Early Childhood years are a time when the child is beginning to develop all the traits that will frame the character or the adult that is to follow.
We have many challenges during the early years of a child’s development. character is being developed during this stage and how we discipline, encourage and reward our children for behavior now will be show in later actions.
Our reaction to the following challenges during this time are very important not only for the child but for the parents.
Potty Training:
Potty-Train your child noon tomorrow and have fun doing it!!
How to tell if YOU are ready for potty-training…(Hint: You ARE!)
How to tell if your CHILD is ready for potty-training…(Hint: She IS!)
Why most books and videos are WORTHLESS when it comes to REAL-WORLD potty-training…
What you’ll need to prepare for “The Big Day!”
Why you DON’T need to spend big bucks on potty-training…
The SIMPLE 5-step process that you’ll use to potty-train your child…
A complete schedule for the morning of “The Big Day!”
What to do if it doesn’t work right away…(it WILL before day’s end!)
Whether to use diapers overnight or training pants…
This works get it now and avoid the problems other methods create in your child’s behavior Potty-Train your child noon tomorrow and have fun doing it!!
DISCIPLINE
How parents discipline in early childhood years will determine the behavior in later years. The foundation of Reluctance to obey the rules and general rebellion to parental authority are developing here. Learn the art of discipline to develop good habits for later in the child’s life.
This is the time to begin to shape your child’s behavior. Set the boundaries for your child and stick to them.
We were very lucky with some of the battles new parents face. Our children never refused to eat anything. But our grand children were a different matter. Two of the boys simply refused to eat vegetables and their parents gave in to them. (I think their father didn’t like vegetables and they picked it up from him.)When they came to our house they realized that unless they ate what was offered to them they simply didn’t eat. It was not long before they ate everything.( I am not saying the loved everything and they still avoid some vegetables but they eat them at our house.) It is important to stick with the rules you set. Offer the child all alternatives of food not just the ones you like and let them decide their likes and dislikes.
Early Education:
People typically think that kindergarten or grade one would be an appropriate time for their children to start reading; however, this is not the best approach as studies have repeatedly found that children with good phonemic awareness before entering kindergarten continues to outperform, and achieve exceptional reading and spelling abilities as they progress through school. On the other hand, children who enter school with reading difficulties may continue to have reading and spelling difficulties.
There’s no set guideline on when you should start teaching your children to read; however, you can start cultivating your child’s love for books and reading as soon as they’re born. Obviously, very young babies would not even know what books are, however, talking to your child and reading to your child will help them develop a keen liking for books and stories. As your child grows and gets older, avoid TV-sitting them, because as they develop a dependency on television as their main source of entertainment, it becomes very difficult to dislodge that need for TV entertainment, and get them to enjoy reading books. Instead, keep age appropriate books all around the house, and read to them often. You’ll find that they’ll start picking up books and pretend to read themselves, although at very early ages, they still cannot read.
Here is an excellent resource to help you begin the education process with your child.
Teach Your Child to Read Now!
Reading makes your child SMARTER, and the very act of reading can help children compensate for modest levels of cognitive ability!
67% of all Grade 4 students cannot read at a proficient level! According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, of those 67%, 33% read at just the BASIC level, and 34% CANNOT even achieve reading abilities of the lowest basic level!
The U.K. government’s Department of Education reported that 42% of children left school without achieving a basic level of functional English
The Australian Government Department of Education reported that 33% of all year 5 students CANNOT meet the benchmark literacy skills, and in Canada, 42% of Canadians are considered semi-illiterate!
The Australian Government Department of Education reported that 33% of all year 5 students CANNOT meet the benchmark literacy skills, and in Canada, 42% of Canadians are considered semi-illiterate!
Poor reading ability and literacy skills lead to reduced opportunities in life, and worse yet, “being illiterate is a guaranteed ticket to a dead-end life with no skills and no future.” NO PARENT WANTS THIS FOR THEIR CHILD.
This is a straight forward, easy, proven method of teaching basic reading skills for the child and the parents. Recommended!
Teach Your Child to Read Now!
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