5 Ways Parents Can Help Their Children With Their Reading

1. Read books that contain print in the pictures.
2. Reread your child's favorite books.
3. Talk with your child as you read a book.
4. Read rhymes to your child and emphasize rhyming words.

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Give them a Break

I enjoyed a Doonesbury cartoon (by Gary Trudeau) a couple of years ago. It showed two mothers waving goodbye to their children on a school bus, on the first day of school. One turned to the other and said something like"Whew! It's a relief to have school start again. What with the French and drama camps, the music workshops, the tennis lessons, and the play dates, I'm exhausted."

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Car Ride DAZE

Determining what to pack in our suitcases depends on your vacation of choice and the length of the trip. Regardless of the destination, there are some items that you'll all want to have handy in the car.

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Going for a Walk

I recently came across a paper written by a former student, detailing all the learning possibilities she identified in taking a group of preschoolers for a walk around the neighborhood. It got me to thinking about the hidden curriculum that is potentially present in such an every-day event as taking your children for a walk.

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Emotional Intelligence

An understanding of a child’s emotional intelligence is useful for parents trying to maintain perspective on what is important in raising their children. Our genes provide us with dispositions and tendencies toward personality characteristics, and our experiences shape us throughout our lifetime. In the early childhood years, children develop a core personality and sense of themselves.

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Teaching Children to Help Others

I am only one, but still I am one; I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; I will not refuse to do the something I can do.
~ Helen Keller

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Milestones in Speech Development

In the first day or two after birth, an infant can distinguish her mother's voice from another woman's voice. Within a week or two, an infant can often distinguish her father's voice from another man's voice.

At 3 months, an infant can make vowel sounds.

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Praise Junkie

Do you have a praise junkie in your household? Check for telltale warning signs:

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Give them a Break

I enjoyed a Doonesbury cartoon (by Gary Trudeau) a couple of years ago. It showed two mothers waving goodbye to their children on a school bus, on the first day of school. One turned to the other and said something like "Whew! It's a relief to have school start again. What with the French and drama camps, the music workshops, the tennis lessons, and the play dates, I'm exhausted."

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