How easy is this…I haven’t been a keen participant of meditation, ironically enough because I am too hyper. I am taking the 30 day challenge to meditate for 1 min three times a day! Let me know your thoughts on this recent article in the Vancouver Sun.
Archive for the ‘child behaviour’ category
Meditation and improved concentration
February 17, 2012Why are kids so anxious?
September 19, 2011I wonder why kids are so anxious these days…. Let’s take a minute and think about what September looks like for most kids: 1. It’s the start of a new school year. We drop them off for a week straight wherein most of them don’t find out who their teacher or classmates are going to [...]
Chores and Kids
August 15, 2011It’s all about the random request! Kids these days are busy and over scheduled. So, is it a fair expectation to have them help out around the house? I grew up in a house where there were weekly expectations around chores. I think this taught me how to clean properly. My mom wouldn’t let go [...]
It it aint broke don’t fix it…writing and fine motor activities for kids
June 26, 2009Fine motor skills are our ability to use our fingers, hands, and arms together to reach, grasp, manipulate small objects and use tools like forks, spoons, crayons and scissors. The coordination of Fine Motor Skills and integration with our abilities enable us to learn complex skills like fastening buttons and zippers, eating with a fork [...]
Rewarding good child behaviour with food, not such a good idea.
June 15, 2009About 20 percent of children are overweight. Over the past three decades, the childhood obesity rate has more than doubled for preschool children aged 2-5 years and adolescents aged 12-19 years…enough said. It’s extremely important to reinforce good behaviour immediately as this will increase the odds of that good behaviour continuing to happen. However, relating [...]
My kids don’t listen!
June 9, 2009Every now and then I hear parents complaining that their kids don’t listen to their requests to do specific tasks as they move through their day. Here’s an experiment for you to test out. Count how many times you repeat the same request. For example, a common request in my house is “please go get [...]
My child is avoiding learning situations….
May 20, 2009So, after years of working with kids, I have to say I was a little slow on this one. So I’ve been trying to teach my son his colours. He has already developed the “class clown” kind of attitude whereby he’ll play dumb or do something silly in order to avoid answering a finite question. [...]
Get your child to love numbers and improve their behaviour
April 8, 2009JUMP Math is a numeracy program started in 1998 by mathematician, author and award-winning playwright John Mighton. He runs a federally registered charitable organization based out of Toronto, Canada. “JUMP Math believes that all children can be led to think mathematically, and that with even a modest amount of attention every child will flourish. By [...]
Power food-Acai berry
April 6, 2009Strengthening the immune system is something we all think about over the cold season, so you might want to remind yourself of this recipe come January. What caught my attention was “promoting sound sleep!”. What parent isn’t craving a sound sleep from their children? Two- and three-year-old children sleeping less than 10 hours in a [...]
