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70Encouraging Autonomy to Kids
Most of the books on child-rearing tell us that one of our important goals as parents is to help our children separate from us, to help them become independent individuals who will one day be able to function...
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70Fishing And Hunting
Fishing and hunting is what human beings learned for survival purposes only to turn them into some of the best, most enjoyed outdoors activities. There are many rules and regulations that apply to fishing and hunting, which one must follow in order to ensure you are not fishing or hunting the wrong species in the wrong season.
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64How to Let Your Children Make Choices
It might seem inconsequential to ask a child whether he wants a half glass of milk or a whole, his toast light or dark; but to the child each small choice represents one more opportunity to exert some control...
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56Getting Ready for Handwriting
Building upper body, arm, and hand and finger strength helps improve handwriting. With children it helps if it’s play instead of work. Here are some fun ways to achieve the goal. Hang a climbing rope from a tree. Put knots in the rope every...
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54Allowances/Money for Your Kids
There comes a time in the life of every child when financial responsibility pokes its foreboding snout through the tent flap of his or her world. We call it an allowance. It usually begins when a child is five...
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53Neighborhood Vexillology
Vexillology is the study of maps. When my children were about six and eight years old, they loved to ride their bikes up and down the sidewalk in front of our home. As they gained skill in bike riding, they wanted to expand their boundaries. My...
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50Dealing with Dyslexic Difficulties
Ten years ago, it was difficult to find hints for teaching a differently abled child. Many people said I was crazy to try, but my dyslexic son and I pressed forward and got past the basic phonics, which were...
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47Temper Tantrums: Tips for Parents
The good news is there’s usually a little warning: the big ear-to-ear frown, the flushing of the face, the balled-up little fists. Sometimes the little lips twitch spasmodically like a sort of warm-up...
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66Show Respect for a Child’s Struggle
We used to think that when we told a child something was “easy,” we were encouraging him. We realize now that by saying, “Try it, it’s easy” we do him no favor, If he succeeds in doing something...
0 comments47Developing Writing Skills for Kids
Variety can be the spice of writing. We keep many writing instruments around-lead pencils of varying grades and thickness, different types of colored pencils, biros, ink pens (cartridge and nib), chalk, felt...
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