - there's not a lot we couldn't do without!
Adrian Buckley is Managing Director of http://www.fitforlifeonline.com.au
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Adrian_Buckley
What Can I Do to Protect My Children From Developing an Eating Disorder
It is important to start by emphasising that there are many factors involved in the development of eating disorders. When a child develops an eating disorder, it is not because their parents have 'done something wrong'. Experts believe some people may have a genetic predisposition which places them at an increased risk of developing an eating disorder. Stressful life events and family difficulties are often factors, along with low self-esteem and some personality factors. Although dieting is also a risk factor, most dieters do not develop an eating disorder, so other factors must be involved. Equally, there is continuing debate about the role of socio-cultural factors such as media pressure to conform to an unrealistic body shape.
However, there are some steps which a family can take to reduce the risk and ensure that if there are problems, they are identified early.
There first thing is simply to eat together as a family, as often as you can. This can be difficult to manage with the pressures and schedules of our everyday lives. Eating disorders typically develop at a time when teenagers are becoming more independent and this independence often includes their eating habits. Teenagers may eat with friends more often and snack on their own at times which suit them. It is only by ensuring that you do eat together as a family on a regular basis that you will be able to identify any changes and problems.
Eating disorders often start to develop during puberty, which can be a very traumatic for the young person. They will be looking for positive role models in the people around them. If you share family meals with your children, enjoying a wide range of food, you will help them to maintain a positive relationship with food. While many of us watch what we eat to guard against middle-aged weight gain, try not to allow these concerns to dominate mealtimes.
Allowing children to always choose their own meals can encourage restrictive and faddy diets. It is best if you plan meals that all the family will eat rather than make separate meals for each member, perhaps with a choice of vegetables.
Dietitians always advise, there is no such thing as 'bad food' - the key is how much you eat and how often. You can enjoy 'treats' providing your diet contains a range of healthy foods. Banning certain foods is not helpful - it could result in your child craving the banned food and they may develop an emotional relationship with that food.
It is also important to end with a note of context about the prevalence of eating disorders. Anorexia nervosa is fairly rare, especially compared with obesity, affecting around 0.2 to 0.8% of young women. Anorexia typically develops between the ages of 15 and 19 and high risk groups include dancers, models and athletes.
Bulimia nervosa is more common than anorexia nervosa and often begins slightly later in life, affecting between 0.5% and 2% of the general population.
Jenny Hudson is an experienced health journalist, whose articles are regularly published in national newspapers and magazines. For more information about treatment for anorexia and bulimia, visit Newbridge House which is an eating disorder clinic.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jenny_Hudson
However, there are some steps which a family can take to reduce the risk and ensure that if there are problems, they are identified early.
There first thing is simply to eat together as a family, as often as you can. This can be difficult to manage with the pressures and schedules of our everyday lives. Eating disorders typically develop at a time when teenagers are becoming more independent and this independence often includes their eating habits. Teenagers may eat with friends more often and snack on their own at times which suit them. It is only by ensuring that you do eat together as a family on a regular basis that you will be able to identify any changes and problems.
Eating disorders often start to develop during puberty, which can be a very traumatic for the young person. They will be looking for positive role models in the people around them. If you share family meals with your children, enjoying a wide range of food, you will help them to maintain a positive relationship with food. While many of us watch what we eat to guard against middle-aged weight gain, try not to allow these concerns to dominate mealtimes.
Allowing children to always choose their own meals can encourage restrictive and faddy diets. It is best if you plan meals that all the family will eat rather than make separate meals for each member, perhaps with a choice of vegetables.
Dietitians always advise, there is no such thing as 'bad food' - the key is how much you eat and how often. You can enjoy 'treats' providing your diet contains a range of healthy foods. Banning certain foods is not helpful - it could result in your child craving the banned food and they may develop an emotional relationship with that food.
It is also important to end with a note of context about the prevalence of eating disorders. Anorexia nervosa is fairly rare, especially compared with obesity, affecting around 0.2 to 0.8% of young women. Anorexia typically develops between the ages of 15 and 19 and high risk groups include dancers, models and athletes.
Bulimia nervosa is more common than anorexia nervosa and often begins slightly later in life, affecting between 0.5% and 2% of the general population.
Jenny Hudson is an experienced health journalist, whose articles are regularly published in national newspapers and magazines. For more information about treatment for anorexia and bulimia, visit Newbridge House which is an eating disorder clinic.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jenny_Hudson
Friendship and Social Skills on the Playground
Parents and teachers play a vital role in teaching the skills of friendships and inter-personal relationships. Even toddlers can learn to initiate and sustain friendship and build social skills on the playground and in the group setting.
One of the very easiest ways to find out how your child interacts with others is simply to watch them at play. Two year olds like to do parallel play, or do similar things in the same areas but not necessarily together. Increasingly with age and experience, children will learn to interact with other children, to share toys and games and to take turns.
Pre-schoolers are more intentional in making friends. They give and take away the title of "friend" varying on the activity or their mood. This can become an early "power play" to see who will be the "Queen Bee" and the "Wannabees" of the little girls on the playground.
Friendship Connections
To have a friend and to be a friend are basic needs of children and adults alike. We all want to belong. Young children who learn the skills of making friends from parents and teachers will also excel in emotional development. Those who learn to relate to the needs of others in socially acceptable ways are usually well liked and included in playground activities and school projects.
Teach Empathy and Mutual Respect
Friendship and social skills on the playground are usually learned in a one on one conversation with teacher or parent. The life lesson we want to impart is that it is not others responsibility to like us, it is our responsibility to be the kind of person and friend that others will be drawn toward and want to befriend.
If you are concerned about your child's friendships, please go to http://www.theleftoutchild.com where you will find many suggestions and ideas to help you and your child feel more socially at ease.
Artichoke Press is the home site of Judy H. Wright, family relationship coach and author of over 20 books and many articles on family relationships. If your organization would like to schedule Auntie Artichoke, the storytelling trainer, for a workshop please call 406.549.9813.
Thanks for joining our community of caring parents, family members,coaches, teachers and mentors who want to help raise a generation of responsible adults who respect others.
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One of the very easiest ways to find out how your child interacts with others is simply to watch them at play. Two year olds like to do parallel play, or do similar things in the same areas but not necessarily together. Increasingly with age and experience, children will learn to interact with other children, to share toys and games and to take turns.
Pre-schoolers are more intentional in making friends. They give and take away the title of "friend" varying on the activity or their mood. This can become an early "power play" to see who will be the "Queen Bee" and the "Wannabees" of the little girls on the playground.
Friendship Connections
To have a friend and to be a friend are basic needs of children and adults alike. We all want to belong. Young children who learn the skills of making friends from parents and teachers will also excel in emotional development. Those who learn to relate to the needs of others in socially acceptable ways are usually well liked and included in playground activities and school projects.
