You are the bread and the knife, The crystal goblet and the wine . . . Jacques Crickillon You are the bread and the knife, the crystal goblet and the wine. You are the dew on the morning grass and the burning wheel of the sun. You are the white apron of the baker and the marsh birds suddenly in flight.
However, you are not the wind in the orchard, the plums on the counter, or the house of cards. And you are certainly not the pine-scented air. There is just no way you are the pine-scented air.
It is possible that you are the fish under the bridge, maybe even the pigeon on the general's head, but you are not even close to being the field of cornflowers at dusk.
And a quick look in the mirror will show that you are neither the boots in the corner nor the boat asleep in its boathouse.
It might interest you to know, speaking of the plentiful imagery of the world, that I am the sound of rain on the roof.
I also happen to be the shooting star, the evening paper blowing down an alley, and the basket of chestnuts on the kitchen table.
I am also the moon in the trees and the blind woman's tea cup. But don't worry, I am not the bread and the knife. You are still the bread and the knife. You will always be the bread and the knife, not to mention the crystal goblet and—somehow—the wine.
We all love to create ... that this is a masterpiece in the kitchen, a large technical articles for the journal, a photo collage or architecturally scrapbooked skyscrapers. Where is our desire to promote or repress create? Usually in our childhood. We have a responsibility to see the creative potential in every child and an enabling environment to thrive. I wish somehow we can bring this success in Early LearningEnvironments.
Price of artwork for children Imagine an art gallery with paintings, photographs and sculptures in a confused mess with little information, description, or care, how art is displayed above. Would not happen simply because the artist would soon stop providing artwork for the gallery. When our children continue to discover the artist in them, we need to value their creations.
We can add value to works of art for children, he painted what he signed, orSculptures - a description or a story that said the girl. Simple considerations such as the provision of quality, high-quality paper and materials, clean handwriting to write about their art, and questions about specific parts of their works of art show children what they have done or are This is important. As is reflected in the work of children see what we think of it, and adding colorful cardboard mounting frames or images (with the permission of the child) is actually the treatment of workas a masterpiece. If a child's work is appreciated, are much more likely to continue to create.
Focus on creation, not the process "Wow," she says, "I thought it should focus on the process to determine, not the product? What I propose is different. Type of activity where the child can focus on the art of making and brokerage, and not on knowledge of the capabilities of the Master of cutting, gluing, or even hold a brush. For example, there are huge pieces of cardboard and blackbright objects like feathers, flowers or pop sticks. Allow the child to arrange the elements in any model they want. Talk with them about what they do. A photo can be considered the final result, so that a "product" or stored memory, but the emphasis is on teaching and make the model.
Provide variety We are all familiar with the provision of different materials and different environment (indoor / outdoor / bright colors / quiet). Have you thought aboutProviding a variety of perspectives? Children do not need to paint a table sitting or a standing easel or a drawing. You can look back into heaven and is drawing on a clipboard. You can paint, while on a comfortable cushion. Do not limit children's easels and tables.
Using music to enhance creativity Music is a powerful tool to support creativity unfold. We can be transported by the music of other worlds. Use a variety of strong,Brash Music, jazz, classical music and other cultures. It 's interesting between the images of children in which music is played differently and that this impact compared with their art.
Promoting a creative spirit in all program areas Enter to finance activities for imagination and invention, as performing arts and outdoor games. Children can also fancy meal times, with the encouragement, as they do "tea with the Queen" or "dinner Bush Tucker. Language playGames that encourage invent new words to rhymes and make-up children. Children have the freedom to think "outside the square.
A lot of time for children to create None of the programs to dictate how long a child can be creative for. Encouraging children to adopt a design approach and places to leave their art to come back again. mealtimes free flowing to allow children a degree of flexibility in a work of art that has captured their continuedAttention.
Be creative with children Take the time to sit with children and even an artist. test models with colors and patterns, texture and shape. Both the children have for the moment and have fun, be creative!
Challenge children's perspectives And 'Children love to draw or spread the dough sculpture itself over and over again. This is a learning tool for children to use but there is nothing wrong Contest WatchThings differently from time to time. For example, draw a lot of children aged five years, a blue line at the top of the page to them the sky and a green line down the grass. Them out in nature and to discuss how the heavens and the earth in the form ... introduce the "horizon" and see where that leads them into their next design.
Think what you like as an adult, if you are creative. There is a lot of time and space? The new materials and exciting? And 'talk with other people whilebe resolved? And 'the solitude and peace? Think about how your program is the artist who is in every child support and embrace the next generation of Picasso.
Gopal and Sham are friends Who on each other’s support they depend But there was competition between the two As each one was smarter then other they believed.
Gopal studied hard for class test In past for Sham’s marks he couldn’t beat He studied hard but with little hope As failures in past he had to cope.
Teacher was announcing ranks of class test Sham was grinning thinking he was the best, Sham’s head was raised and Gopal’s bent But when after rank was announced above Sham’s shoulder was Gopal’s head!.
What do the children in a house? Surprise! Is not made of granite or wood, not even their bedroom or den. From the perspective of children, a house is only as good as promoting the relationship. If the parents out of their way to ensure that the new family home to meet her children "go social needs that can happen to great things.
Fortunately, meeting social needs of the child does not mean you have to do a giant step back in time to the days of ten-child families.This does not mean you have to constantly maintain or clean up after guests. If you plan it correctly, your child home will make your life easier. All you need is other kids in the neighborhood, a place to meet local safety, age appropriate activities in or around your house and food (not to mention the food.) So if you are a buyer families with children here to seek a subsite-House:
Before Buying a house near the school the future of your child. ThisThe point is the top of the list for a number of good reasons, the important thing is that it virtually guarantees your child a variety of trained home visitors who choose to walk from home.
A second paved road. A road is more than a place to park your car. From the perspective of a child, has a smooth surface and hard to play perfect 21's, riding a trike, drawing chalk outlines and playing hockey with friends.
Third Cul-de-sac. The onlysomething better than a paved road is a collection of gateway is arranged in a semicircle. The impasse is the new town square, and if your kids are small, the value of buying a house on a street like this is immeasurable. Virtually devoid of traffic, go to these places is perfect for impromptu neighborhood sports games, tag, double Dutch, motorcycle, trike around, caravan, and what you have. All rights are out the door.
Find a fourth house with garden potential. Acourtyard is boring in an environment that can be converted easily monitor hotspots. Do it be fun and interesting place, because if you build it, will. Got to have "item for this area is starting to age and interests of the child. Some of the classics:
- Trampoline: always a success. - Sandbox: Young children love a box of sand that is big enough to share. try a large sandbox, if not a lot of space. - Tree houses or Tree Swings: Tree houses andOscillations are never out of fashion. Never again. They just can outgrow - Playsets giant: if there are no trees or even if it is a really great game machine, Which is not shaken, not if you keep children entertained for More Than a decade swing - A swimming pool: a timeless choice
Coefficient of footballs, sprinklers, badminton nets and croquet sets are also interesting things. Basically, any equipment or furniture for outdoors, playing and sharing that calls for perfectspace.
Fifth and finally, a games room, basement or den. If you have a good deal of room in the house, consider some of them devoted a game room or den. Depending on what you have to work, this space can be used as a place to house younger children active, if all goes well, it can be very dirty, video gaming where championships are won and lost, or where to house the huge collection LEGO. They act are ideal for sleepovers, movie nights and parties. Bonus for you: if you do not likechaos, just close the door.
In each school for young children, we see more alphabet carpets Preschool is a floor removed. This is a must have for them. They use this as another alphabet carpets diversity, students teach their preschool children. Children like much.
Preschool ABC carpets have different shapes and designs printed on them. This can be oval with flowers for a letter or a rectangle of paper would have on them. Many designs to choose from thisYour way preschoolers do not get bored during the study.
This preschool alphabet carpets can easily capture the attention a boy like frame of a finger. We all know that kids love the colors, love to see colored objects and when you finally see him with a special attention for minutes or even an hour. Therefore, education in pre-kindergarten teachers must apply their teaching skills to use imaginative ways,children. You buy the diversity of other products, children, if such a thing? Then, children get bored easily and the next thing you know, you'll see them asleep in class.
In its early years, children do not yet know the nature of the school. They count as one of their playground or in their home with many children inside. So with this thought, are not learning seriously. So why not the playground, home to a place? Within the class,Preschool ABC is putting rugs accomplish anything. Playground, for us with the alphabet carpets that can play creatively and with imagination and fiction games preschoolers. House, why lie when playing with others, can roll safely onto the carpet, or what they want without taking any germs. You can also sleep on it when you are tired or even a seat, you have a break and eat their snacks like what you are doing in theirHouse.
