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Parent tip of the week #109: Things to do with your kids at home over winter break

12/21/2018

Winter break can be a stressful time for both kids and parents. We are out of our regular schedule, and for a lot of kids, the temptation is great to stay up all night playing video games or on social media. Try some of these activities with your kids.

1. Make ornaments or other decorations such as door hangers.
2. Cook together. The earlier you teach them to cook, the earlier they can start helping with dinner on days you are running behind!
3. Build something. Take some leftover christmas boxes and make something creative.
4. Make play snow using shampoo and baking soda. A good way to help your children understand ratios too!
5. Play a board game.
6. Read
7. Make a board game
8. Play I spy.
9. Play "nothing rhymes with". In this game, kids have to come up with words and phrases that nothing rhymes with.
10. Smile at your kids and hug them alot.

Parent tip of the week #108: Protect your child online

12/14/2018

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Parent Tip of the Week #107: Reading is really the best thing a kid can do!

12/7/2018

9 Scientific Reasons Reading Makes You Smarter

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Parent Tip of the week #106: Coding apps for your child

11/30/2018

25 Coding Apps For Kids Under 8

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Parent Tip of the week#105: Staying calm over the holidays

11/16/2018

Maintain your relationships to your children- Talk to your kids as much as possible. Ask them how they are feeling, thinking, and what they are worried about. Time over the holidays is often busier and shorter. So each minute counts!
Initiate conversations about the season – Not everyone does the holidays the same, and not everyone needs to do the holidays the same. Talk to your children about why you do what you do in your family. Talk to them about your family traditions. Invite their opinion of the traditions and see if there is something they want to begin doing as a family that you had never thought of!
Set expectations – Make sure you set realistic gift expectations for YOURSELF and your children. This is a great opportunity to teach your children about over spending and about generosity to others.
Take care of yourself – Find time to find your Zen. Maybe this means more outside fresh air. Maybe its toga. Maybe it is your favorite book. Maybe it is less TV viewing for the kids and more quiet time doing puzzles, coloring, or playing pretend. Maybe it means watching less news or cable commentators. Hopefully it all means less stress.

Parent tip of the week #104: The power of a good nights sleep

11/9/2018

What is your child's bedtime routine like? Is it the same routine over again, one that tells their body "Oh! We are getting ready for bed. It is time to make you feel sleepy". If the bedtime routine is not a routine, please begin to help your child with a routine. this is the time of year where, as it's darker outside more often than not, we notice children falling asleep in class, being too tired to learn, and having trouble being grumpy to their classmates because they are sleepy.

Here's how you can help:

Limit screen time before bed. the blue light keeps them awake too long. and It is hard for their mands to stop racing enough to fall asleep
Encourage lots of fresh air and exercise. This will help them sleep better. even though it is so cold outside! so dress warmly
Go to bed at the same time every night. Wake up at the same time every morning. Talk to your child about what the times atre for going to bed and waking up.
Keep a bedtime routine. This might include brushing teeth, hair, reading a book, reciting a favorite poem or song, and chatting quietly about the day. Try and keep this routine several nights of the week.
Avoid using weekends to make up for lost sleep. Studies show this is not healthy or effective for children. They really do need 9-11 hours of sleep each night.

Parent tip of the week #103: The trimester is almost over....

11/2/2018

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Parent tip of the week #102: Whats your child's learning style?

10/26/2018

7 Different Types Of Learning Styles Infographic

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Parent tip of the Week #101: How to recall previous learning once you are home from the schoolday

10/19/2018

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Parent tip of the week #100: Learn your child's personality

10/12/2018

How well have you learned your child's personality? Can you talk about their likes and dislikes, whether they are a morning or night person? Their coping mechanisms for fear, anxiety, or trouble? How they most feel joy or pain? How they show love? Getting to know your child's personality is important all the time, because as they grow and learn more about themselves and really grow that identity, it will change!

People’s personalities change as they grow up. Sometimes people’s personalities change because of experiences they have, and sometimes because they work hard to change their personalities. Knowing your child can change the things they don't like about themselves is important, and you can support these changes.

Ask your child to describe his or her own personality. Describe for your child how you’ve seen his or her personality change, and the good things you see in it now.