Homework Tips on Reading: What Parents Can Do

1. Have your child read aloud to you every night.2Choose a quiet place, free from distractions, for your child to do his nightly reading assignments.

 

2. As your child reads, point out spelling and sound patterns such as cat, pat, hat.

 

3. When your child reads aloud to you and makes a mistake, point out words she has missed and help her to read the word correctly.

 

4. After your child has stopped to correct a word he has read, have him go back and reread the entire sentence from the beginning to make sure he understands what the sentence is saying.

 

5. Ask your child to tell you in her own words what happened in a story.

6. To check your child's understanding of what he is reading, occasionally pause and ask your child questions about the characters and events in the story.

 

7. Ask your child why she thinks a character acted in a certain way and ask your child to support her answer with information from the story.

 

8. Before getting to the end of a story, ask your child what he thinks will happen next and why.

Right Brain Kids at Home - 7 Secrets to Teach Your Kids Life Skills Start From Right Brain Training

   Right Brain is creativity, imagination etc. Children at age 3 to 6 are very dominant in their right brain. They are creative, imaginative, asking lots of surprising questions. Parents have to be often observed this behavior and find the correct ways to teach them how to make use of this talent!

10 Family Guidelines for Living with a hyperactive child

1. Accept your child's limitations.
Parents should not expect to eliminate the hyperactivity but just keep it under reasonable control. Hyperactivity is not intentional. Any undue criticism or attempts to change your child into a quiet child or "model child" will cause more harm than good. You must accept the fact that your child is intrinsically active and energetic and possibly always will be. Nothing is more helpful for the hyperactive child than having a tolerant, patient, low-key parent.

10 Tips for Talking with Kids About the News

   

   Whether and how kids should consume the news really depends on the child and how that news is presented. As parents, we all sense that kids today are growing up too fast. The simple truth is that they have access to much more information than previous generations. To help you decide what's right for your child, Talking with Kids describes three different age groups and possible effects of their exposure to news. Keep in mind these generalizations may not be true for all children.

Child Brain Building through Smart Play - Basics of Brain-Building

Here are some major factors that you need to consider while building your baby's brain:

Sense of touch: Deep love and affection are two magic potions that can help your baby build its brain and its processing powers. The power of touch may include loving gesture, smooth touch, gentle massaging, cuddling, holding, hugging. These simple gesture work like miracles to develop your baby's fine senses as well.

Child Brain Building through Smart Play - Understanding the Basics

By Andrew Loh

   All babies are born with their rudimentary brains ready to adapt to the ever changing external stimulus and internal needs of the body. An infant's brain is a complex organ that is designed to perform a series of highly complicated and difficult functions. A typical baby brain grows at a lightening pace to build a series of connections as the babies start learning and experiencing the essence of life. A baby's primary brain grows and develops throughout the life though the rate of development is always the fastest during the first 20 years of human life.

How Parents Can Encourage Teens to Read

You know that reading is important, and you obviously want to make sure that your teenager grows into adulthood with all the skills he or she needs to succeed. The following is a list of ways that to encourage your teens to read.