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Although tablets are an easy, portable medium through which one could entertain a child and provide ways to learn their ABC’s and 1,2,3; it is important to remember to place a limit on the amount of screen time that children have in order to allow them to interact with their environment, with the people around them, so they grow up knowing that there are better things in the real world than the virtual one...
A relatively new phrase “comprehensive sexuality education” has been coined to describe “age appropriate, medically accurate information on a broad set of topics related to sexuality.” The long term outcomes of receiving such an education are what both parents and educators want for their children: higher academic achievement, reduced risk-taking, and healthy relationships. What does this type of education include? …
A blended family forms when a person and their partner merge their personal lives and start a life together with children from previous relationships. While the concept of blended families has been around for a long time, many were not recognized unless both parents were legally married and had taken on the legal responsibility as guardian of the children (even if one parent was not biologically related). Nowadays, these type of families are becoming even more common, with many divorced parents forming new relationships …
It is necessary that teachers and parents guide their children to employ creativity en mass, and frequently. This involves making time in our daily lives to encourage this behavior. It requires more open-ended questions, allowing room for more than one "right" answer. It requires allowing our children more freedoms to pursue their interests, communicating with them often about their ideas and opinions, and genuinely considering these creative thoughts as a means of validation. For this, our children will be more empowered; readily willing to act creatively when problems arise, and more confident in themselves…
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