Be the best role model as possible: Your children look up to you and they want to be you, so make sure you are acting the way you want your children to. Know when and how your child needs some love: As a parent, you are responsible for loving and caring for your child. Each child is different and needs to be loved in different … Continue reading 10 Rules to Live by for Parents
Reading is very important to a child’s development. From recognition skills as they look at a picture book to learning the words to read, developing imagination, increasing vocabulary, learning better communication skills, doing better academically, the list goes on and on. Infants are just learning about the world. They only know what you teach them. As they become more alert they are learning and absorbing … Continue reading The Importance of Reading to Your Children
There are times when your child comes up and asks you what they can draw/paint/color for you. Below are a few suggestions: Family Where you live Your Neighborhood What Games they play Favorite activities Favorite animal Holiday Different Seasons Favorite story Favorite TV character Shapes Colors Love Happiness Do you have any other suggestions for children to create? Please share with us! Ashley Continue reading Picture Making Topics
Last week we found out what punishments really teach children. So what are we suppose to do instead? Below is the same list with alternatives to parent positively. If your child hits another child, do not hit them as punishment. This only teaches them that it is ok if you are bigger than they are. Instead, use your words and inquire about the incident. Most children hit … Continue reading Punishment: What to do Instead
Instead of focusing on what you don’t want your child to do, focus on what you do want them to do.’ Instead of providing a model for an art projects, encourage them to create their own art. Instead of sending children to time out, redirect them with a new activity. Instead of memorization drills, create meaningful learning experiences. Instead of your children competing against each … Continue reading Positive Parenting Tips
Solve the lost/dry problem by gluing the caps (open ends up) onto the inside of a container top. The markers can be put into the caps and will stand upright for use again. Give new life to old, dried up markers by adding a few drops of water to the tip. Recycle dried up markers by dipping them in paint and using them as a … Continue reading This Works for Me: Markers
Children learn that when the “do” something, they “get” something. This is the “do-get” theory. It works both ways. When they do something well, we praise them, get excited for them. Hang their art work on the refrigerator. They learn that by “doing” that particular action or activity, they receive positive reinforcement. It encourages them to continue doing that activity and doing it well. They … Continue reading The “Do-Get” Theory
Babies start learning from the minute they are born. Over the course of their first year they learn so much, there are a lot of activities that you can do with infants to help with development. Below are a few activities for ages 6-9 months: The Napkin Game: Place a dinner napkin partially covering your face. Take the napkin off and say “Peek-a-boo”. Do this several times before trying … Continue reading Activities for Babies: 6-9 Months
Sometimes I feel ill-equipped to be a parent. Raising children has made me question all of my values and everything I believe in. I am responsible for molding and shaping another human being. I have to choose what I want to teach them and what values I want to instill in them. This takes soul-searching. It takes a commitment, a willingness to pull apart, to … Continue reading Insight
18 Summers. That’s all you have with your child. If you’re lucky. The first doesn’t really count because they are so small they can’t really participate in anything. Then there are the teen years where they want to spend all, or most of their time, with their friends. Age 18 and their adults – off to explore the world on their own. So 18 summers. … Continue reading 18 Summers
ART with Angela DiCicco, The Italian Grandmama's Guide 