Teach Empathy and Mutual Respect
Friendship and social skills on the playground are usually learned in a one on one conversation with teacher or parent. The life lesson we want to impart is that it is not others responsibility to like us, it is our responsibility to be the kind of person and friend that others will be drawn toward and want to befriend.
If you are concerned about your child's friendships, please go to http://www.theleftoutchild.com where you will find many suggestions and ideas to help you and your child feel more socially at ease.
Artichoke Press is the home site of Judy H. Wright, family relationship coach and author of over 20 books and many articles on family relationships. If your organization would like to schedule Auntie Artichoke, the storytelling trainer, for a workshop please call 406.549.9813.
Thanks for joining our community of caring parents, family members,coaches, teachers and mentors who want to help raise a generation of responsible adults who respect others.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Judy_H._Wright
Omega 3 Fatty Acids For Children - The Benefits and How to Select the Best and Safest Supplement
The benefits of omega 3 fatty acids for children are immense and crucial to their development and ongoing health and well-being. The problem is there are so many on the market it can seem like a daunting task. But once you know what to look for, there are only a handful of products that make the grade.
They have been shown to significantly boost brain development and well-being helping children to focus more and improve in areas like comprehension, verbal skills and hand-eye coordination, earning them the nickname of "smart pills."
Studies with autism and ADHD are also showing promising results and I personally have a four year old who suffers from mild autism and over the last six months I have seen a large improvement in his general comprehension and verbal ability after giving him a daily distilled fish oil.
It is essential to get the right omega 3 fatty acids for children as many contain harmful toxins that the fish carry from our polluted oceans, especially heavy metals, as a child's immune system can be impaired.
To have full peace of mind, simply ensure any oil you choose has been molecularly distilled to remove these toxins and concentrate the oil for even higher levels of omega 3.
One factor that is absolutely essential and something I feel very strongly about is to make sure the supplement has high DHA levels.
DHA and EPA are the two main omega 3 fatty acids and for children it seems that most supplements contain much more of the less useful EPA and many flavourings to mask the smell.
You want the purest oil possible and there is no need to buy special ones for kids as they have lower DHA levels and additives that are unnecessary.
Look for at least 250mg of DHA per capsule and if your child can't swallow yet, like mine, just cut open a capsule and pour it into their morning drink or onto their food. If the oil is high quality it will only have a faint ocean smell and you shouldn't get any complaints!
Omega 3 fatty acids for children are really essential as over 90% of the population is deficient in them as the human body cannot make them, and the health benefits speak for themselves.
No other natural substance in my opinion can give your children such a good start in life as omega 3 fatty acids in the right fish oil supplement.
If you would like to learn more about the high quality DHA omega 3 supplements I personally give to my kids every morning, visit my website today.
Discover the best omega-3 fish oil today.
Rich Hawkins is a dedicated researcher of nutrition, diet and the amazing health benefits of high quality fish oil. Take a moment to visit his site now at http://www.best-omega-3-supplement.com and discover the very latest and effective DHA omega-3 fish oil supplements that Rich recommends after extensive research.
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They have been shown to significantly boost brain development and well-being helping children to focus more and improve in areas like comprehension, verbal skills and hand-eye coordination, earning them the nickname of "smart pills."
Studies with autism and ADHD are also showing promising results and I personally have a four year old who suffers from mild autism and over the last six months I have seen a large improvement in his general comprehension and verbal ability after giving him a daily distilled fish oil.
It is essential to get the right omega 3 fatty acids for children as many contain harmful toxins that the fish carry from our polluted oceans, especially heavy metals, as a child's immune system can be impaired.
To have full peace of mind, simply ensure any oil you choose has been molecularly distilled to remove these toxins and concentrate the oil for even higher levels of omega 3.
One factor that is absolutely essential and something I feel very strongly about is to make sure the supplement has high DHA levels.
DHA and EPA are the two main omega 3 fatty acids and for children it seems that most supplements contain much more of the less useful EPA and many flavourings to mask the smell.
You want the purest oil possible and there is no need to buy special ones for kids as they have lower DHA levels and additives that are unnecessary.
Look for at least 250mg of DHA per capsule and if your child can't swallow yet, like mine, just cut open a capsule and pour it into their morning drink or onto their food. If the oil is high quality it will only have a faint ocean smell and you shouldn't get any complaints!
Omega 3 fatty acids for children are really essential as over 90% of the population is deficient in them as the human body cannot make them, and the health benefits speak for themselves.
No other natural substance in my opinion can give your children such a good start in life as omega 3 fatty acids in the right fish oil supplement.
If you would like to learn more about the high quality DHA omega 3 supplements I personally give to my kids every morning, visit my website today.
Discover the best omega-3 fish oil today.
Rich Hawkins is a dedicated researcher of nutrition, diet and the amazing health benefits of high quality fish oil. Take a moment to visit his site now at http://www.best-omega-3-supplement.com and discover the very latest and effective DHA omega-3 fish oil supplements that Rich recommends after extensive research.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Rich_Hawkins
Parenting is One Tough Job - Advice on Handling My 3-6 Year Old
It can very hard for parents to admit that parenting is an extremely hard job. What makes it even more challenging is that our role as a parent is the most important job that any adult will ever have. For nurturing the development of a child is a long term investment, an investment in which no one is really taught how to handle (or what to expect).
In order to be a good parent you must learn some important things. In order to become a good parent you will need to watch closely, learn an how to give effective directions, and how to listen to you child. I know this may sound odd, but it is when a child is 3-6 that is the best time to start instilling in them coping strategies, problem solving skills, manners, and the ability to share with others.
Depending on your age, there were a variety of techniques and discipline methods that were openly used and acceptable. Unfortunately, (or fortunately depending on how you look at it) out parents used to give an old fashioned spanking to discipline us. But in this day, we are not allowed to do that, and they truth of the matter is...physical punishments did not work then, and they still do not work now.
What physical punishments teach is that when I am bigger and stronger than you I can control your behavior by physically bullying you. Children continue this cycle by repeating what was done to them, and that is the danger with the physical punishment. In the short term it "appears" to work, but in the long run it only teaches children how to solve problems through using physical violence.
That is why when ever your 3-6 year old is doing something inappropriately, or doing things wrong, it is important to point them in another direction. Only when the child learns what to do and how to do it, will the child become able follow directions and behave appropriately.
Do you want to learn exactly how to eliminate your child's out-of-control and defiant behavior without using Punishments, Time-Outs, Behavioral Plans, or Rewards?
To Download and listen to my FREE audio recordings visit: http://www.theinhomeparentcoach.com
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Jason Johnson (MSW) has spent many years working with hundreds of challenging toddlers through teenagers diagnosed with A.D.H.D, Oppositional Defiance Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Aspergers Syndrome, and Bi-polar. Jason works with boys and girls (ages 2-19) with SEVERE emotional/behavioral issue from various ethnic backgrounds, races, and religions.
