YOUR KIDS BASIC NEEDS.

DO TEST CAN MEASURE YOUR KIDS' ABILITY?

LET'S PLAY WITH YOUR KIDS

THE POWER OF POSITIVE ATTITUDE FROM PARENTS

HOW THEY LEARN?

TESTING YOUR KIDS

DEAR PARENTS

FROM WHERE CHILDREN SHAPE THEIR ATTITUDE?

JAPANESE ORIGAMI AND PAPER CUTTING TECHNIQUES

Japanese Origami skills are perhaps the supreme known methods than can improve your

kid's imagination and creativity. By right, there are thousands of shapes and designs that you can pick and choose for your kids. 

Origami is a captivating, amazing, fascinating and creative art form for your kid, especially when you find origami models that are right and appropriate to their age and intelligence.

Not only will your kid develop skills of creativity and imagination, they will also keep themselves busy in learning a new art form that is quite useful in enhancing manual handiness and coordination skills.

Developing concentration and visualization are the other two important factors that your kid can develop after learning the basic techniques of origami. Origami is also very useful  teaching your kids the importance of sequencing and arranging.

Enjoy your kids as they grow and develop a number of positive and encouraging qualities. Never be a mute observer while your child is growing and developing his or her personality, especially the art of imagination and creativity.

WHY PUBLIC HUMILIATION IS NOT A REASONABLE PARENTING STRATEGY

The reasons, why public humiliation is not a reasonable parenting strategy

1. It’s psychologically damaging to the child.

2. It leaves long term effects on her legacy.

3. It’s might lead to children bullying behavior.

4. It models of lack of empathy, respect, perception and maturity.

5. Being a parent does not always being “right”.

6. It puts at risk the relationships and your child’s confidence. 

UNDERSTAND YOUR KIDS

Their every stage of development, we must take it seriously, because, once it is 

misleading, it might cost negative impact on their life.  

THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE

The picture describes everything, the consequences of violence, if it’s happened in one 

family, means it will never have a full stop. 

The importance of outdoor play

The great outdoors is one of the oldest play places in the world, where children play some of the most interesting games. 

Playing outside today is rare as children:

·         Spend more time indoors in front of the television or computer and being ferried everywhere in the car.

·         Parents worry about stranger danger and playing on roads (rightly so!) and tend to prefer our kids to be supervised indoors.

·         Some experts say this "over-sanitized" approach is leading to the rise in learning and health conditions such as dyspepsia, asthma and obesity.

·         Parents should, of course, protect their children by teaching them about stranger danger and road safety, but also find ways of making outdoor ‘free' play safe.

The fun of outdoor play

Besides being out in the fresh air, one of the big benefits of outdoor play versus indoor play is being free from parental and adult restriction.

Playing outside actually give children the chance to:

·         Understand complex speech and language patterns like phonology, grammar and syntax

·         Develop more complex skills around friendships and social engagement


How parents can encourage their kids to play outside
§        Encourage young children to play outside at least once a day - even when the weather is bad. Children need to experience all types of weather, so don't allow bad weather to stop. Just dress appropriately.

§        As your child gets older, teach them road safety skills and walk around your suburb with them to help them become streetwise and get to know people.

§      Talk to your child about stranger danger and teach them what to do in an emergency.

§         Look for places where your child can play outside, even if you don't have a backyard. Think about local parks or even on the footpath outside home if the street is generally free of traffic.

§         Make sure your child knows how to travel by bus, tram or train by doing it regularly together.

§       When children are old enough to go out alone, it can develop a protocol: they should always let you know where they are going and with whom; check in regularly with you or other trusted adults.

§       As children get older encourage them to go on ‘everyday adventures' and to take ‘safe risks'.



By Kidspot team

TOP TEN MISTAKES PARENTS MAKE

Nagging and Lecturing

Parents frequently don't begin nagging children about homework and study habits until there is a problem (e.g., being poor with homework or not wanting to do homework at all). Nagging merely makes the problem worse because your child will either get annoyed at you or tune you out. Instead, attempt to problem-solve together with your child. Ask them to come up with some ideas on their own for how to develop this condition. Brainstorm about how to make homework more fun. Try out at least one of their ideas and discuss how it worked.

Taking Over

You don't trust your child to get things done right, so you tell them what to do, when and how. This may work in the short run but doesn't teach children to become independent learners who take responsibility for their work. Instead of taking over, help your child figure out what they need to do by asking questions: "What will you do? When will you do it? How will I know? How do you want me to hold you accountable for this?"

Focusing on the Future Benefits of School

As parents, we know how important a good education will be later in life. Just don't expect your children to be motivated by this idea; they are more focused on the here and now and give little thought to the future. To motivate them, focus on the immediate benefits of learning (having fun, developing new skills, and ability to play team sports in school if grades are good.)

