The Value of the Senses in Childhood Development We use our senses every day to experience the world, and children especially are influenced by tasting, touching, smelling, hearing, and seeing the environments around them. Sometimes, because of illness, disability, or life circumstances, our kids’ senses are unbalanced, overstimulated, or under-stimulated. The results can be kids [...]
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In a World of Challenges For many parents it is a goal to raise their children to be strong, full of integrity, nurturing, and resilient. We want our children to be able to withstand the tough times and fight through obstacles confidently. But how do we go about doing this in a modern world that is [...]
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What are the worst things I have ever heard my children say? Anything that sounds like me in a bad parenting moment – the echoes of my own words. That impatient tone they get when frustrated with each other or the refusal to share a toy because “last time you lost mine”, I know somewhere [...]
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Why Understanding the Need to Both Like and Love Your Child Is Crucial to Raising Healthy Families Browsing through the stacks at the library recently my eyes caught the title of a book. Liking the Child You Love, by Jeffrey Bernstein, sat resting on the shelf, beckoning to me. Fortunately I haven’t hit a wall [...]
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Maybe You Should Ditch the Math Book I recently discovered some thought provoking information regarding the teaching of mathematics – one of those subjects that people tend to either loathe or love. Could history be telling us that we are doing it all wrong and formally teaching mathematics too early? Or are we only [...]
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Talent is Overrated is a book that can help parents understand what it actually takes to help a child go from the stage where you recognize they have a talent, to that child’s ability to fully actualize that talent to their fullest potential. Talent is Overrated, will open up your eyes to what it takes, [...]
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In this video I review a great book called, The Element, by Sir Ken Robinson. The book is entirely focused on how helping a child find their true passions in life, or as Ken Robinson calls it, The Element, can change the course of a child’s life. And he proves it in this great book [...]
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This video outlines what I REALLY think about John Gottman’s book, Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child. His book changed my life as a parent, I firmly believe that my children will lead significantly happier lives because I read this book and applied it’s techniques on my children.
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In the above video, I review The Richest Man In Babylon, from a parenting perspective, and outline why I think this book has does a fantastic job of teaching a core concept that children are NOT currently learning about money. Children these days are NOT learning how to acquire assets that produce residual income. Instead [...]
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If you’re looking for some incredible insight into how to raise a daughter, then you’ll want to listen to this interview with Stasi Eldredge about her book, Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman’s Soul. In this interview you’ll discover the three needs and desires of a woman’s heart, and what your role as a [...]
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