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In order to be a good parent you must learn some important things. In order to become a good parent you will need to watch closely, learn an how to give effective directions, and how to listen to you child. I know this may sound odd, but it is when a child is 3-6 that is the best time to start instilling in them coping strategies, problem solving skills, manners, and the ability to share with others.
Depending on your age, there were a variety of techniques and discipline methods that were openly used and acceptable. Unfortunately, (or fortunately depending on how you look at it) out parents used to give an old fashioned spanking to discipline us. But in this day, we are not allowed to do that, and they truth of the matter is...physical punishments did not work then, and they still do not work now.
What physical punishments teach is that when I am bigger and stronger than you I can control your behavior by physically bullying you. Children continue this cycle by repeating what was done to them, and that is the danger with the physical punishment. In the short term it "appears" to work, but in the long run it only teaches children how to solve problems through using physical violence.
That is why when ever your 3-6 year old is doing something inappropriately, or doing things wrong, it is important to point them in another direction. Only when the child learns what to do and how to do it, will the child become able follow directions and behave appropriately.
Do you want to learn exactly how to eliminate your child's out-of-control and defiant behavior without using Punishments, Time-Outs, Behavioral Plans, or Rewards?
To Download and listen to my FREE audio recordings visit: http://www.theinhomeparentcoach.com
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Jason Johnson (MSW) has spent many years working with hundreds of challenging toddlers through teenagers diagnosed with A.D.H.D, Oppositional Defiance Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Aspergers Syndrome, and Bi-polar. Jason works with boys and girls (ages 2-19) with SEVERE emotional/behavioral issue from various ethnic backgrounds, races, and religions.
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Wednesday, 21 October 2009
What Are the Best Forms of Child Social Development
Child social development is a very important and sometimes ignored aspect of the 'growing' years of a child. Many parents seem to focus only on the surface of child development, which will mainly be the emotional and educational development of a child. Marginalized sometimes is the psychological development that the child often experiences when they have experiential encounters as they are growing up. More importantly is the cognitive and sub conscious learning that these children often use as a form of absorption and internal education.
This is down to association through emotion. While these are mainly generalised concepts, this article will delve a bit deeper into the best forms of child social development any parent should be aware of when they are pondering about the mental, emotional and social health of their child. There is a social attributes checklist that you need to be aware of when considering the very fact that there are stages of social development that must be adhered to (loosely) and there are factors that affect this social behaviour. One of the ways to gauge is to see how children act and are treated by their peers in school. Noticeable variances of normal social behavior would include things like abnormal levels of aggressiveness, no co-operation, stigmatising themselves from the rest of the class and very demanding behaviour.
You must also note that the child is not always dependent on the primary care givers for support, and that there is an almost invisible ring of protection that they draw around their parents and guardians and would very rarely come out of this They also would constantly look to their care givers more often to ensure that they are nearby. This is more common in toddlers and very young children and as they get older, they should be more independent. Early onset autism has these particular signs when a child of the appropriate age seems to be very dependent on his or her parents for protection. One of the best ways to child social development is to ensure that there is always a constant flow of social interaction with people from all ages.
The most important quotient in the formula of social development is to make sure that he or she is constantly (in terms) surrounded by those of their own ages. Interaction at that level will ensure that the normal social faculties like dialogue, spontaneity, bonding and intellectual conversation (or observational and rational dissection in terms of children and pre teens). While there are many programmes in place, the best form of child social development is the combination of observation and interaction.
Observation and knowledge about the many forms of development diseases like autism and dyspraxia is the key to healthy social development because of the integral reasons whereby you will be able to spot the early onset of any of these developmental conditions and be able to expand their social interaction by ensuring that he or she is never left alone and can gain access to groups of work and play.
MindMatters Psychology Practice provides child development support services for children and young adults. They also provide an Autism Test for children.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Margaret_H._Amanda
This is down to association through emotion. While these are mainly generalised concepts, this article will delve a bit deeper into the best forms of child social development any parent should be aware of when they are pondering about the mental, emotional and social health of their child. There is a social attributes checklist that you need to be aware of when considering the very fact that there are stages of social development that must be adhered to (loosely) and there are factors that affect this social behaviour. One of the ways to gauge is to see how children act and are treated by their peers in school. Noticeable variances of normal social behavior would include things like abnormal levels of aggressiveness, no co-operation, stigmatising themselves from the rest of the class and very demanding behaviour.
You must also note that the child is not always dependent on the primary care givers for support, and that there is an almost invisible ring of protection that they draw around their parents and guardians and would very rarely come out of this They also would constantly look to their care givers more often to ensure that they are nearby. This is more common in toddlers and very young children and as they get older, they should be more independent. Early onset autism has these particular signs when a child of the appropriate age seems to be very dependent on his or her parents for protection. One of the best ways to child social development is to ensure that there is always a constant flow of social interaction with people from all ages.
The most important quotient in the formula of social development is to make sure that he or she is constantly (in terms) surrounded by those of their own ages. Interaction at that level will ensure that the normal social faculties like dialogue, spontaneity, bonding and intellectual conversation (or observational and rational dissection in terms of children and pre teens). While there are many programmes in place, the best form of child social development is the combination of observation and interaction.
Observation and knowledge about the many forms of development diseases like autism and dyspraxia is the key to healthy social development because of the integral reasons whereby you will be able to spot the early onset of any of these developmental conditions and be able to expand their social interaction by ensuring that he or she is never left alone and can gain access to groups of work and play.
MindMatters Psychology Practice provides child development support services for children and young adults. They also provide an Autism Test for children.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Margaret_H._Amanda
How to Raise a Good Child With Effective Parenting
Raising a good child is a life long endeavor. The arrival of a new baby is only the first chapter of a life story in a child's development. Developing effective parenting skills are essential in raising a good, confident, and independent child. Below are a few basic ideas that are intended only to scratch the surface of this important subject. A reliable source of more in-depth analysis and recommendations on effective parenting techniques are cited at the end of this article.
Look At Problems From The Child's Perspective As Well As Yours.
Try to rediscover the inner child within you - parents have to step inside their children's shoes. Try to remember what it was like to be a kid again; a process known as "rediscovering your inner child". Try to see things from your child's perspective, and in doing so, you will realize and understand how they're feeling and why they're rebelling. Effective parenting skills teach you how to listen to your child's needs. It is up to you stand to strong and deal with issues both from your perspective as the parent, and from their perspective as the child. In doing so, you will arrive at a solution to the issue at hand that will satisfy you both.
A Common Parenting Problem.
One common problem seen in children is their preoccupation with having the same material possessions as their friends. This is manifested in trying to keep up with fads like video games. Children do not realize most families have budgets and cannot afford to pay high prices for children's clothes, shoes and video games. Most Children don't take this into consideration, he/she wants to be just like the others, and often feels that if others have it, they should have it too. If this is the case, parents should teach children that there are boundaries to what they can have and everyone has to live within a budget. Helping children make the association between working and making money is useful in teaching them the value of money and that everyone must earn money to buy the things they desire. Doing chores around the house or helping neighbors is an effective way of teaching children the value of performing work for the things they desire. Parents should reward children for positive efforts in this area and help to foster the association between working and receiving the things they want.
