reluctant reader tip
Try smart comics for reluctant readers. Some kids get a terrific jump start from comics, which are less intimidating to them than chapter books.
Add comment June 18, 2008
Posts filed under 'learning'
Improving hand-eye coordination
Toys that involve fitting things together (like stackable bowls) help hand-eye coordination.From: essortment.com
Add comment May 7, 2008
Limiting play sessions
Most toddlers, particularly those under two, can’t manage lengthy play sessions. While your toddler’s still getting the hang of it, set a time limit of an hour or an hour and a half.From: All Good Articles.com
Add comment May 6, 2008
Learning by experience
Infants and toddlers learn about and experience life through sense and motor explorations. They touch, taste, smell, observe, and move the world about them to make sense out of it.
Add comment April 23, 2008
Hand-eye coordination
By the time your child reaches two or three years of age, she’ll be ready to start throwing things and wanting to catch them. This is a great way to improve hand-eye coordination.
From: essortment.com
Add comment April 16, 2008
Encourage experimentation
Children are natural scientists, and they learn by doing.
Add comment April 11, 2008
Responsibility for your son’s own messes.
Hold your child accountable for her own messes. Do it kindly, do it supportively, but do it, even when it’s easier to do it yourself.
Add comment April 1, 2008
Improving hand-eye coordination
The best thing you can do when trying to improve hand-eye coordination with your child is to let your child play with the toys on her own.
You may feel the urge to show your child how it works. But part of the fun with hand-eye toys is figuring out how they fit together and work.
From: essortment.com
Add comment March 26, 2008
Let your toddler try to do it themselves.
Rein in your own impatience. That doesn’t mean abandoning him to it. Stand by, smiling, ready to be helpful in whatever way actually helps your toddler
From: YourParentingsSolutions.com
Add comment March 2, 2008
Acquiring new skills
Toddlers have a greater ability to acquire new skills and information than children who are 5, 6, or 7 years old.
Research indicates that introducing reading, language, and math skills in the toddler years may make school success come more easily to your child for years to come.
From: About.com
Add comment February 22, 2008
