Toddler Reading Activities Suggestions
Many parents are worrying that today’s kids are no longer interested in books and in reading. It may sound true in some way, that they maybe swaying away from books but with today’s modern technology, ebooks is a viable substitute for physical books. But still, with so many things, so many activities to do online, it may also be true that kids of today, the toddlers and teens are reading less and less books.
In a world that is slowly but surely turning away from books and getting glued to monitors or television screens and like I said before, the internet… the importance of having a passion or developing wants for reading cannot be overlooked. Reading is a habit and should be established when the child is relatively young.
As a parent we are the first person to show our kids the value and importance of reading. We must tell them and make them understand that reading can broaden their mind. What can we do to foster this habit and add reading to their daily activities?
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5 Signs a Child is not Doing Good in School
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Although I still have a couple of years before my two boys will be seriously going to school, that is attending the primary school, let me share you some signs that a toddler is not doing so good at school.
Many reasons such as home background, lack of money, lack of involvement from parents, peer pressure, self-fulfilling prophecy, lack of positive role models, lack in confidence in the education system, etc, can lead to the underachievement of pupils. There will be lot more of discussion
- Eating and Sleeping Habits
- Sudden change in behavior
- Rushed homework
- Frequent sickness
- Anxiety attacks
What to do if your child isn’t doing well in school?
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Toddlers and Pets: Lessons Learned
My brother and I had a small chit chat about kids’ pets and how having one can have a great impact on a child’s leadrship and social skills. True enough, I read this article about ‘Kids and Pets’
Pets are an important part of childhood. Everybody has a childhood memory involving a pet. If you’re considering getting a pet, be prepared for additional expenses and headaches over who cares for the pet. However, children benefit significantly from caring for animals. It teaches them to be kind, patient and gentle and those traits will carry over to how they treat other people. Developing positive feelings about pets can contribute to a child’s self-esteem and self-confidence. Positive relationships with pets can aid in the development of trusting relationships with others.
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Benefits of Bedtime Stories to Kids
It has been a proven fact and many studies have been made that reading stories to your child before going to bed has many good benefits for him.
For generations, parents have known that bedtime stories help kids relax and fall asleep more easily. But what they probably didn’t know, specially for first time parents or new parent like myself, is that reading bedtime stories do more good than just relaxing them and putting them to sleep.
What are the other benefits of telling toddlers the stories of Peter Pan, Cinderella and the likes?
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Sean’s First Few Letters
Sean, the youngest of my two sons is starting to learn his alphabet! I’m really excited and very much looking forward in his journey in learning his ABCs. He can already say and distinguish letters C, E, O, H and A… and probably more. We started noticing this a couple of days ago when we saw his older brother, Matt, teaching him the alphabet song and both of them in from of the PC watching a video of it in Yutube.
Sean will be celebrating his 2nd birthday this coming February 26, 2010 and Matt will be turning 4 on March 1, 2010. I remember when Matthew was 2 years old, he can recite the whole alphabet and he know each one by heart.
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