It is greatly important for parents to work on developing their children's confidence. Two years ago, scientists from the University of Washington came to the conclusion that the self-confidence of the child was built up to 5 years of age. A lot of things cannot change since that age. And it is well known that self-confidence is the key to success in life. And what is self-confidence? Self-confidence is a belief that you can manage your body, behavior, and challenges you face in the world around you. If our children believe in themselves, they take more risks in life, they will more often achieve their goals and achieve great things. The good thing is that self-confidence is not something that is gained (or not) born, but it has to work on its development. Parents can help their children develop a better picture of themselves by creating opportunities for them to practice and improve their skills. Allow them to make mistakes, but be there to patronize them to keep trying. The...

Why to read children's accent from the earliest age ? Of utmost importance is reading to children of all ages, not just the youngest. The method of reading aloud is very important for developing reading habits and later success in school, as well as for general success in acquiring knowledge, say pedagogues. Reading the accent should be applied when it suits all participants in the act of reading, either in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening. Spontaneous reading can take place in a car, in a doctor's waiting room, on a bus, in a city, in a park, on a trip.   Read the children's accent from birth so they can: Connect reading and books with pleasant feelings hear sounds, rhymes and words to use their sense of hearing, sight and touch create sounds - from swinging to word show the picture, and the person reading to name what the child shows they begin to understand that the images show certain objects from their surroundings And of course, ...

Departure to the kindergarten represents not only an important period in the process of child development but also a major change in the functioning of the whole family. Although this event is an integral part of almost every child's life, it can often be stressful, as it requires adapting to new circumstances, both to the child and to the parent. How much a departure to kindergarten is a significant event in the child's life, we will realize if we remember that it represents his first true obligation, similar to what Mom and Dad have when preparing for a job every day or when a brother and a sister go to school. Research shows that the adaptation process is sometimes more stressful for parents (especially mothers) than for a child. Such data are understandable because the kindergarten often means the first long separation, but also the modification of the roles that Mom and Dad had by then, which are now largely taken up by educators. When they talk about parents' st...

As a most of us are foreigners in Dubai we are all aware of stress and changes moving brought to our lives. Every major change in the family means stress for each member. Whether it's a child's upbringing, a loss of a family member or any other type of major change…. One of the biggest stresses in each family is certainly relocation. If for any reason you are planning to relocate your family to another city or state please make sure to carefully consider few things! 1- Do not overly what you expect from the new residential area and the place you are moving into. Every detail cannot be known, and you have a real image in your head and so teach children. Children should not understand moving as something negative but you need to explain it to them. so conversation is key! It is very important that you listen to them and be careful with their feelings! Tell them it's normal if they feel sad or if they're tense! 2- When preparing a child for relocation...

THE USE OF POSITIVE LANGUAGE WITH YOUNG CHILDREN For every one of us that has a child in our care whether it is us teachers, parents, nannies or caregivers is important to use positive language with each child rather than negative:  (e.g. “Don’t pick your nose” use “Would you wipe your nose with this tissue”  “Stop running!” use “Can we use our walking feet please”  “That is very bold/naughty” use “That’s not very nice, is it? (explain why the behaviour is not nice) The use of positive language: Will give the children a sense of achieving and doing right rather than feelings of guilt or not being able to do something correctly.  Hence why I think it is important to have a positive touch on everything even when we are speaking to and correcting children. We all know it can get a little frustrating at times but the important thing to remember is to stay as calm and positive. We are all teachers anyone of us who is caring for a ...

It is normal for every parent to have periods of hyper activity of their children and some moments when you have to tell your kid to slow down, this happen when they are excited or have high energy, but if they are always hyper active, always moving and cannot focus on certain activity this should raise your suspicion that they may have something abnormal. Hyper activity is a cardinal sign of what is called (attention deficient hyperactivity disorder) or ADHD.  What is ADHD? The signs of ADHD are hard to miss and they are present all the time, and they always bring negative comments and annoyed feeling against the child and if you do not know what is really going on you may think that your child is acting and misbehaves and this may let you think that you have to punish him in any way and this will make it worse. Here are some behaviors that are common with hyperactivity: • Talks almost constantly and frequently interrupts others.  • Moves from place...

SHOCKING FACT:        To understand the importance of this article let me give you one piece of information that will surprise you, as per the UNICEF: not more than 35% of world wide population follow the correct hand washing hygiene and not more than 65% practice any hand washing habits, and if we could increase this percentage it will reduce the rate of mortality due to infectious diseases by around one third!   WHY TO WASH: To realize the importance of teaching our children how to wash their hands and build this habit it is enough to know that around 80% of communicable diseases are transmitted by touch.    Try to imagine what your child’s hands touch throughout his daily activities starting from his own face, nose, and eyes to the floor, walls and toilet seats passing by his food and drinks. (Please note that touching does not include touching intact skin, it is not person to person contact).  WHEN TO WAS...