Teach Your Kids Self-reliance.
By allowing your child to experience his/her, life to its fullest, on their terms, within safe boundaries, is the greatest gift you can give your child. Always remember to allow your child to earn things that they want and not give in too easily to their wants. A child's independence is an important part of growing up and you want to empower them to make their own choices. If you notice that you constantly giving in to your child's whims, it may be that you are avoiding tough choices yourself, in the name of "maintaining peace". Remember, you must be willing to deny your child certain things in order to teach them the principle of "earning" material things and privileges. This removes the natural tendency to expect things out of a sense of entitlement. It can also be helpful in establishing in the child a sense of the value of money.
Get More Compliance From Your Child.
To solve defiant behavior, you should not take the bait in a power struggle with your oppositional child. In order to gain more cooperation from your child, try to think in terms of identifying a negative pattern. A lot of children develop a pattern of negativity and some specific triggers can set a child off at any moment. Try to look for a trigger that results in your child's defiance and then attempt to alter that pattern so that your child will more cooperative. Breaking the pattern of behavior that sets up the defiant reaction is the key to addressing the problem.
Make Memories With Quality Family Time.
Creating positive memories of family time is essential to good character development in the child. The more positive associations the child has with the family unit, the better will be your chances of raising a confident, productive child. The following are a couple of ideas to consider around dinner time:
- Plan a simple dinner that is delicious and nutritious, but doesn't require stress while preparing. If you are stressed out just from preparing the meal, this stress will be transferred to your family. Make a nice meal, but avoid the stress!
- Foster positive and upbeat conversational topics at the table. Talking about negative topics in the news or anything that is unpleasant should not be done while dining with your family members. Talking about negative topics while eating is unhealthy physically and emotionally. It is of utmost importance that you discuss serious issues together with your children at certain times but, it is inappropriate to do this while dining together. Your goal is to produce long lasting good memories from these casual conversations over a family dinner and you want your family to look forward to spending more of these moments together. These happy memories will contribute to your child's long term character development and well being. In addition, the sense of belonging and mutual respect that is fostered by such quality family time will go a long way to producing better child behavior.
Mr. Roukema is the father of two teenage boys which he has raised along with his wife Susan. In addition, he has a BA in Psychology from the University of Colorado in Boulder and a Masters Degree in Finance and Business Management from Seton Hall University.
ParentingSimple parenting techniques that tame difficult kids. Free trial.http://www.learneffectiveparenting.info
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Greg_Roukema
Look At Problems From The Child's Perspective As Well As Yours.
Try to rediscover the inner child within you - parents have to step inside their children's shoes. Try to remember what it was like to be a kid again; a process known as "rediscovering your inner child". Try to see things from your child's perspective, and in doing so, you will realize and understand how they're feeling and why they're rebelling. Effective parenting skills teach you how to listen to your child's needs. It is up to you stand to strong and deal with issues both from your perspective as the parent, and from their perspective as the child. In doing so, you will arrive at a solution to the issue at hand that will satisfy you both.
A Common Parenting Problem.
One common problem seen in children is their preoccupation with having the same material possessions as their friends. This is manifested in trying to keep up with fads like video games. Children do not realize most families have budgets and cannot afford to pay high prices for children's clothes, shoes and video games. Most Children don't take this into consideration, he/she wants to be just like the others, and often feels that if others have it, they should have it too. If this is the case, parents should teach children that there are boundaries to what they can have and everyone has to live within a budget. Helping children make the association between working and making money is useful in teaching them the value of money and that everyone must earn money to buy the things they desire. Doing chores around the house or helping neighbors is an effective way of teaching children the value of performing work for the things they desire. Parents should reward children for positive efforts in this area and help to foster the association between working and receiving the things they want.
Teach Your Kids Self-reliance.
By allowing your child to experience his/her, life to its fullest, on their terms, within safe boundaries, is the greatest gift you can give your child. Always remember to allow your child to earn things that they want and not give in too easily to their wants. A child's independence is an important part of growing up and you want to empower them to make their own choices. If you notice that you constantly giving in to your child's whims, it may be that you are avoiding tough choices yourself, in the name of "maintaining peace". Remember, you must be willing to deny your child certain things in order to teach them the principle of "earning" material things and privileges. This removes the natural tendency to expect things out of a sense of entitlement. It can also be helpful in establishing in the child a sense of the value of money.
Get More Compliance From Your Child.
To solve defiant behavior, you should not take the bait in a power struggle with your oppositional child. In order to gain more cooperation from your child, try to think in terms of identifying a negative pattern. A lot of children develop a pattern of negativity and some specific triggers can set a child off at any moment. Try to look for a trigger that results in your child's defiance and then attempt to alter that pattern so that your child will more cooperative. Breaking the pattern of behavior that sets up the defiant reaction is the key to addressing the problem.
Make Memories With Quality Family Time.
Creating positive memories of family time is essential to good character development in the child. The more positive associations the child has with the family unit, the better will be your chances of raising a confident, productive child. The following are a couple of ideas to consider around dinner time:
- Plan a simple dinner that is delicious and nutritious, but doesn't require stress while preparing. If you are stressed out just from preparing the meal, this stress will be transferred to your family. Make a nice meal, but avoid the stress!
- Foster positive and upbeat conversational topics at the table. Talking about negative topics in the news or anything that is unpleasant should not be done while dining with your family members. Talking about negative topics while eating is unhealthy physically and emotionally. It is of utmost importance that you discuss serious issues together with your children at certain times but, it is inappropriate to do this while dining together. Your goal is to produce long lasting good memories from these casual conversations over a family dinner and you want your family to look forward to spending more of these moments together. These happy memories will contribute to your child's long term character development and well being. In addition, the sense of belonging and mutual respect that is fostered by such quality family time will go a long way to producing better child behavior.
Mr. Roukema is the father of two teenage boys which he has raised along with his wife Susan. In addition, he has a BA in Psychology from the University of Colorado in Boulder and a Masters Degree in Finance and Business Management from Seton Hall University.
ParentingSimple parenting techniques that tame difficult kids. Free trial.http://www.learneffectiveparenting.info
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Greg_Roukema
Important Child Development Stages
Social and emotional development
Learning through play
Your baby tries to play with everything. And everything she plays with teaches her something new. She learns from toys, books and household items. She also learns from interactions with people.
If your baby has older brothers and sisters, she will watch to see how they play with toys. Your baby will want to play the same way. She imitates and copies what other people do.
If your baby is with another child of the same age, she will watch the other child. Sometimes she will copy that child's play. The children may play side by side. But they probably won't interact except to mimic one another.
Your baby will learn most from her interactions with you. Your patience and support will teach her independence. Your encouragement will help her learn that she is unique and has special skills. Your guidance and consistency will help her feel safe. In return, she will share her learning and success.
