Back-to-School Plan for your Tween
Yikes! Summer is Almost Over! Here are some tips for a Back-to-School Plan for Your Tween
Returning to school need not be stressful. I’ve developed an easy back to school plan for you and your tween. It’s designed to make your transition smooth. You’ll love the benefits of the division of labor and collaborating. It’s not too soon to start rolling this out.
Helping Your Child Transition to Preschool
How to Make Easier for Your Child to Transition to Preschool
Is it just us or is summer flying by?! Before you know it, stores will line their shelves with pencils, binders, paper and all kinds of school supplies. Starting a new school year always comes with a lot of jitters and excitement! If your child is starting her first year in preschool this fall, there are a lot of changes about to happen in her world. Some children adapt almost seamlessly into new social settings because they thrive around new people and environments, but for others, new circumstances can be very stressful.
If your child is slow to warm up to new people and more cautious of her surroundings, then starting preschool may be a source of anxiety that she is dreading instead of celebrating. Consider the following ideas to help her make a smoother transition into the world of preschool.
How to Integrate Learning into Your Child’s Day
Ways to Contribute to Your Child’s Learning Experience
The rate at which children learn and develop is staggering – especially in the first five years of a child’s life. Did you know that 90% of a child’s brain develops during those formative early years? While many skills will come naturally such as eating, sleeping and swallowing – your child has a lifetime of learning ahead of them, and now is the time to establish a solid foundation for them.
For the type of learning that takes intentional teaching, your child will need a structured environment with creative activities to promote critical thinking skills. Whether your child is educated primarily at home or in a preschool or daycare facility, you have an integral part to play in these early years. A formalized education is only as effective as the adults in a child’s life who are willing to also incorporate learning in a more informal, natural way during the course of the day.
Ways to Celebrate Moving up to Preschool
Fun and Simple Ways to Celebrate Moving Up To Preschool
There are few sights more delightful that the sparkle in the eyes of a toddler who has grown beyond a foundational program and is moving up to preschool! In daycare and childcare centers everywhere, children and parents joyfully celebrate growth, learning, and progress as their children advance into preschool.
Tips for Preschool Readiness
Is Your Child Ready for Preschool? Here are Some Clues!
By Kids ‘R’ Kids
The average age for a child to begin preschool is two and a half, however that doesn’t mean that every child is ready at this age. When you begin to notice your child discovering new things throughout the house and seeking new adventures beyond the space and time available at home, it may be a good idea to consider care in a preschool environment. The decision to enroll your young learner into preschool can be difficult, especially if this is your first preschool experience. If you evaluate your situation and believe it is not a good time for your child and family, it certainly won’t hurt to wait a bit longer for your child to begin preschool.
Using Martial Arts Tips to Concentrate Better on Studying
Six Mental Martial Arts Tips to Make Studying Easier (and Fun!)
By Edward G. Brown
It’s back to school time. After a summer of students letting their brain go where it wanted, when it wanted, now it’s time to focus on schoolwork again. It’s time to teach the brain how to “Focal Lock.” That’s just my term for avoiding distractions and interruptions in order to bear down on the subject on which you want to concentrate.
You probably saw the same news story I did about the study that found some students can’t concentrate on their homework for more than two minutes without distracting themselves by texting, emailing or turning to social media. Even when they were trying to concentrate. How discouraging is that?
Many seem to think students should be good at concentrating just because it’s important. But you can’t expect someone to be good at math, or soccer, or the piano just because you ordered it. However, there is a specific pathway for your brain to learn these skills. And these six tactics will help: