The “Tween” Years The tween years are a fun time for children to engage in creative learning. They are fascinated by projects and enjoy spending time creating. They have a wonderful sense of humor and their fantasy life has evolved, probably sparked by books like Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series (all hail Olympians!) and Veronica Roth's Divergent Series (where choices become true). Children at this age are often voracious readers and you should do all you can to encourage them in this activity. Children who read every day are also good learners at school and make excellent academic progress. Tween toys can be fun and often follow their fantasy interest. For boys (especially), Minecraft has probably captured their imagination. If so, consider a Lego construction kit. These are small LEGO's that require thoughtful engagement in order to piece together the projects. Working with these construction blocks can help your child work through functional geometry and pattern making. These are not just important mathematical concepts, they building a foundation for three dimensional thinking. That's an essential concept in physics! If you have a child that is struggling in math, consider using these kits to help them overcome some of their basic fears. There are plenty of educational plans on line that incorporate the use of LEGO's in order to help students. You might also want to consider letting your child join a LEGO league. These teams are inspirational. Children team up to build a robot that will solve a 'world problem'. Kids who participate in these leagues learn about engineering, science, mathematics and even language skills. For more information, check out this link: http://www.firstlegoleague.org/. Rememb... ... middle of paper ... ... Remember, even things that are deficits can be turned into positive skills. If you have a child that spends too much time 'gaming,' help them learn about how programmers create and develop computer games. For teens who 'watch too many movies or too much TV,' try a camcorder. Not only does it engage their love of entertainment, it can help them learn essential movie making and computer skills. One last hint: make family time important. Board games can be great ways for families to spend time together and learn from each other. Backgammon, Monopoly, Scrabble and Risk (among others) are ways to build 'unobtrusive guidance' into everyday life. Talking across a game supports the most important parental tool available: communication. Family nights are ways for families to reconnect, de-stress and have fun. When you have a teen, nothing can be more important.
On October 10th, 2017 at Springhurst Elementary School, I conducted a “Reading Interest Survey” and the “Elementary Reading Attitude Survey.” These surveys were conducted on a 1st grade student, Jax, to determine what his feelings are towards reading in different settings, what genres he prefers to read, and interests. It was found that Jax doesn’t mind reading, but prefers a few different topics. This was evident through his raw score of 30 on recreational reading, and a raw score of 31 on academic reading.
In Hands-on Squishy Circuits, AnnMarie Thomas showed us how she took a home-made PLAY-DOH recipe and turned it into a science experiment. It’s amazing that three and four year old children play with something so revolutionary. We may not realize this now, but if we start introducing this stuff to these children, they’re going to become such intelligent adults. I ask myself this question everyday,”Do I want my child to be successful in life, or let them flip burgers at McDonalds?”. I want my child to be able to learn and succeed as they progress in life. This is extremely important for children these
In “Tweens: Ten Going on Sixteen,” Kay S. Hymowitz points out the fact that in modern society kids mature too early, creating a negative trend called tween phenomenon; it occurs when kids become teenagers at a young age and skip the preadolescence period. According to Hymowitz, the evidence presents a troubling picture, tweens are too concerned with the way they look, are involved in criminal activities, are having sex, and are doing drugs and alcohol. The author concludes that the causes of the negative trends are complex, and I believe that she states a reasonable case that should be considered by parents, educators, and psychologists. Without a doubt, the three most negative behavioral trends of many tweens are their need for attention,
Lego’s are very fun to play with, they bring out your imaginative side. The Lego is very creative for your creative personality too! These toys had an interesting history about them and you know much of it now. The word Lego means what it is for, it means (I assemble, or I put together!). I hope you found this as interesting as much as I did.
Lego kits can be used in different businesses and organisations like offices, car parks, arcades and banks.
