This first step is to lay a strong foundation on which to build your children's education.
These sections are organized by age level, but the information is not confined to that age group. Articles are updated frequently. Consider looking at other age ranges as well. Also, make sure to check out the Archives.
These sections are organized by age level, but the information is not confined to that age group. Articles are updated frequently. Consider looking at other age ranges as well. Also, make sure to check out the Archives.
Impulse Control
Social and emotional skills parents/caregivers are expected to teach at home include the following: self and impulse control, expressing their feelings with words, being able to listen and pay attention, asking for help when needed, being aware of other people’s feelings and having pride in their accomplishments, (www.danvilleschools.net) Impulse control is one of the skills with which we can help our children. Children cannot be aggressive toward others, destroy others property, or be mean to their animals. They cannot be allowed to act compulsively. Children must get enough sleep which may be the reason for their out-of-control behavior. If parents notice that there are certain situations or actions that trigger undesirable reactions, they should also help their children’s teachers be aware and seek professional help from teachers, school counselors, or family doctors if neessary. Helping children control their emotions and impulses demands parent and caregiver direction and time. Books which may help are Angry Octopus by Lori Lite (strategies and methods), The Secret to Clara’s Calm by Tamara Levitt (handle anger through meditation) or The Way I Feel by Janan Cain (words to express their feelings.)
“Act Early” is the message from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Their website--www.cdc.gov/actearly/pf/checklists/Checklists-with-Tips_Reader_508.pdf--provides the expected behavior and accomplishments for children from birth through 5 years of age. Their suggestions for what parents can do at each of these stages of development are especially valuable.
Children need balance in their lives which parents and caregivers can give. Creating routines, providing the right amount of nourishment in the form of fruits and vegetables with fewer calorie-rich snacks, limiting the amount of time children are on screen, providing time for physical activity, enough sleep, and family time at meals and conversations are needed for children to grow successfully.
You are always responsible for how you act, no matter how you feel. Anonymous
An Easier Way to Teach Literacy
Reading poetry is one of the easiest ways to interest children in learning. Poetry for children captures the essence of childhood: the fun, the laughter, the hope and the inquisitive nature of exploring their world. Exposing childen to poetry early is a great way to build reading skills and a love for poetry. Children will learn new words, practice reading aloud with expression, and be exposed to rhymes. Children's poetry makes reading fun which may ignite a passion for the spoken and written word (familyfriendpoems).
Reading poetry has many benefits. It creates enthusiasm for reading and is used to work on reading skills, such as rhyming, letters and their sounds, syllables, even parts of speech. Poems are versatile. You can find poems about amost any subject you can think of--any season, any special day, any subject your children need to learn. Poems are more manageable amounts of text for young children. Reading poetry increases a child's confidence and oral language skills and increases their reading fluency. Their vocabulary expands as they learn new words and their meanings.
Alphabet Poems for Shared Reading and ABC Sound and Letter Recognition Poem Book are two books that may be fun to use for learning essential reading skills. Familyfriendpoem.com offers poems for every age and stage.
Reading funny poems can become a family activty and provide much enjoyment for all.
GIFTS TO GIVE YOUR CHILDREN FOR CHRISTMAS
Are you staying up nights wondering how to purchase all the gifts in your children's letters to Santa or how to pay for them? Would you consider giving gifts that promote the values you need in your family and that our society so sorely needs? Values are decency, fairness, empathy, consideration of others,respnsibility, loyalty, honesty, self-control, courage, self-reliance, dependability, respect, unselfishnss and mercy, kindness and compassion. Some combination of these are chosen by families as the most important gifts they can give their children. You can use them as a checklist for the ones you have already instilled in your youn children and those you still need to work on.
From a young age, children can be taught how to be good people and treat people the way they want to be treated. Encouraging and teaching children to respect others, how to solve conflict in a healthy way, and that any form of anger or violence is not acceptable may help in preventing violence later in their lives. Of course, parents need to model the values they want their children to have. Children watch how parents handle things.
Behaving well can lead students {children} on a more successful path -- children can even educate parents about love, generosity and good manners. Roger Moore
Do not have your children teach you about these things, but let them learn from you.
