Make Your Child Fall in Love with School!

One of parent’s big tasks is building learning fondness of their child. Learning to love school is all about learning to love LEARNING. It can become a tough job, because not all children are born scholars, some of them need a little extra push in this direction. Teachers can only do so much in school – it is parents who must make the child eager to go there to begin with. If you have a child that has laziness to go to school, I found the article that may help you. Let’s continue…

Some children just can't seem to enjoy going to school even with much encouragement from their parents. Most children enjoy their first time in school, but after a while, due to some factors, they begin to hate it and they drift not only from their initial interest but also from interacting with schoolmates and teachers.

While some children suffer a phobia of going to school because of traumatic experiences, others are simply not interested. One of the many reasons why youngsters hate school is because some of their family members may have expressed their own hate of going to school. It can influence a child's thinking if it is often expressed and absorbed by the child.

So, how to make your child fall in love with school? Check these tips below.
1. One of the key factors is parental encouragement. By letting your children understand the importance of learning at an early age, they'll be looking forward to the day that they'll be able to ride a school bus and enter a classroom.

Introduce your child at a young age to the value of learning through books and playtime to help him/her become interested in school and its many related aspects: teachers, students, socializing, playtime, learning, homework and many others.

2. Become involved in your child's schoolwork such as projects and homework. By showing your child that homework is a fun take-home activity instead of an obligation, he/she will develop a positive mindset. It is also advisable to let your child learn from you instead of just learning from school.

Develop an enjoyable way of interacting and educating your child by asking them about their current lessons in math, history, English and science. You can then incorporate a fun weekend activity that corresponds to their latest lessons such as going to museums, planetariums, plays or just by watching an educational video from the internet.

3. Some

children may have problems with only one subject at school, but the effects can sometimes be too negative for them that they tend to hate school in general. For example, if your child only has a problem with Math, but he/she does well in other subject, you can incorporate the fun into Math by doing fun and enjoyable activities with him/her.

One fun activity is by letting your child calculate your grocery list and having it compared with the actual prices of items when you take your child to the supermarket with you. Let him/her learn the equations in a realistic and practical way rather than setting up a classroom environment at home. This could only deter your child from learning and appreciating math.

4. Preparing your children even before they enter a classroom can help him/her develop an appreciation for learning. Educational games such as scrabble and children's Sudoku are fun and enjoyable especially during summer. Monopoly, chess and other board games can help your child sharpen his/her mind even on a vacation.

5. Schools and teachers should adapt the rewards system where they give rewards to school children if they are able to top a quiz or exam, if they've won an academic contest or joined curricular activities at school. The rewards system encourages children to study more and become focused on their lessons with a promise of something that is worth earning.

Well, parents, try to apply these ways. Children can be taught of the basics of learning at home. By being a positive and encouraging parent, you are giving your child an example that he/she should follow. The home is where it all begins and your child should love school and learning even before his/her first day at school.

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Ants and Flying Ants(?)

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I can see ants here and there. This time I want to share pictures of ants that I found in my front yard. First picture is ants on a citrus and the second one is flying ants on a lotus flower. I’m not sure with the second one; whether they are flying ants or included bee kind. Anyone can help with the info?

I invite you to join Camera Critters and have fun with sharing animal pictures!

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Best Place to Find School Items for Your Child

As parents, you definitely know for sure that education is very important for our children. It’s big task of parents to build learning skill of their children. For their good character, wide knowledge and bright future, you should encourage your kids to love school!

How to make your kids go to school with enthusiastic? Well, one simple thing that you can do is providing them with fun and attractive items for school. Don’t worry, you don’t have to look for anymore, Posylane has offered fun school items that your children need.

Again, I’ll mention my three favorites here. Your children will love these

personalized backpacks. Children as young as four, and up to teens can wear it. Mint medium kids backpacks are very sturdy and have enough space for your children’s books and any other school items. You can make it personalize by adding your child’s name or initial letter. Your child will wear it with proud! Don’t forget, you can also complete the backpack with the matching lunch tote.

Their nap mats are perfect for your younger child and toddlers. Mint personalized nap mats have several product excellences. The nap mat is attached with a soft fleece blanket and it also has a removable foam pillow. Your child will feel comfortable using this. Moreover, it’s easy for you to clean it; you can just wash it with your washing machine.

Your child will also love stephen joseph backpacks. They all are so adorable and you can make your child’s name embroidered on it. They are very easy to maintain, you can just wipe it with a damp cloth. They have a small inside pocket and enough space for books and other items. The straps are adjustable, too.

