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 ‘learning’ 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 [...]
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 [...]
How should I go about teaching my child how to read?
June 11, 2009Teaching kids how to read is not as easy as it may look. The best predictor for a future strong reader is a child that can recognize and produce words that rhyme. Even if they are nonsense rhymes, have fun while driving in the car. Get your kids to come up with words that rhyme [...]
