Pysical: Provide many activities to sustain interest. Include team games. Give opportunities for developing skills, such as handicrafts and active games. Include many activities in which he uses his hands and has an opportunity to use small muscle skills. Do not compare girls to boys or force them to interact.
Mental: Do not give all the answers; allow time to think, meditate, and discuss. Encourage memorization of poems and important quotes. Respect and be aware of individual differences when making assignments and giving responsibilities. Give opportunity for record keeping. Do not dwell upon fantasy, but teach truths. Teach about other people and and other countries. Provide opportunity for collecting and also for learning about the past while keeping up the present.
Social: Accept natural separation of boys and girls. Recognize and support the need they have of acceptance from the peer group. Be warm but firm. Establish and enforce reasonable limits. Encourage friendships.
Emotional: Use positive guidance, let him know you accept him, even though you do not approve of his behavior. Provide many experiences for exercising his independence and dependibility. Praise for these positive characteristics. Be fair in dealings and relationships with him. Give him opportunities for competing, but help him learn to be a good loser. Do not ridicule him or tear him down for wrongdoings, but help him learn to take responsibility for his own behavior.
Spiritual: Give specific information and facts. Use the child's interests to guide your discussions. Express your love and support for him often.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Rain of Frog Eggs: Anniversary
In a remarkable phenomenon, a Connecticut resident discovered that the sky was raining down frog eggs on September 19, 2003. Apparently, Hurricane Isabel had swept them up in North Carolina and released them farther north as the storm dissipated.
Columbus's Last Voyage to the New World: Anniversary
Just an interesting fact for today.
On September 18th, 1502, Columbus landed at Costa Rica on his fourth and final voyage to the New World. He returned to Spain in 1504 and died there in 1506.
On September 18th, 1502, Columbus landed at Costa Rica on his fourth and final voyage to the New World. He returned to Spain in 1504 and died there in 1506.
Developmental Pointers for Parents (8 years old)
Physical: Provide opportunities for activities that require small muscle skill and coordination. Be patient with clumsiness, unpleasant habits, and squirming. Praise good behavior. Recognize his high energy level and need for physical activities. Be enthusiastic.
Mental: Challenge his intellectual capacity and expand his understanding of the spirtual things. Utilize games, stories, and problem solving activities. Listen to his comments and questions, but take advantage of his confidence of your knowledge. Teach him to maintain greater concern about judging his own behavior than those of others. Help set realistic goals that can be reached. Provide the child with appropriate heroes.
Social: Provide many opportunities for group interaction, cooperation, and sharing. He needs constant supervision. Recognize that friendships are intense, encourage group activities. Each child needs expereinces in belonging to a peer group. Praise the child for positive characteristics. Provide the child with ample opportunities for making decisions and working independently. Assure him of your love, attention, and guidance.
Emotional: Guide him toward overcoming negative emotions and developing positive ways of showing interest and enthusiasm. Praise; do not criticize. Encourage efforts and let him know you see his progress. Teach that others also make mistakes. Let him enjoy humor when appropriate, and be patient with giggling. Do not compare one child to another. Praise and build self-confidence.
Spiritual: Build foundations of truth and express personal faith often. Challenge him with ways to apply spiritual principles to his life. Do not preach. Be an example through sharing personal experience and stories.
Mental: Challenge his intellectual capacity and expand his understanding of the spirtual things. Utilize games, stories, and problem solving activities. Listen to his comments and questions, but take advantage of his confidence of your knowledge. Teach him to maintain greater concern about judging his own behavior than those of others. Help set realistic goals that can be reached. Provide the child with appropriate heroes.
Social: Provide many opportunities for group interaction, cooperation, and sharing. He needs constant supervision. Recognize that friendships are intense, encourage group activities. Each child needs expereinces in belonging to a peer group. Praise the child for positive characteristics. Provide the child with ample opportunities for making decisions and working independently. Assure him of your love, attention, and guidance.
Emotional: Guide him toward overcoming negative emotions and developing positive ways of showing interest and enthusiasm. Praise; do not criticize. Encourage efforts and let him know you see his progress. Teach that others also make mistakes. Let him enjoy humor when appropriate, and be patient with giggling. Do not compare one child to another. Praise and build self-confidence.
Spiritual: Build foundations of truth and express personal faith often. Challenge him with ways to apply spiritual principles to his life. Do not preach. Be an example through sharing personal experience and stories.
Anniversary of the Constitution of the United States
On Sept. 17, 1787, two hundred twenty two(222) years ago today, delegations from 12 states at the Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia, PA, voted unamimously to approve the proposed document. Thirty-nine of the 42 delegates present signed it and the Convention adjourned, after drafting a letter of transmittal to the Congress. The proposed constitution stipulated that it would take affect when ratified by nine states. This day is a legal holiday in Arizona and Florida.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
The Little Engine That Could
Do you love the classic story of "The Little Engine That Could" by Watty Piper?
Today (September 15, 2009) is the 139th birthday of Watty Piper. She was born Mabel Caroline Bragg at Milford, Massachusetts. She died April 25, 1945.
Read her great book with someone you love today.
Here is a quote that I really like,
"I am asking that we stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight. I am suggesting that as we go through life we "accentuate the positive." I am asking that we look a little deeper for the good, that we still voices of insult and sarcasm, that we more generously compliment virtue and effort."
---Gordon B. Hinckley
Today (September 15, 2009) is the 139th birthday of Watty Piper. She was born Mabel Caroline Bragg at Milford, Massachusetts. She died April 25, 1945.
Read her great book with someone you love today.
Here is a quote that I really like,
"I am asking that we stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight. I am suggesting that as we go through life we "accentuate the positive." I am asking that we look a little deeper for the good, that we still voices of insult and sarcasm, that we more generously compliment virtue and effort."
---Gordon B. Hinckley
Saturday, November 29, 2008
"Get Out the Mad" Cookies
These cookies taste better the more your child pounds on the dough.
You'll need:
· large bowl
· cookie sheet
· oven preheated to 350°F
Ingredients:
3 cups oatmeal
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 1/2 cups butter or margarine
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
J Place all the ingredients in a large bowl, and mix them well.
J Give your child a manageable chunk of dough. It's OK for your child to mash it, knead it, and pound it. The longer and harder your child mixes the dough, the better the cookies taste!
J When the mixing is done, show your child how to roll the dough into balls about the size of ping-pong balls, and place them on the cookie sheet.
J Bake the cookies at 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes.
Your child is working on:
· finding healthy outlets for anger
· following directions
· literacy
· measuring
· patience
Following recipes involves reading and following directions. Your child can see firsthand how helpful it is to be able to read numbers and to measure carefully.
Rogers, Fred, Mr. Rogers’ Play Time, p. 79
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www.misterrogers.org
You'll need:
· large bowl
· cookie sheet
· oven preheated to 350°F
Ingredients:
3 cups oatmeal
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 1/2 cups butter or margarine
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
J Place all the ingredients in a large bowl, and mix them well.
J Give your child a manageable chunk of dough. It's OK for your child to mash it, knead it, and pound it. The longer and harder your child mixes the dough, the better the cookies taste!
J When the mixing is done, show your child how to roll the dough into balls about the size of ping-pong balls, and place them on the cookie sheet.
J Bake the cookies at 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes.
Your child is working on:
· finding healthy outlets for anger
· following directions
· literacy
· measuring
· patience
Following recipes involves reading and following directions. Your child can see firsthand how helpful it is to be able to read numbers and to measure carefully.
Rogers, Fred, Mr. Rogers’ Play Time, p. 79
www.runningpress.com
www.misterrogers.org
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