Leaving Homework for the End of the Day

If homework is scheduled too late in the evening, with only bedtime to follow and no time to play, children won’t be motivated to be efficient, and also won’t want to go to bed since they haven’t had any fun yet. Increase your children’s motivation to complete homework by giving them something to look forward to afterwards. Favorite TV shows, videogames, talking on the phone, or having a special snack are all great rewards after homework is completed, and may provide the extra incentive your child needs to get through a boring and tedious task.

Insisting on Long Study Sessions

"You will sit here until all your homework is done" - this can feel overwhelming to children and create resistance, resulting in conflict. Instead, schedule 10-15 minutes of study time, followed by a 5-min. break, then another 15 minutes of study. Repeat as often as necessary to complete homework. Children actually get more done that way.

Grounding Children for Missed Assignments and Poor Grades

This is not effective for helping them do better in the future. Instead, use problem solving ("What would help you do better next time?"), offer support, and give them incentives for good performance (extra privileges, special rewards).

Not Communicating With Teachers

This means two-way communication: Let the teacher know early on how they can best support your child's learning (how does your child learn best?) -then ask the teacher periodically, "What's the best thing I can do to help my child with this subject at home?" Don’t wait until parent-teacher conferences to find out how your child is doing, or what kinds of problems need to be corrected.

Over Focusing on Grades and Test Scores

When children get the message that grades are all that counts, they quickly lose interest in the process of discovery and learning, and instead focus only on the outcome. If they can't achieve the expected grade or score, they end up feeling bad which usually does not increase their motivation to do better. Children also need to hear from us that success comes in many forms. Some students will excel in sports, drama, music, or art; some develop excellent leadership skills, good citizenship, become peer mediators, or relate well to animals. Whatever your child's strengths are, be sure you focus on those talents more than you focus on their grades.

Sticking Only to the Curriculum

As long as children learn what's expected of them in school, that's good enough, right? Chances are that this year's school curriculum doesn't exactly match his or her own interests and curiosity (maybe they are into whales and sharks, space travel, jungle life, airplanes, etc). Encourage children's natural love for learning by asking, "If you could learn about anything you wanted to, what would you like to learn?" - then provide them with books, videos, trips to museums, and (most importantly) adult conversations about those topics.

Not Modeling Life-Long Learning

Do your children see you interested and enthusiastic about learning, studying, and achieving? Do you read books at home? Go to museums? Look things up? Talk about new ideas? Remember that our children are always watching what we are doing.

By Karin Suesser, Ph.D

HELP YOUR CHILD TO BUILD CONFIDENCE

Family psychologist Larne Wellington offers these tips for parents to help build self-esteem in their kids.

1. Give your child lots of opportunities to practice and master new skills so when they are faced with challenges, they recall their successes in other areas.

2. Let kids make mistakes and encourage them so they try again next time.

3. Be enthusiastic if your child is showing you a new skill.

4. Help your child identify their unique qualities and strengths.

5. Convey a message that you believe they can achieve success if they persist. 

6. Kids tend to live up to the expectations we set for them.

7. Spend time with them every day so they feel appreciated and loved.

8. Give them your undivided attention, even for 10 minutes a day.

9. Be a positive role model. If you have confidence, it will rub off on your child.

10. Praise your child’s efforts, not just the result. They need to know they are loved and accepted, whether they succeed or fail.

11. Have clear rules about when your child can perform certain activities, such as walking to school by themselves. They’re likely to feel confident because they will be comfortable with what they can do at that age.

WAYS TO SHARE BOOKS WITH BABIES & TODDLERS

MAKE SHARING BOOKS PART OF EVERY DAY

Read or share stories at bedtime or on the bus/car.

HAVE FUN

Children can learn from you that books are entertaining, which is an important element in learning to read.

A FEW MINUTES IS OK—DON'T WORRY IF YOU DON'T FINISH THE STORY

Young children can only sit for a few minutes for a story, but as they grow, they will be able to sit longer.

TALK OR SING ABOUT THE PICTURES

You do not have to read the words to tell a story.

LET CHILDREN TURN THE PAGES

Babies need board books and help turning pages, but a three-year-old can do it alone. Remember, it's OK to skip pages!

SHOW CHILDREN THE COVER PAGE

Explain what the story is about.

SHOW CHILDREN THE WORDS

Run your finger along the words as you read them, from left to right.

MAKE THE STORY COME ALIVE

Create voices for the story characters and use your body to tell the story.

MAKE IT PERSONAL

Talk about your own family, pets, or community when you are reading about others in a story.

ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE STORY AND LET CHILDREN ASK QUESTIONS TOO!

Use the story to engage in conversation and to talk about familiar activities and objects.

LET CHILDREN TELL THE STORY

Children as young as three years old can memorize astory, and many children love to be creative through storytelling.