Raising a seven year old prolific writer.
Prodigy novelist Christopher Paolini is proud to be home schooled, and his success has alerted more parents to the fact that home schooled is often synonymous with accelerated and advanced . More people now understand that the level of attention a parent can give [...]
In the last few years, the average costs of new college textbooks have suffered a dramatic increase, forcing students nationwide to spend a fortune on their study materials. Although it may seem exaggerated, the costs of the total amount of college textbooks required by college students during a single school year often exceed the costs [...]
A child with special needs and learning disabilities is someone who is different developmentally and formatively from normal children. This is either due to a physical, mental, or emotional handicap, a formative delay, or a particular learning disability.
Nowadays, a lot of educational allowances are accessible to families in order to assist them with the extraordinary [...]
BRAIN AND BODY CONNECTION
If your child is just starting to walk, or if you have dreams of them being a great athlete someday or if they could use help with their coordination, these simple and fun drills will help stimulate both their body and their brain. Try these Easy to do-Brain and Body excercises [...]
Everyone has heard the stories about Americans whose identities have been stolen. It is not usually a pleasant story. People end up working for hundreds of hours over many years to get their lives and identities back in order.
Kids are the new target. They are finding out too late that they will not [...]
I have attended so many different schools with such varied uniform policies I am probably one of a select few with personal experience of both sides of the argument. I attended, in total, eighteen schools during the course of my education, due to my parents habit of moving every few months.
Someone once asked me [...]
Success is your birthright so anyone can have it. Here are a few etiquette rules that children can follow to help them to become more successful in life:
Ten Etiquette Rules for Children
Do s
1. Stay away from people who are troublemakers
2. Say please, thank you, excuse me, good morning/evening, I am sorry
3. Put your hand over [...]
Shopping for a pre-teen or teen can be extremely hard at times, if their only requests are way out of your budget. They ve outgrown parties and clothes are a definite “no”. Here s the perfect gift you can give your 12yr old or older child.
Take a trip to the mall.
Seems simple enough, but it [...]
Years ago I was invited to teach a workshop to recreational leaders on ideas for a kid craft activity. I chose to share how they could use items around the house to create low-cost kid arts and crafts. Recognizing how many budgets are limited, Treasures from Trash was created.
Enlist the children in saving [...]
In this day in age attention spans are at an all time low. Think about yourself when was the last time you could fully 100% pay attention to something or anything? I know I find it difficult and with so manu distractions in life life becomes faster paced and companies are finding better [...]