I’ve shared my three favorite products here, now I invite you to visit Posylane to check all of them by yourselves. Don’t hesitate to visit there and encourage your children go to school cheerfully…

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Best Place to Find Fun Women’s Gifts

Hi, are you still looking for a perfect place to find things as gifts for your female friends or female relatives? If you a husband, perhaps now you’re looking for something as a gift for your wife. It’s for someone that is close to you; so, you want to give something unique and personalized, right? Unique and personalized things will become impressive gifts; and a woman that receives it will feel so special.

Let me help you because I know a place called Posylane that offers unique and personalized gifts. For fun things that women will definitely like, I have my three favorites; and I want to share here for you. Personalized ink stamps can be a perfect gift. You can choose one design and font that you most like from 28 personalized designs. Each ink stamp includes name, complete address and also initial letter of a name.

My second favorite is their qualified bath wrap. You will love these products. Posylane Mint bath towel wraps are very soft, light weight, large enough to cover the body, comfortable to wear and available in nine attractive colors. As a gift, you can personalize the bath towel wrap with a name or monogram. For your information, bath towel wraps are available in three sizes: child size, teen size and adult size.

How about giving personalized platter? I think it’s also a good idea! By the way, their platters are my favorite, too. If you’ve seen the products, you will love it. Not only platter, you can give a set of platter, plate and placemat. Kelly Hughes Designs have created various collections of personalized plates, platters and placemats for mature tastes. All designs are gorgeous. You can also personalize it, isn’t cool?

Whatever gift that you choose, as long as you make a choice at Posylane, it would be a special gift because Posylane provide fun things that women like.

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CC: Honesty is the Best Policy

I totally agree with this. In my family, like most other families, I was raised to always speak honestly; and it still continues until now.

Honesty in a relationship of a married couple is very important. It will determine the quality of your relationship. I believe that whenever there is honesty; the trust will also be there.

To maintain a harmonic marriage, a married couple should apply open communication. It includes being honest one another and not keeping secret. I and my hubby have no secrets. I know his past and either does he. We can discuss about everything.

In our daily marriage life, I always try to express my feeling and tell the truth. My hubby said that he always speaks to me honestly as well because he doesn’t have the heart to lie to me, hehehe.

Being honest with each other will make your marriage life happier, because once you tell a lie, you have to cover it with more other lies. I don’t want to have a life which full of lies…

Click the CC badge above if you want to share your story and opinion or if you want to read other’s stories.

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Watery Wednesday

Happy Wednesday, everyone! This Wednesday I want to share pictures that I shot a few days ago from a 3th floor terrace at Bogor Trade Mall. You can see a small river that flows through inside Bogor city, West Java,Indonesia.

For more beautiful watery pictures, I invite you to visit Watery Wednesday…

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To be Good Parents Guidance

Now is parents’ turn. Good parents don’t just happen immediately, right? Parents should grow and apply lessons that they have learned. Continually trying to improve themselves and their parenting skills are important things to do. Author and Pediatrician Marianne Neifert shares the seven things that will help you understand what makes a goods parent. Here they are:

Provide unconditional love and encouragement to your child.
Saying I love you, is important. But even more important is showing your child that you love them by giving your time and attention. Playing games, reading stories, and talking all show your love. Encouragement is also essential. Every child needs to feel like their parents are their best cheerleader. And with their parents help they can accomplish anything.

Make your children a high priority.
This doesn’t mean that you don’t take care of yourself and your marriage. But it does mean that your children should come before others. This may mean that you need to say ‘no’ sometimes.

Strengthen your team as parents.
Strengthening your team applies to parents. It means that parents agree beforehand on important issues like rules and discipline. They discuss together important decisions that need to be made concerning the children and family.

Discipline consistently.
To cultivate this quality of being a good parent is one of the hardest things to do. At the end of a hard day it is so easy to give in to a child that is crying or whining, but that is not consistent. It does not teach them and only makes your job as a parent more difficult. Set limits and rules and always enforce them.

Teach responsibility.
Give your children responsibilities. You can ask your child to keep clean and tidy his/her own bed room. Or any other responsibilities such as emptying the small garbage cans every week, helping clean up the house, clearing their dishes off of the table, etc. Children need to understand that they are responsible for their own actions and the consequences that follow.

Create togetherness through routines.
Daily, weekly, or even yearly family rituals create a bond between family members. It may be as simple as reading a book together every night or taking a yearly trip to the beach. Dr. Neifert says rituals provide the "social glue that bonds one generation to another, creating many of the special anchor memories within a family".

Take time to recharge.
Parents need to take some time for themselves. When you are running on empty you are not doing your children any good. Lack of sleep, isolation and self-neglect can leave parents feeling physically exhausted, emotionally depressed and useless. Husbands and wives can spend time together every evening after putting children in bed. You can have a date night every Saturday night, though it usually consists of watching a movie or playing games at home.

After knowing the seven steps to be a good parent, you can begin to apply it actually. Take it one step at a time...

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