In order to develop faster for our children without them stress or anything That They do no harm in the future, we will do everything and give Them All which stimulates Help Them Improve Their skills is to be easily developed and productive When grow. Our house is the first place that our children learn and develop, and second place is the school where our children get enrolled.
So before we put our children in a kindergarten, we should give them abrief consideration of what is, in the classroom. Get a carpet alphabet and let them talk and learn. This alphabet preschool rugs are not only for classrooms but also for our home where our children learn more. Learning is not to stop when the clock is ticking and the bell rang for them to school, and that will continue when they go home.
Hello Blog..i know its been a while..Sorry for the delay:)
Finally! One of my Favorite Lil Girl's First Birthday shots!! DaShay is my good friend Val's lil girl and she turned a whole one year old! I was so fortunate to be there both as a guest and as the photographer for this special event! This is by far the BEST 1st Birthday Party I have ever been to! Val really outdid herself and worked very hard to give DaShay the best 1st Birthday a lil girl can have..and i mean BEST..how many birthdays do you know of that took place in a HUGE gym..oh ya and outside the gym was huge pools with a Giant water slide..i mean really!! She had the coolest decorations..cutest theme..most awesome cake..amazing face painter..balloon guy..snow cone man..neatest candy favors..omg the list goes on..but I cant go without mentioning how DELICIOUS the food was! TO DIE FOR! It was so much fun and I got to take my niece and she did not want to leave! That's just to show you how good of a time she was having! :) Thanks Val for having us there and making sure that we had a great time! You should really look into Party Planning like I told you! Enjoyyy...♥
The MARVELOUS Cake/Cupcakes by Sabrina & Steven Herrera-Cute & Custom Cakes
I wish you a very happy birthday! You and your friends have taken the children on an outing for the weekend. You haven't been dating that long, but the two of you get along real well. I'm so glad you are happy again! Your children and your friend get along just fine too. And that's important.
I hope this year will be better than last year. You have been through a real turmoil. Things will improve from now on. You are optimistic and your children love you deeply. Don't worry: you're doing great!
I thought I would post about our growing family...
These pictures were taken in the backyard on Saturday afternoon, when we spent time just enjoying one another! As is evident in the pictures, Noah is walking...still needs to keep those arms out for balance (so cute...and funny!). Savannah is still our nature girl and adores the outside! She's a beauty inside and out and we're so proud of her. And _____, who is still being intricately formed in the womb by his Creator, is growing too! (thank you daddy for including the wee one!) =) In fact, he is 30 weeks old today! (Side note...we will be going in the morning for a 3D ultrasound).
Overwhelmed by God's goodness and the precious gifts, only He can give.
My friend at Facebook, Iris, posted this link on my page - very cool article in support of the important of fathers in the lives of their children. It's much bigger than people like to admit - "If a father leaves his offspring to be raised solely by their mother, the children are more likely to suffer emotional troubles, be aggressive, experience addiction issues, or have run-ins with the law." Certainly, there are other factors involved with these outcomes for children of single mothers (socio-economic, cultural, societal, etc.), but this suggests that fathers are needed.
But why would fathers stay? After all, it seems he should be off to father more children with other women - or so evolutionary psychology might have us believe.
So, it's very interesting that the same hormone in women produces milk (and nursing is nature's perfect bonding process) - prolactin - in men produces new neurons that promote bonding with their child. That new fathers experience neurogenesis - but only if they stay in close proximity to their new children - is a huge discovery and is brand new (exciting) information for me.
Last May, I took a trip to San Diego for my brother-in-law’s graduation from college, and to meet his 4-month old son, Landon, for the first time. Throughout the weekend, I couldn’t suppress my inner science nerd, and often found myself probing my nephew’s foot reflexes. Pressured from my wife’s disapproving looks and the blank stares I received from her family as I explained why his toes curled this way or that, I dropped the shop-talk in favor of baby-talk.
Having spent my postdoctoral career in neuroscience, brain development is particularly fascinating to me. But on this family visit, more striking than the baby’s neurodevelopment was the re-development of my 26-year-old brother-in-law.