Perhaps your children would rather have the gift of spending time with you alone or going someplace with you only. Maybe you can share an activity that you would both enjoy.
These kinds of gifts may mean more to your children and help them build more memories than the most expensive gift.
Social and emotional skills parents/caregivers are expected to teach at home include the following: self and impulse control, expressing their feelings with words, being able to listen and pay attention, asking for help when needed, being aware of other people’s feelings and having pride in their accomplishments, (www.danvilleschools.net) Impulse control is one of the skills with which we can help our children. Children cannot be aggressive toward others, destroy others property, or be mean to their animals. They cannot be allowed to act compulsively. Children must get enough sleep which may be the reason for their out-of-control behavior. If parents notice that there are certain situations or actions that trigger undesirable reactions, they should also help their children’s teachers be aware and seek professional help from teachers, school counselors, or family doctors if neessary. Helping children control their emotions and impulses demands parent and caregiver direction and time. Books which may help are Angry Octopus by Lori Lite (strategies and methods), The Secret to Clara’s Calm by Tamara Levitt (handle anger through meditation) or The Way I Feel by Janan Cain (words to express their feelings.)
“Act Early” is the message from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Their website--www.cdc.gov/actearly/pf/checklists/Checklists-with-Tips_Reader_508.pdf--provides the expected behavior and accomplishments for children from birth through 5 years of age. Their suggestions for what parents can do at each of these stages of development are especially valuable.
Children need balance in their lives which parents and caregivers can give. Creating routines, providing the right amount of nourishment in the form of fruits and vegetables with fewer calorie-rich snacks, limiting the amount of time children are on screen, providing time for physical activity, enough sleep, and family time at meals and conversations are needed for children to grow successfully.
You are always responsible for how you act, no matter how you feel. Anonymous
An Easier Way to Teach Literacy
Reading poetry is one of the easiest ways to interest children in learning. Poetry for children captures the essence of childhood: the fun, the laughter, the hope and the inquisitive nature of exploring their world. Exposing childen to poetry early is a great way to build reading skills and a love for poetry. Children will learn new words, practice reading aloud with expression, and be exposed to rhymes. Children's poetry makes reading fun which may ignite a passion for the spoken and written word (familyfriendpoems).
Reading poetry has many benefits. It creates enthusiasm for reading and is used to work on reading skills, such as rhyming, letters and their sounds, syllables, even parts of speech. Poems are versatile. You can find poems about amost any subject you can think of--any season, any special day, any subject your children need to learn. Poems are more manageable amounts of text for young children. Reading poetry increases a child's confidence and oral language skills and increases their reading fluency. Their vocabulary expands as they learn new words and their meanings.
Alphabet Poems for Shared Reading and ABC Sound and Letter Recognition Poem Book are two books that may be fun to use for learning essential reading skills. Familyfriendpoem.com offers poems for every age and stage.
Reading funny poems can become a family activty and provide much enjoyment for all.
GIFTS TO GIVE YOUR CHILDREN FOR CHRISTMAS
Are you staying up nights wondering how to purchase all the gifts in your children's letters to Santa or how to pay for them? Would you consider giving gifts that promote the values you need in your family and that our society so sorely needs? Values are decency, fairness, empathy, consideration of others,respnsibility, loyalty, honesty, self-control, courage, self-reliance, dependability, respect, unselfishnss and mercy, kindness and compassion. Some combination of these are chosen by families as the most important gifts they can give their children. You can use them as a checklist for the ones you have already instilled in your youn children and those you still need to work on.
From a young age, children can be taught how to be good people and treat people the way they want to be treated. Encouraging and teaching children to respect others, how to solve conflict in a healthy way, and that any form of anger or violence is not acceptable may help in preventing violence later in their lives. Of course, parents need to model the values they want their children to have. Children watch how parents handle things.
Behaving well can lead students {children} on a more successful path -- children can even educate parents about love, generosity and good manners. Roger Moore
Do not have your children teach you about these things, but let them learn from you.
Perhaps your children would rather have the gift of spending time with you alone or going someplace with you only. Maybe you can share an activity that you would both enjoy.
These kinds of gifts may mean more to your children and help them build more memories than the most expensive gift.