Child’s wellbeing – Page 5

June 27,2013

Letting Kids Make Mistakes

There are so many dangers in this world for children. As parents, we try to protect our children so nothing bad happens to them. What if someone is cruel to them? What if they need help and no one is there to help? Germs, health, education, and an infinite number of concerns are constantly t

June 20,2013

Emotional Abuse in Children

In the heat and frustration of the moment, it is easy to yell at children. Often, parents find themselves getting very angry at their kids. When does this yelling cross the line into emotional abuse? When parents consistently belittle a child and make the child feel bad, this behavior has crosse

May 29,2013

How to Help Children Become Self-Sufficient

Many times without realizing it, parents do tasks for their children when the child is perfectly capable of doing it himself. Often, parents do not think their child is capable of a task or they do not have the patience for the child to complete it. However, children are almost always more capab

May 28,2013

“Time-out” -To Address the Challenging Behaviour of Preschool Children

By Arvinder Kaur
Child Discipline / Child's wellbeing / Classroom Management / parenting
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discipline

One of the most effective forms of discipline in reducing challenging behaviour in young children is “Time-out”. This term is taken from “time out from positive reinforcement”. It works on a simple strategy of selectively ignoring the disruptive behaviour. In this process, children are remov

May 13,2013

A Comprehensive, Positive Approach to Behavior Support for Preschool Children

There are various challenging social behaviours that may benefit from time-out, such as, aggression towards peers and adults,non-compliance and destructive behaviour. A comprehensive and positive approach should include the following- 1. Building Positive RelationshipsA warm and caring relationsh

May 08,2013

Freedom and Discipline

By Arvinder Kaur
Child Discipline / Child's wellbeing / parenting
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Freedom of a child From the time children are born, they are constantly being told what to do by adults. “Don’t do this..don’t do that…” There are so many rules and regulations from adults and teachers. If children are so focused on what not to do (do not touch here, do not w

May 03,2013

The Importance of Letting Children Make Their Own Choices

By Arvinder Kaur
Child Discipline / Child's wellbeing / parenting / school readiness
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Children should be free to choose what they want to do, within reason. Obviously children cannot be totally independent from adults, especially for safety reasons. However, children can still feel like they have control over their lives. Things should not be forced on a child. Providing choices for

April 04,2013

Importance of Music In Preschool Children

By Arvinder Kaur
Child's wellbeing / Kinderpillar / music / parenting
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early childhood education, preschool

“Music education opens doors that help children pass from school into the world around them — a world of work, culture, intellectual activity, and human involvement. The future of our nation depends on providing our children with a complete education that includes music.” — Gerald Ford, form

March 22,2013

How Does a Preschooler Think?

By Arvinder Kaur
Child's wellbeing / Kinderpillar / literacy / parenting / Thinking
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Young children can come up with some very strange ideas but that’s all considered to be a part of their growing up. It is really important for the parents or care givers to understand the capabilities of a child so that they can expect some reasonable behaviour Every child has her own growth pa

January 11,2013

How to Read to Your Child- Part 1

By Arvinder Kaur
Child's wellbeing / parenting / school readiness
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“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” ― Albert Einstein Reading to a child in her early years influences the most in achieving the primary grades learning goals. This could be perhaps the best