Language development
Working on words
Your 12-month-old is probably working hard on her language skills. She shows that she understands many words even though she can't say them. This is called receptive language. For example, when you ask her to hand you a toy or point to a picture in a book, she can do it.
Continue to go slowly with requests. Break activities down into many parts. Your baby will be able to follow simple requests. For example, if you are looking at a picture book, don't say, "Where are the farm animals?" Instead, say things like, "Point to the cow." "Show me the pig." "Do you see a chicken?" Give your baby time to think and respond before you move on to the next animal.
Expressive language-saying words-is developing, too. Your baby makes conversation-like noises, following your speech rhythm. She may say a few words clearly. She will point and gesture to help you understand the words she doesn't pronounce well. Clearly say the word she is trying to use. She will try to imitate you. In time, her speech will become clear and easy to understand.
Remember your baby is working on many skills at the same time. For example, she may be putting a lot of energy into learning to walk. If so, her language development may slow down for a bit. Or she may be trying to get used to a new child-care center. If so, her physical and social skills may stall. Usually, with your support, all areas of development will level out. Remember, if you become worried that her development is delayed, talk to her doctor.
Paul Banas is a founder of GreatDad.com. He writes articles on parenting, child development, dads and pregnancy, pregnancy care and many more topics related to dads.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=P._Banas
Learning through play
Your baby tries to play with everything. And everything she plays with teaches her something new. She learns from toys, books and household items. She also learns from interactions with people.
If your baby has older brothers and sisters, she will watch to see how they play with toys. Your baby will want to play the same way. She imitates and copies what other people do.
If your baby is with another child of the same age, she will watch the other child. Sometimes she will copy that child's play. The children may play side by side. But they probably won't interact except to mimic one another.
Your baby will learn most from her interactions with you. Your patience and support will teach her independence. Your encouragement will help her learn that she is unique and has special skills. Your guidance and consistency will help her feel safe. In return, she will share her learning and success.
Language development
Working on words
Your 12-month-old is probably working hard on her language skills. She shows that she understands many words even though she can't say them. This is called receptive language. For example, when you ask her to hand you a toy or point to a picture in a book, she can do it.
Continue to go slowly with requests. Break activities down into many parts. Your baby will be able to follow simple requests. For example, if you are looking at a picture book, don't say, "Where are the farm animals?" Instead, say things like, "Point to the cow." "Show me the pig." "Do you see a chicken?" Give your baby time to think and respond before you move on to the next animal.
Expressive language-saying words-is developing, too. Your baby makes conversation-like noises, following your speech rhythm. She may say a few words clearly. She will point and gesture to help you understand the words she doesn't pronounce well. Clearly say the word she is trying to use. She will try to imitate you. In time, her speech will become clear and easy to understand.
Remember your baby is working on many skills at the same time. For example, she may be putting a lot of energy into learning to walk. If so, her language development may slow down for a bit. Or she may be trying to get used to a new child-care center. If so, her physical and social skills may stall. Usually, with your support, all areas of development will level out. Remember, if you become worried that her development is delayed, talk to her doctor.
Paul Banas is a founder of GreatDad.com. He writes articles on parenting, child development, dads and pregnancy, pregnancy care and many more topics related to dads.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=P._Banas
Family And Child Development
The main engine of development of a child is the accumulation of human values from the family. Human values broadly defined, has several aspects, including love, respect for elders, kindness, cooperation, honesty, politeness, patriotism, sympathy and empathy are considered to be a key determinant of developed personality. The personality of a man is depended upon the family in which he lives. Better formation from the family generates the child's mental growth and there by benefits the society.
"Education which does not teach us to discriminate between good or bad, to assimilate the one and eschew the other is a misnomer," said Mahatma Gandhi. The purpose of education is not only to make our children literate and merely develop individual skills but to make them appropriate human beings with positive and integrated elements of their respective societies. Thus such values as punctuality, cleanliness, respect for elders, helping the less fortunate, team work and discipline, give the socially integrated citizens a better place to live on this earth. We know the process of social integration begins in the family. Researchers observe a positive relation between family and society. As family is the cradle of social life, we can say that good social beings come from good families. A person's character, skill and social awareness are determined by the family which he or she lives. The training from the family should be a means drawing out the best of the body, mind and spirit in a child. The experience in the family should be joyous to the child. Then only the child can develop a positive attitude towards society. On the other hand a child who experiences any kind of hardships from the family has a chance to develop negative attitude towards him and society, which may end up his or her life as anti-social or unscrupulous. Here the role of family to bring up the child in the proper channel can in no way be under looked.
Milton in his 'Paradise Regained' has said, "The childhood shows the man as morning shows the day". Wordsworth expresses the same fact though less poetically but more cryptically when he says "child is father of the man". Both the poets positively assert that childhood lend itself to prediction that tomorrow's man is there in today's child just as the future tree is there in today's seed, invisible to the naked eye. If the skills and capabilities in the child be properly channelized we witness great personalities who challenge the dynamic world. The lives of much great man illustrate this point of view. Napoleon had built forts of snow as a child, Nelson as a child never knew what fear meant, Macaulay talked printed words even as a child of two years. These people and many such kept up their childhood promises and became great men in later life. We can undoubtedly say that such personalities will derive only from a better home-environment.
But we also see a number of boys and girls who score brilliant ranks in schools and colleges and show great promise, but soon vanish in the wilderness of shapeless future. Nobody knows what had happened to them except perhaps their own near and dear ones. Like drops of rain that falls on desert sand they disappear. The complexities of life, the problems that face them perhaps overwhelm them. Their facilities disintegrate by degrees and they move to obscurity. They are the people who need guidance. Better home-environment would keep their inner light burning.
The mind of a child is something like a piece of wax which can be easily fashioned into any shape we want, the only thing is, and it needs the skilled hand of a master artist. The virgin mind that is not ravaged by the complexities of life is ready to receive; whatever is planted will grow; thorns or flowers; gardens or grasslands. Give it to a Jijibai or Moropanth. The world will witness 'Sivajis' and 'Lakshmibahais' give it a Dhritarshtra, the world will be plagued with Duryodhanas and Dussasanas.
This brings out the importance of the family-environment that shapes the mind of a growing child. A happy home with loving parents will definitely contribute the healthy growth, while a suffocating atmosphere in the family might crush the fair promises. The fast disintegrating family life, as a result of pseudo-civilization which has rung a death knell to many time tested values is at the root of the crisis of character and growing unrest all over the world. In short the role of parents in a child's overall development is definitely a crucial one. We have lots of tips for taking it further. Don't criticize or compare the child with others, encourage the child in any of his or her creativity, praise the child in success, provide honest answers to the child, be patient to the child, parents should try to build a genuine relationship with the child, try to understand the feelings of the child, share the happiness and sorrows, satisfy the child's social and psychological needs and we will witness challenging personalities.
