Education of Children

Kids aren’t listening? It’s so frustrating to correct our kids over and over. Try these two crucial positive parenting strategies and your kids will listen. “It looks like a  beautiful  ballroom!” my awestruck five-year-old daughter exclaimed. She approached the open restaurant floor and twirled with wonderment. In truth, we were had just been brought into a nice looking bistro, but I couldn’t fault her enthusiasm. We sat down to dine with some friends from out of town. It was their last night here after a really nice visit. My kids had just spent an hour swimming, jumping, and moving from the hotel pool to the hot tub and back again.  If there was a good time to bring two young kids to a nicer restaurant, it was now. They had exhausted themselves and were ready to eat.  It took some time before the waitress took our order. But because my son and daughter took to colouring, all was well.  When ten minutes turned to twenty and the food still hadn...

Annnnd We’re Back! Wait.... What happened to summer? I’m not ready! Well, it’s that time again! Welcome back! We certainly hope you were able to take some time to recharge this summer between side jobs, curriculum revision, and all the “life catch-up” you do during the summer season. For a lot of us, the transition back to the school-time routine can be a shock to the system. But there are things you can do to make it easier. Here is  some solid “tried and true” tips to help you take the plunge back into the classroom. Practice Morning Parents of young children and natural early risers, you can skip this one. For the rest of us, summer is the one time we allow ourselves to get the elusive “good night’s sleep”. And we’ve been there: There’s a part of you that wants to squeeze out every last drop of “sleep in” you can before the fall. Don’t do it! At least a week before the first day of school, you should start setting the alarm a bit earlier. You don’t have to go crazy. Just...