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Diabetes Associations
A person with diabetes needs to acquire the necessary education and knowledge about his condition in order to know how to avoid the onset of acute or chronic complications, and to be able to attack and swiftly remedy any problem. This way life can...
Know Your Brain.
Brain is not a computer.
Actually, the brain begins working long before it is finished.
At birth a baby's brain contains 100 billion neurons,roughly as many nerve cells are there are stars in the Milky Way. That's why if we look more into it,...
Stunning Hair Straight From Your Kitchen
It's a fact that as the seasons change, so does our hair.
Depending on your hair type and climate, your hair may turn oily
or dry, dull or limp or your hair may begin to thin out a
little. We're really no different than other animals in that...
The 6 Don'ts of Online Dating
In previous articles on Internet dating, I outlined what you should do when writing your personal ad, how to exchange e-mails with a woman who has replied to your ad, how to conduct an effective IM (Instant Messaging) conversation and what to do...
The Next Generation: What can we do now?
Each day we see more violence on the news, less money being allocated to our education system and more kids becoming addicted to video games, T.V and food. Sometimes we hear comments such as "if only we could go back to the good old days". But the...
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Home And School Education - Your Kids Can Benefit From Both!
Once, as a Learning Support Teacher, I made my way down to
the annexe that housed the school's History Department.
The annexe was about 100 metres from the main school
building, down an attractive, leafy hill.
On the way I was irked by two girls in front of me
complaining about the hill, the wind ruffling their hair,
the distance from one classroom to another, and so on.
I joined the History class with the moans and groans still
ringing in my ears. However, the topic of the lesson
soon gripped me:
Life in Thirteenth Century Scotland.
The ordinary people in those days lived in squalid huts,
unlike the nobles with their heavily fortified castles. But
even they faced many challenges. Fighting was a way of life
and the fear of attack preoccupied everyone.
In the cold, draughty, disease-ridden castles
people who lived to forty were considered old.
Not much scope for personal development and parenting
projects there!
Bumpy dirt tracks served as roads and the trees that covered
most of the land made travel difficult. Schools and child
education did not exist.
After the lesson I made my way back up to the main
building. This time I overheard another conversation - or to
be more precise, one side of a conversation.
A girl behind me chatted to her mum, many miles away
on the outskirts of the city. The small cellphone clamped to
the girl's ear made it possible.
Times had certainly changed since the 13th century!
Not only could this girl travel many miles by comfortable
transport every day, but at the touch of a button she could
chat with her mum.
This made me think again of the two I'd overheard on the way
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down. Unlike their 13th century counterparts, they could
walk safely on a dry, tarmac surface and enjoy the benefits
of a good education. Yet they moaned and groaned . . .
Yes, teaching - and parenting - teenagers brings its
challenges!
But if raising confident children is our goal,
why not start early, and help them develop a sense of awe
and wonder. Help them realise how far we've progressed.
Stress the benefits growing families enjoy today - benefits
unavailable to our predecessors, for whom life was hell.
Make your kids aware of the changes even since they were
infants:
iPods, mp3s, DVDs, multiplex cinemas, online bookings,
video cellphones
- when you think about it, the list is impressive!
And the downside: in a world saturated with resources
and abundance, millions starve. Yet all could be put right
so easily!
Your children are young and impressionable, so true-life
stories will absorb their insatiable interest. Make this
part of your home education program, working hand-in-hand
with their special school projects.
And it will pay dividends. Informed, appreciative
children become confident, tolerant, fair-minded and
determined young people.
Personal development all round . . .
Happy parenting!
Why do some parents and children succeed, while others
fail?
Frank McGinty is an internationally published author and
teacher. If you want to develop your parenting skills and
encourage your kids to be all they can be, visit his web
pages,
http://www.frank-mcginty.com/peace-formula.html
AND
http://www.frank-mcginty.com/for-parents.html
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