Abraham Antony453 Bahawalpudwarka, New Delhi 110075
abraham@generationdb.comhttp://www.generationdb.com
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"Education which does not teach us to discriminate between good or bad, to assimilate the one and eschew the other is a misnomer," said Mahatma Gandhi. The purpose of education is not only to make our children literate and merely develop individual skills but to make them appropriate human beings with positive and integrated elements of their respective societies. Thus such values as punctuality, cleanliness, respect for elders, helping the less fortunate, team work and discipline, give the socially integrated citizens a better place to live on this earth. We know the process of social integration begins in the family. Researchers observe a positive relation between family and society. As family is the cradle of social life, we can say that good social beings come from good families. A person's character, skill and social awareness are determined by the family which he or she lives. The training from the family should be a means drawing out the best of the body, mind and spirit in a child. The experience in the family should be joyous to the child. Then only the child can develop a positive attitude towards society. On the other hand a child who experiences any kind of hardships from the family has a chance to develop negative attitude towards him and society, which may end up his or her life as anti-social or unscrupulous. Here the role of family to bring up the child in the proper channel can in no way be under looked.
Milton in his 'Paradise Regained' has said, "The childhood shows the man as morning shows the day". Wordsworth expresses the same fact though less poetically but more cryptically when he says "child is father of the man". Both the poets positively assert that childhood lend itself to prediction that tomorrow's man is there in today's child just as the future tree is there in today's seed, invisible to the naked eye. If the skills and capabilities in the child be properly channelized we witness great personalities who challenge the dynamic world. The lives of much great man illustrate this point of view. Napoleon had built forts of snow as a child, Nelson as a child never knew what fear meant, Macaulay talked printed words even as a child of two years. These people and many such kept up their childhood promises and became great men in later life. We can undoubtedly say that such personalities will derive only from a better home-environment.
But we also see a number of boys and girls who score brilliant ranks in schools and colleges and show great promise, but soon vanish in the wilderness of shapeless future. Nobody knows what had happened to them except perhaps their own near and dear ones. Like drops of rain that falls on desert sand they disappear. The complexities of life, the problems that face them perhaps overwhelm them. Their facilities disintegrate by degrees and they move to obscurity. They are the people who need guidance. Better home-environment would keep their inner light burning.
The mind of a child is something like a piece of wax which can be easily fashioned into any shape we want, the only thing is, and it needs the skilled hand of a master artist. The virgin mind that is not ravaged by the complexities of life is ready to receive; whatever is planted will grow; thorns or flowers; gardens or grasslands. Give it to a Jijibai or Moropanth. The world will witness 'Sivajis' and 'Lakshmibahais' give it a Dhritarshtra, the world will be plagued with Duryodhanas and Dussasanas.
This brings out the importance of the family-environment that shapes the mind of a growing child. A happy home with loving parents will definitely contribute the healthy growth, while a suffocating atmosphere in the family might crush the fair promises. The fast disintegrating family life, as a result of pseudo-civilization which has rung a death knell to many time tested values is at the root of the crisis of character and growing unrest all over the world. In short the role of parents in a child's overall development is definitely a crucial one. We have lots of tips for taking it further. Don't criticize or compare the child with others, encourage the child in any of his or her creativity, praise the child in success, provide honest answers to the child, be patient to the child, parents should try to build a genuine relationship with the child, try to understand the feelings of the child, share the happiness and sorrows, satisfy the child's social and psychological needs and we will witness challenging personalities.
Abraham Antony453 Bahawalpudwarka, New Delhi 110075
abraham@generationdb.comhttp://www.generationdb.com
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Process of Preschool Child Development
Parents are increasingly getting worried about their child's growth than ever before. They always think that their children will not be able to adjust and mingle with others in the correct manner. Parents should make their children properly groomed so that the little ones do not face any kind of problem in the coming days. Some ways can help you a lot in providing your children the right kind of guidance so that they remain focused at the right kind of things.
1) Acknowledge your kid's fear: Preschool child development is essential for the kid's growth. Before the commencement of your child's school days, as a parent you must observe your child's mental stability. S/he may be fearful about starting school. If your child feels insecure and inform you so, do not dismiss her. Always try to be careful about her problem and acknowledge it. Sometimes, the parents fail to understand their kid's psychological problems. If you do not understand their problems, your children will be all the more fearful. S/he would feel lonely and may suffer from psychological problem as well.
2) Cheer your kids to play and spend time with other friends: Lot of preschoolers do not want to make new friends, they become extremely introvert. As a parent, it is your duty to allow him/her to make new friends in your locality so that your kids do not feel bore in the spare time. If s/he plays with other friends, their adjustment power will be enhanced. Your baby would not feel shy in terms of mingling with others. Apart from that, it is your duty to understand Preschool child development process so that s/he does not get isolated.
3) Create a few fun moments for your kids: You can arrange your kid's birthday party and invite a number of same aged children. Plan some fun games for the occasion so that your child can play with them easily.
4) Build up sharing attitude: Your child's upbringing should be good enough. Try to teach her/him about sharing attitude so that your child can share food, toys, as well as other things with friends. It is very important for them to learn all those etiquettes.
5) Make your child self-dependent: Make sure your baby is doing her/his own work and helping you in the household work as far is possible for them.
Remember, your sweet home is the best learning atmosphere for preschool child development process. If you are not properly groomed and undisciplined yourself, s/he will grab all your bad habits too soon. It is important for all parents to do away with whatever irregularities and indiscipline, etc. that they have in their lifestyle so that their children do not learn all those things.
There are also a few books available on preschool child development. With the aid of such books, you can take effective advice and guideline to increase preschool child development.
Daniel D. Dwase is publisher and co-author of http://www.child-development-guide.com -- a website for the development of children from birth to teens offering helpful tips and advice for parents, early year's professionals, and students.
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1) Acknowledge your kid's fear: Preschool child development is essential for the kid's growth. Before the commencement of your child's school days, as a parent you must observe your child's mental stability. S/he may be fearful about starting school. If your child feels insecure and inform you so, do not dismiss her. Always try to be careful about her problem and acknowledge it. Sometimes, the parents fail to understand their kid's psychological problems. If you do not understand their problems, your children will be all the more fearful. S/he would feel lonely and may suffer from psychological problem as well.
2) Cheer your kids to play and spend time with other friends: Lot of preschoolers do not want to make new friends, they become extremely introvert. As a parent, it is your duty to allow him/her to make new friends in your locality so that your kids do not feel bore in the spare time. If s/he plays with other friends, their adjustment power will be enhanced. Your baby would not feel shy in terms of mingling with others. Apart from that, it is your duty to understand Preschool child development process so that s/he does not get isolated.
3) Create a few fun moments for your kids: You can arrange your kid's birthday party and invite a number of same aged children. Plan some fun games for the occasion so that your child can play with them easily.
