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Posted on December 28, 2009
As the basic need for more advanced learning, reading is really important for kids’ educational improvement, and also their life in the future. And as the parent, you shouldn’t only rely on the teacher for their reading ability. Parent must also pay more attention on it, and taking the direct efforts in educating their kids to be able to read well. Many things they can do to get their kids to be attracting in reading activity, such as buying them some interesting books for their age level.
Many kinds of pictured books are available on the market, and you can choose the one that really interest them, and most important thing is that it should rich of educational contents around the story. Playing some games together should be so much fun for everyone, and be sure it has the reading ability requirements to play the game, such as monopoly, scrabble, or even you can also use the computer games to train their reading.
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Posted on November 11, 2009
Kids today have a different perception of the computer and the internet. Children in elementary school are being taught how to use a computer. Some school reports require internet sources. Teaching your children about the internet and setting some rules will help keep them safer.
First, help your children understand that seeing something on the internet doesn’t make it real. Friends that they meet might not really be children. Help them to understand how the internet makes everyone anonymous. Anyone can create a web site and make their information appear as fact.
Help them set up an email account that you can control. Limit the emails they send out, make sure they are to friends that they know. Set up an email filter so that unwanted email isn’t viewable to them. Decide on rules regarding registering for things on web sites, you may not want them doing this.
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Posted on October 11, 2009
Chicken nuggets and macaroni and cheese seem to be the mainstream diet for many children. Parents often struggle to get their children to eat healthy foods. Our family started on a new diet. We switched our white bread for wheat and started stocking the fridge with fruits and vegetables. The kids rebelled for a while, but now they are used to it. They fight for the last strawberry. Here are some suggestions to help you make the transition to healthy eating in your home.
Monitor how many snacks your children eat in a day. The rule at our house is a snack at 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. I don’t have whiny kids wanting treats all day, because they know when they can have them. However, if they want something healthy like an apple, a bagel, or some fruit, they can have it without asking.
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