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Good nutrition is a key component to a happy and healthy childhood. Children have very similar nutritional needs as adults, they just need specific nutrients at each stage of life in order to grow healthy and strong. The Mayo Clinic created a great list of food choice guidelines for ensuring your child gets the fuel they need. Here are […]
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Forgetting to turn in or bring back homework usually has parents pulling their hair out with demands, nagging, threats (“Homework is half your grade!”), and bribes. All these tactics are inefficient and often backfires, reinforcing the behavior. There is usually more to it than meets the eye. The first basic tactic is to ASK how […]
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Spatial orientation and intelligence give children the confidence to navigate their surroundings and acquire academic knowledge. These skills are also imperative for success in any career, not just those explicitly STEM-oriented. Spatial intelligence can be encouraged, taught and boost your child to excellence in all areas of their academic and social life. Here are some […]
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Empathy is defined as the ability to feel another person’s thoughts, feelings, and condition from their point of view, rather than from one’s own. By contrast, sympathy is pity for someone who is under duress. Selfless compassion is the best way to describe empathy. But how do we get our children to the point of caring deeply about […]
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Positive and academic reinforcement is an important tool that lets parents nurture their children’s strengths and qualities without having to resort to punishment. Discipline is as essential as nutritious food, physical exercise, and education. It ensures that children respect their elders, co-operate with peers, value their commitments, and become responsible individuals. As parents, it is […]
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The advantages of developing age-appropriate emotional intelligence include problem-solving skills, openness to accepting help, empathy towards others (meaning that they are less likely to be bullies or to be bullied) and a confident, curious child. Impulse control translates into model behavior at school. Children who are emotionally literate have better relationships with their peers and […]
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If you are lucky to have your child in a well-balanced education situation, the strengths of and challenges of all the students are divided and respected equally. For example, the best soccer players aren’t always playing the newer ones, the children who play chess at home are not always lumped together to compete. Unfortunately, we […]
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The “Summer Slide” refers to the Summer Break loss of academic achievement from the previous school year. As standardized school testing increasingly spits out data, educators and parents are trying to head off the damage. Children retain 70% of what is taught in school, leaving 30% of the knowledge in the gap. The NWEA (Northwest […]
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Does art relate to your child’s school performance? Surprisingly, an artistic ability can be inherent or can be learned just like any other school subject. A child’s perception through the eyes take in lights, shadows and measure depth perception every second of the day. This frame of view is automatic. Children and adults, naturally possess […]
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Think about the words: delayed gratification. It’s a foreign concept in our Amazon-centric world that delivers groceries in an hour or busy parents too busy that have fast food, (not even restaurant carry-out), delivered to their doorstep. Completing piano lessons at the end of the school year now merits participation medals, regardless of how much […]