4) Build up sharing attitude: Your child's upbringing should be good enough. Try to teach her/him about sharing attitude so that your child can share food, toys, as well as other things with friends. It is very important for them to learn all those etiquettes.
5) Make your child self-dependent: Make sure your baby is doing her/his own work and helping you in the household work as far is possible for them.
Remember, your sweet home is the best learning atmosphere for preschool child development process. If you are not properly groomed and undisciplined yourself, s/he will grab all your bad habits too soon. It is important for all parents to do away with whatever irregularities and indiscipline, etc. that they have in their lifestyle so that their children do not learn all those things.
There are also a few books available on preschool child development. With the aid of such books, you can take effective advice and guideline to increase preschool child development.
Daniel D. Dwase is publisher and co-author of http://www.child-development-guide.com -- a website for the development of children from birth to teens offering helpful tips and advice for parents, early year's professionals, and students.
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The Important Things You Must Know About in Child Development
Child development can be branched off into many differing and varying departments. There is no single classification of child development because there are so many things to consider when thinking about the mental, emotional and physical development of the child. Ironically enough, while those are the big three when it comes to child development, they cannot exist without the other. They are intertwined and related, when one falters, the other two will be effected.
Child development in the end of the day is holistic, using micro approaches to identify and spot potential problems early so that intervention can be executed and the child can grow up and function as a normal adult. This article will discuss some of the common developmental disorders in children, and how they can affect them not only in the early years, but also when they develop into adults. One of the most common ailments of brain disorders that can affect a child's development is autism. Autism affects the social development, the communication skills and the expressive abilities of a child that can affect him or her till the adult years if not taken care of properly. It is classed under the nuerodevelopmental disorders and occurs in the brain.
Besides that, there is also autism spectrum disorder, which is a higher form of autism, and sometimes can include other social abnormalities, restricted interests, highly repetitive behaviour that come from Asperger syndrome of PDD-NOS. It can also include Rett syndrome or even childhood disintegrative disorder. All these disorders all are closely linked to autism and enhances the symptoms of core autistic behaviour. Then you have cerebral palsy, other forms of traumatic brain injury that can arise from an accident or substance abuse. You also have communication, speech and language disorders, which are separate from autism and only affect the speech centres of the brain. Other rarer ones are fragile - X syndrome and Down syndrome, which are much more serious and can adversely affect children physically as well as mentally.
The causes of these developmental disorders are varied and can come from many sources. It could be caused by deprivation, genetic disorders, immune dysfunction, infectious diseases, metabolic disorders, problems with their nutrition, trauma or bad experiences bombarding them since early childhood and even environmental factors like toxic conditions or even exposure to highly radio active wastes. As a parent or someone thinking of conceiving, it is important to know what are the causes of the more common ones and what you can do to avoid them from happening to your child. Check your family history if there is any case of developmental disorders and have blood work done. In this case having more knowledge can help you avoid even a modicum of developmental problems in your child. Ask doctors and child psychologists for assistance if you do happen to notice some alarming symptoms in your child and remember, early intervention is the best 'cure' for these problematic conditions.
MindMatters Psychology Practice provides child development support services for children and young adults. They also provide an Autism Test for children.
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Child development in the end of the day is holistic, using micro approaches to identify and spot potential problems early so that intervention can be executed and the child can grow up and function as a normal adult. This article will discuss some of the common developmental disorders in children, and how they can affect them not only in the early years, but also when they develop into adults. One of the most common ailments of brain disorders that can affect a child's development is autism. Autism affects the social development, the communication skills and the expressive abilities of a child that can affect him or her till the adult years if not taken care of properly. It is classed under the nuerodevelopmental disorders and occurs in the brain.
Besides that, there is also autism spectrum disorder, which is a higher form of autism, and sometimes can include other social abnormalities, restricted interests, highly repetitive behaviour that come from Asperger syndrome of PDD-NOS. It can also include Rett syndrome or even childhood disintegrative disorder. All these disorders all are closely linked to autism and enhances the symptoms of core autistic behaviour. Then you have cerebral palsy, other forms of traumatic brain injury that can arise from an accident or substance abuse. You also have communication, speech and language disorders, which are separate from autism and only affect the speech centres of the brain. Other rarer ones are fragile - X syndrome and Down syndrome, which are much more serious and can adversely affect children physically as well as mentally.
The causes of these developmental disorders are varied and can come from many sources. It could be caused by deprivation, genetic disorders, immune dysfunction, infectious diseases, metabolic disorders, problems with their nutrition, trauma or bad experiences bombarding them since early childhood and even environmental factors like toxic conditions or even exposure to highly radio active wastes. As a parent or someone thinking of conceiving, it is important to know what are the causes of the more common ones and what you can do to avoid them from happening to your child. Check your family history if there is any case of developmental disorders and have blood work done. In this case having more knowledge can help you avoid even a modicum of developmental problems in your child. Ask doctors and child psychologists for assistance if you do happen to notice some alarming symptoms in your child and remember, early intervention is the best 'cure' for these problematic conditions.
MindMatters Psychology Practice provides child development support services for children and young adults. They also provide an Autism Test for children.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Margaret_H._Amanda
10 Reasons Why Early Child Development and Assessment is So Important
For one thing, abilities are not fixed at an early age and this happens to be the misconception that has been ruling popular belief in and around society. There is a large body of research that points to the fact that children go through a whole range of learning and develop their abilities at a very early age. Secondly, cognitive skills are also not inherent in any child, and this is why early child development is so important to parents who want to ensure that their children are getting the best. Thirdly, society seems to be fixated with the whole academic smarts and often force their children into aiming for high scores. Proper child development is not about high scores, but moving away from the bias of numbers and targets, and this is why we need to look at holistic development.
Another reason why you should be looking at this is that learning in any child actually begins in infancy, and most people do not realise that the moment the child is born, they start learning from their sensory perceptions and their experiential subconscious associations. Also, the 5th point looks at the fundamentals of learning at an early age, and it reveals that that when a child is engaged in early learning, the quality of the education and the learning that happens within the mind of the child has so much more quality that when it was if learning begins at a much later age.
Also, we have to realise that the whole policy of education and learning when it comes to children is fundamentally flawed and you cannot rely on late stage education or any formed form of governed and mass tuned education to really develop your child. Also, interaction between a child and his guardians is the most basic, fundamental way that a child can learn the most effectively, and with this, early childhood development is really very important. Since abandoning speculation in any one of these regions decreases the importance of speculation in other areas, investments to progress pre- and post-conception corporeal situation of the impending mother are a essential contribution to ECD.
Thus, preservation of all kinds to get improved parenting throughout this epoch is fundamental. This support includes expansion of parenting skills, communal help, company and administration support to augment the amount of instance parents can expend with their children and, in some cases, straight earnings support. The next three areas delve into the development progress of a child and how the time within the first 2 - 3 years of a child is really the most crucial.