I am not saying that a Barbi doll is necessarily a bad thing, besides the fact that some of her outfits are frightening, but I would rather have the life like rocket that can fly a 100 feet up before it returns to the ground. This discussion might appear superficial at first, but there is an underlying problem to why a parent might want to encourage their young daughters to play with a science kit instead of deciding what evening gown Barbi looks best in. A lot of the toys designed for boys might also be used as a learning tool. When a boy plays with legos and starts to create buildings he is developing his creativity. This act could lead him into a career as an architect or engineer. When he is encouraged to play with rockets or a microscope he has the potential of developing an interest in science that could lead him into a career working on satellites.
...using fine motor skills and some gross motor skills. Children this age have enough attention span to play with the Transformer for short periods of time, but may find it difficult to keep focused on the toy with other toys around. The Transformer cartoon may help the child figure out the actions of the toy. The additional environmental cartoon stimulus may foster enhance development temporarily. Paiget’s cognitive-developmental theory may be useful in the child’s adaptation of how he or she plays. The child may also be able to maneuver the toy but not be able to understand the concept or story of the Transformer. The child is able to understand the symbols that label what toys are and may also be able to better process parent’s teachings with symbolic knowledge.
"Reading." The Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence. Ed. Jerome Kagan and Susan B. Gall. Online Edition. Detroit: Gale, 2007.
The origin of the word toy is uncertain but according to Harper, in 1300 a toy is meant t0 be an “amorous playing, sport later piece of fun or entertainment.” Today’s definition is an “object of a representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children to play with.” The definition of a toy doesn’t say a very fancy and shiny electronic device that effects a child’s development. The exact time of when toys were created on Earth is unknown due to the fact that we as humans haven’t been around for a ver...
Understanding and applying above information can help me to adjust and apply new things to my current parenting strategy. Instead of focusing too much on thinking what I should do for my children, I spend time to understand and explore what my children really need in each stage of their life. Especially during adolescence or teenager period, I desire to not only be their mom, but also be their real friend, whom my children can share everything with, even the most secret in their life. Therefore, I learn and practice day-by-day listening to my children, respecting what they want to do, and accepting various aspects of my children. On the other hand, I try all my best to protect my children from dangerous situations, but still prevent overprotecting them from small things, and give them some spaces to explore and learn new things by themselves. Besides that, the hustle and bustle of life easily makes my husband and I fall into some stress issues unintentionally that also affects our parenting approaches. We need to learn to control our temper as much as possible because it is important to be as calm and reasonable when explaining rules or carry them out in front of my children. As parent works are never done, each parent can make mistakes and learning from mistakes also can bring some benefits to adjust our parenting. Although the focus is on the child, my husbands and I never forget about each other. We love, understand and take care each other and proudly show my children that we are happy, united and consistent when doing or saying something to them. We do all my best and enjoy experiencing the toughest yet most meaningful job in our life – the
...e management skills and encouraging them to get enough sleep, exercise often, and by having family meal times with their children. In teenagers, parents should watch for stress related behaviors such as cutting or depression, and by also watching their parental pressure.
Encourage your teen to get involved in activities. If you notice that your daughter has a talent for art, enroll her in some free art classes at the local community center. Or if your son needs to build his social skills and your friend also has a teenage son, arrange for both of them to spend occasional weekends together playing sports in the park or hanging out at the skating rink. eHow
Getting children to work together on projects which require problem solving is a great way for them to interact with each other and learn mathematical concepts on the way. It will also help them to boost their communication skills. Teachers can also facilitate learning by scaffolding the children’s learning and offering guidance when needed. Getting children to talk about what they are doing and what their plans are actually helps them to learn. Through their projects, children will learn to describe the mathematical concepts that they present using different materials. For example, drawing a house for art class, they learn the names of the different kinds of shapes that make up a
Video games have both good and effects, but bad effects were greater. Limiting the time of playing video games and choosing the right type are the solutions of the elimination of bad effects on children. Thus, moderation between playing video games and playing sports or doing extracellular activities will benefit the child. Another important point would be avoiding violent video games because they influence children’s behavior in an aggressive way.
Teens today lacked the simple values of yesterday because of the exposure to the negative things in the world. Family unity is communicating with each other. These family values differ from each other all over the world.