Archive for the 'Child Development' Category
LéaLA Book Fair With a Mission to Make History in Los Angeles
Isabel Allende, Elena Poniatowska, Laura Restrepo, Paco Ignacio Taibo II, Carmen Boullosa, Francisco Martin Moreno, José José and Kate Del Castillo, are Among Presenters
One of the most ambitious efforts to celebrate the world of Spanish language books will make its debut when LéaLA, the [...]
April 29 2011 | Child Development and Child Education and Cultural Education and Homeschooling and Language Skills and Parenting in the News | No Comments »
Expand Your Read with Me/Lea Conmigo Family Literacy Program!
Thank you for supporting literacy through Read with Me/Lea Conmigo, a family engagement program designed to improve the early literacy skills of infants and toddlers, preschool children, and students in kindergarten through 1st grade. Expand your Read with Me program today for the low, one-time cost [...]
April 14 2011 | Child Development and Child Education and Preschool Age and Primary School and Single Parent and Toddlers | No Comments »
Target awards grants to schools, libraries, and nonprofit organizations to support programs that promote reading in early childhood programs. The grants are intended to foster a love of reading and encourage children, preschool through third grade, to read together with their families.
Target Early Childhood Reading Grants are for $2000 and are submitted through an online [...]
March 31 2011 | Child Development and Child Education | No Comments »
Finding an easy mother’s day craft for toddlers is not always that easy. I know that most people consider making bookmarks rather boring but, we must keep in mind that the toddlers probably haven’t made any yet, so for them, making a bookmark for mom is new. This easy bookmark craft is also a fun [...]
April 22 2008 | Child Development and Craft for Children and Holiday Gift Idea and Mothersday, Fathersday | No Comments »
Easy tips for parents to use to help kids make friends. Written by a therapist, these steps can help your child feel better about school, fit in with the other kids, and be more confident. Stop worrying about your lonely son or daughter and learn what you can do today to help your child.
March 29 2008 | Child Development and Social Behavior and Special Needs | No Comments »
By Paul Jerard
Yoga is “preventative medicine” for children and adults. Yet the world does not embrace preventative action. Just look at hunger, global warming, health care, and poverty. Now you see that some people do take action, but many do not.
Educating the public about the many benefits, which children experience from Yoga [...]
March 26 2008 | Child Development and Child Health and College and Teens | 1 Comment »
You know all the usual ways to foster intelligence–from educational toys to books to classical music. Here are nine ways you probably never thought of. Try these ideas today and watch your child’s mind grow.
1. Talk and listen.Have you ever explored an idea with a trusted friend? Your conversation probably helped you figure out what [...]
March 16 2008 | Child Development and Child Education | No Comments »
Tantrums are a normal part of childhood development. This article looks at things that may cause your child to have a tantrum and what you can do to deal with it.
March 10 2008 | Child Development and Preschool Age and Toddlers | 2 Comments »
Are you at your wits end with cycle after cycle of bad behavior with your child? Do you raise your voice more than you’d like to? It is true that children know exactly what buttons to push when it comes to discipline.
March 06 2008 | Child Development and Social Behavior | No Comments »
Continuation of the article by Theresa Willingham
She scored one point shy of admission to the gifted student program at our local elementary school. Because she didn’t hurry through a timed portion of the test – indeed, has never hurried through anything – a score sheet said she wasn’t The “profoundly gifted,” but just a “plain [...]
February 22 2008 | Child Development and Child Education and Homeschooling | No Comments »
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