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Helpful tips to improve your kid’s memory

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Memorizing is one of the hardest tasks of students. It’s very hard to memorize terms and their definitions. Remembering is a challenging part of studying and learning. It’s one way of enhancing the brain. If your child finds difficulty in remembering important data or information, your child needs your help. Improve your kid’s memory with the following tips. Soak five almonds in water overnight. Given them to your kid for breakfast. Include ghee (clarified butter) in your child’s diet to make his/her memory better. Include black pepper in suitable recipes to improve memory. Let your child drink plenty of water as this is a good way in improving your child’s memory. Teach your child deep breathing techniques that could lead to your child’s memory improvement. Let your child practice a 10-minute deep breathing daily. This technique also improves all functions of the brain. Develop strategies in memorizing like mnemonics. These are m...

How parents love

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  By Jenny Voelker My mom is turning 80 this year. And 40, years after she raised four children of her own, she is rethinking how to be a good parent. “Most important thing is to love him, ” she says. The “him” being my son, her youngest grandson. “ Hug him a lot. Tell him he’s great. Never, ever compare him to his younger sister. Encourage him all the time.” “But mom,” I say, hesitating slightly and then deciding to press on. “You’re telling me to do the opposite of what you did with me.” “True,” she admits softly. I am surprised. Rarely if ever has mom admitted any kind of fault or change of heart. “But in thinking about it more, that is how you love a child.” My parents loved me but they did not show love through kind words and physical affection. We did not say “I love you.” We did not hug. When dropping me off at the airport, my dad typically gave me two firm slaps on the back while mom gave me an “air hug” – the kind that left a full inch of space between you and th...

The Child Behavior Difficulties You Have to Know About

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There are various types of child behavior issues that you may need to know about. These might cause a household plenty of difficulties unless they're addressed and understood by all family members.  You'll first want to know the reasons why your child seems to have behaviour problems and what exactly the reasons for those issues are.  This will help you have the ability to better determine how you can get these behaviour problems under control. You should also realise that you are not the only person going through this ; many fathers and mothers have small children that have behaviour difficulties as well. One of the most well-known behaviour difficulties is whining. You may find that your tot whimpers simply to have your full attention. This could happen because as time passes, your youngster might have come to the realisation that while they were whining, you took notice of them to see what was wrong with them. This makes your youngster think that whining could get them the...

Autism Prevalence Is Now At 1 In 50 Children

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  By Emily Willingham     The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new figures for autism prevalence in the United States. They now give a prevalence of 1 in 50, but this story, like most autism-related stories, goes deeper than the numbers. First, this prevalence estimate doesn’t focus only on 8-year-olds, the population used for deriving the 1 in 88 number reported in 2012. Instead, it encompasses the number of diagnosed autistic people walking around in 2011 and 2012 who were ages 6 to 17. The 2007 percentage of the population fitting that description was 1.16%. These new numbers put that value for 2011-2012 at 2%. From the CDC’s report: "The magnitude of the increase was greatest for boys and for adolescents aged 14–17. Cohort analyses revealed consistent estimates of both the prevalence of parent-reported ASD (autism spectrum disorder) and autism severity ratings over time. Children who were first diagnosed in or after 2008 acc...

Autisme and Food Issues

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By Jennifer Lingle Parents often tell me that their children with Autism have food issues. They say that their children are sensitive to certain foods, and can be very picky eaters. This article addresses three reasons why children with Autism can be picky eaters, followed by suggestions on how to help your child to eat better. Of course, some children with food issues may have sensory processing challenges, so please keep that in mind as you read on. Reason 1 Many children with Autism tend to be visual learners, so if the food looks different, your child thinks that it is different. Many of your children keep eating the same foods, because they find contentment in knowing that the food is predictable, looks the same, and will taste exactly how they remembered it. Have you ever gone to the grocery store to buy your child’s favorite cookies, only to notice that the cookie packaging had changed? There was a different picture on the front of the box. You didn’t think much about this,...

Changing Education Paradigms

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Education is really important and should be prioritized. It will always lead every people for a better future. We need to totally rethink how we see learning. It seems that the purpose of education in the modern social environment is not to "educate" people but instead to condition them to support and perpetuate the current system, that which is detrimental to the lives of all on the planet. It seems also that the only way to change education drastically to encompase the methods discussed here would be to deal with the rout causes, the social system we currently live in. A myriad of influences can play a part in a student's attitude to learning not just teachers. Each country should have its own strategy of Education according to its own charactristics.  Sir Ken Robinson is suggesting that the Education System is part of the cause of the ADHD epidemic. Doctors often prescribe Ritalin to children who are hyperactive and want to run around instead of sit in a classr...

Teaching Children About Self-Esteem Using the Simile of a “Self-Esteem Bank Account”

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Stephen R. Covey, author of the best-seller "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" , writes in his emotional bank account. The idea is that you have one emotional bank account with each other person with whom you have a relationship and the level of trust within a specific relationship depends on the balance of the bank account. If you have made many withdrawals, for example, by making mean comments, ignoring the person or hurting the person in some other way, the balance of your account will be very low or even overdrawn. In such a case the level of trust in the relationship will be low or very low. If you, on the other hand, have made many deposits, for example by listening actively to the person, encouraging the person or keeping promises to the person, your account balance will be high . The level of trust between you and the other person will be high and the relationship will feel very fulfilling and strong. You can use this simile of a bank account to teach childr...