This is where there is plenty of association and subconscious, experiential learning that needs to be controlled and reigned in. The child needs guidance to disallow things like phobias and developmental hiccups form developing and spreading on to adulthood. These are the ten reasons why early child development is really so important and if you are interested in the future of your child, you need to pay attention to them.
MindMatters Psychology Practice provides child development support services for children and young adults. They also provide an IQ Testing for children.
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Another reason why you should be looking at this is that learning in any child actually begins in infancy, and most people do not realise that the moment the child is born, they start learning from their sensory perceptions and their experiential subconscious associations. Also, the 5th point looks at the fundamentals of learning at an early age, and it reveals that that when a child is engaged in early learning, the quality of the education and the learning that happens within the mind of the child has so much more quality that when it was if learning begins at a much later age.
Also, we have to realise that the whole policy of education and learning when it comes to children is fundamentally flawed and you cannot rely on late stage education or any formed form of governed and mass tuned education to really develop your child. Also, interaction between a child and his guardians is the most basic, fundamental way that a child can learn the most effectively, and with this, early childhood development is really very important. Since abandoning speculation in any one of these regions decreases the importance of speculation in other areas, investments to progress pre- and post-conception corporeal situation of the impending mother are a essential contribution to ECD.
Thus, preservation of all kinds to get improved parenting throughout this epoch is fundamental. This support includes expansion of parenting skills, communal help, company and administration support to augment the amount of instance parents can expend with their children and, in some cases, straight earnings support. The next three areas delve into the development progress of a child and how the time within the first 2 - 3 years of a child is really the most crucial.
This is where there is plenty of association and subconscious, experiential learning that needs to be controlled and reigned in. The child needs guidance to disallow things like phobias and developmental hiccups form developing and spreading on to adulthood. These are the ten reasons why early child development is really so important and if you are interested in the future of your child, you need to pay attention to them.
MindMatters Psychology Practice provides child development support services for children and young adults. They also provide an IQ Testing for children.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Margaret_H._Amanda
Early Learning and Child Development
Early child development is often identified as the period between birth and five years of age. A child's development is a cornerstone of human development and should be central to how we judge the success of societies. Early development is the first and essential step toward achieving primary school completion.
Early learning is about choice; but unfortunately, a choice that today is not available for far too many families. Early child development is a prime time investment opportunity for society providing greater returns than any other period of life.
Community: Teaching and learning can best be accomplished through interaction and involvement of all stakeholders; therefore, it takes a community to educate a child. Learning is evidenced by positive behavioral changes at school, home and in the community.
I Believe: The family is the primary influence in the development and education of the child. It takes the total community to raise a child. Learning is an active, lifelong process. The school is responsible to provide continual opportunities for student success, and every individual is unique and important. A student's attitude and self-image are key factors in her or his educational success, and quality teaching demands innovation, collaboration and continual professional development.
Programs: Programs for children can be center or home-based, formal or non-formal, and can include parent education. Follow-up studies of early childhood intervention programs confirm that education focusing on both parent and child, rather than on one person offers the greatest long-term gains. Some programs focus on families of 3 to 5 year olds.
Longitudinal studies show that high-quality early childhood programs reduce the number of low-income children who later need special education, public assistance, or incarceration, and increase the number who have well-paying jobs and high school degrees. These studies show a long-term rate of return of up to 16 percent for every dollar spent, making programs such as these a smart economic development strategy. These studies illustrate the benefits to children who participate in high-quality early childhood development programs.
Research; Researchers have described four general styles of parenting: authoritarian, permissive, neglectful and authoritative. Researchers have found that a child will learn more easily from a nurturing parent than from a harsh parent. Research in neuroscience has shown that touch is necessary for child development and that a lack of touch damages not only individuals, but our whole society.
Here's a bit of good info... Research shows that breast milk is the perfect "brain food", essential for normal brain and child development, particularly, those brain processes associated with depression, violence, and social and sexual behaviors. Research is rich and varied, and explores psychopathology in children and adolescents. Research shows that the key to healthy child development is the amount of time children spend time with their parents having fun and learning at the same time.
Conclusion: The child development is the effect of a physique maturity and a family cultural, economic and social context. Early learning is smart economic development, and children need strong families, good early learning experiences, good health and supportive communities to succeed. Child development is the magnificent process of physical growth and learning.
The most important factor in child development is the parents. Research shows that the key to healthy child development is the amount of time children spend time with their parents having fun and learning at the same time.
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Mark S. Weese is based in Athens GA and is successful entrepreneur in both the offline, and online arenas including the Service and Marketing Industries.
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Early learning is about choice; but unfortunately, a choice that today is not available for far too many families. Early child development is a prime time investment opportunity for society providing greater returns than any other period of life.
Community: Teaching and learning can best be accomplished through interaction and involvement of all stakeholders; therefore, it takes a community to educate a child. Learning is evidenced by positive behavioral changes at school, home and in the community.
I Believe: The family is the primary influence in the development and education of the child. It takes the total community to raise a child. Learning is an active, lifelong process. The school is responsible to provide continual opportunities for student success, and every individual is unique and important. A student's attitude and self-image are key factors in her or his educational success, and quality teaching demands innovation, collaboration and continual professional development.
Programs: Programs for children can be center or home-based, formal or non-formal, and can include parent education. Follow-up studies of early childhood intervention programs confirm that education focusing on both parent and child, rather than on one person offers the greatest long-term gains. Some programs focus on families of 3 to 5 year olds.
Longitudinal studies show that high-quality early childhood programs reduce the number of low-income children who later need special education, public assistance, or incarceration, and increase the number who have well-paying jobs and high school degrees. These studies show a long-term rate of return of up to 16 percent for every dollar spent, making programs such as these a smart economic development strategy. These studies illustrate the benefits to children who participate in high-quality early childhood development programs.
Research; Researchers have described four general styles of parenting: authoritarian, permissive, neglectful and authoritative. Researchers have found that a child will learn more easily from a nurturing parent than from a harsh parent. Research in neuroscience has shown that touch is necessary for child development and that a lack of touch damages not only individuals, but our whole society.
Here's a bit of good info... Research shows that breast milk is the perfect "brain food", essential for normal brain and child development, particularly, those brain processes associated with depression, violence, and social and sexual behaviors. Research is rich and varied, and explores psychopathology in children and adolescents. Research shows that the key to healthy child development is the amount of time children spend time with their parents having fun and learning at the same time.
Conclusion: The child development is the effect of a physique maturity and a family cultural, economic and social context. Early learning is smart economic development, and children need strong families, good early learning experiences, good health and supportive communities to succeed. Child development is the magnificent process of physical growth and learning.
The most important factor in child development is the parents. Research shows that the key to healthy child development is the amount of time children spend time with their parents having fun and learning at the same time.
Author Bio
Mark S. Weese is based in Athens GA and is successful entrepreneur in both the offline, and online arenas including the Service and Marketing Industries.
For more information on Articles, Products and Services posted by the author, cut/paste this URL into your browser: http://www.demarcoenterprises.com.
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