In just a few months’ time, Jack went from my wife’s little brother to a hands-on, first-time father. When I first met Jack, he was a tall, lanky, wet-behind-the-ears nineteen-year-old kid, who enlisted in the U.S. Navy right after graduating high school. As a two-tour Iraq war veteran, Jack saw more of the world in six years than most of us ever will, and had a large repertoire of crazy sailor stories to boot.
Still, raising Landon will no doubt be the biggest challenge Jack’s ever faced. Whether he knows it or not, and whether he likes it or not, things are about to drastically change for him. By the end of the weekend trip, I saw glimpses that Jack had come to terms (well, sort of) with the fact that his life will never be the same: After struggling with securing Landon’s car seat in the back of his souped-up Mazda RX-8 for several weeks, Jack finally broke down and traded it in for a more sensible car that will make it easier to transport the little guy.
The birth of a child is arguably the most important event in parents’ lives. It’s fairly easy to wrap our heads around the notion of the mother-child bond. The two are intimately connected during the nine months of pregnancy. Hormones, such as oxytocin, that course through a mother’s body biologically link her to the baby. Their heartbeats can even synchronize. Following birth, a mother provides a natural food source for the newborn. In stark contrast, we know very little about the biology of the father-child bond.
After conception, men aren't exactly needed to keep their child alive. They don't gestate or lactate. Yet research shows that the father-child bond is crucial to a kid’s future success. If a father leaves his offspring to be raised solely by their mother, the children are more likely to suffer emotional troubles, be aggressive, experience addiction issues, or have run-ins with the law.
Since there's no clear physical connection between a father and his child -- at least not like the one seen with mom and baby -- researchers are starting to look deep in the brain for better clues to understand the power of this relationship. A recent wave of studies are starting to bear fruit: We are now learning that in the first few days after birth, changes occur in the brains of both the dad and the baby, depending on whether the father is around or not. Perhaps neuroscientists have finally cornered the elusive father-child bond, and found the b iological hook that makes sure a father sticks around after birth.
Brains are not static, and neurons constantly rewire themselves throughout life. Not only do brain cells alter their connections, but additional neurons can also spontaneously form, a process called neurogenesis. While the mechanism of neurogenesis is not fully understood, extra brain cell growth is strongly correlated to learning new things.
A recent study has shown that neurogenesis took place in male mice in the days following the birth of their pups. But the extra boost of brain cells only occurred if the mouse father stayed in the nest. In other words, if he was removed on the day of their birth, nothing happened. One new set of brain cells formed in the olfactory bulb, and were specifically tuned to the smells of his pups. Another set of neurons grew in the hippocampus, a crucial memory center in the brain, which helped to consolidate the smell of his pups into a long-term memory.
In mammals, neurons located in the nose detect scents using special odor receptors, and shuttle the information to the olfactory bulb, which is the integration center for smell. Yet smelling his pups alone was not enough to cause new neurons to form. When the researchers separated the father from his pups by placing a mesh screen between them in the cage, no additional brain cells appeared. The father had to be physically present in the nest in the early postnatal days to get another dose of neurons. The physical contact he had with his pups in the nest coupled with the smells of his young are what made the neurons grow.
The brain cells that formed when a father interacted with his offspring were also regulated by a hormone called prolactin. This means that the same hormone responsible for milk production in the breasts of new mothers also seems to be involved in fostering the postnatal connection between a father and his offspring. Mouse fathers that had the prolactin gene turned off did not form any offspring-specific brain cells.
Being separated for a few weeks time is usually long enough for adult mice to forget their cage mate pals. But these new neurons helped to form long-term memories and bonds, as the mouse fathers easily recognized their offspring by smell even after they had been separated for a long period of time.
While it appears the seed of the father-child bond is planted by supplemental neurons in a new dad, it seems a child, on the other hand, may be born with a brain that expects this bond to form in the first place.
To prove this, a few recent studies turned to a rodent that employs a remarkably familiar nest structure. Degu rats are biparental animals, which means parenting duties are split between the mothers and father. Degu fathers behave just like human fathers. They spend the early days of their pups’ lives helping with basic care, like warming and grooming. And as the pups get older, the degu fathers begin actively playing with their toddler offspring.
Researchers reasoned that absent fathers in the degu nests would create a true social and emotional void for the offspring, just as a missing dad would impact the dynamic of a human family. They found that if a rodent father remained in the nest with his pups – presumably due to the newfound bond with his offspring – his babies’ brains developed normally. But if the father was removed from the nest shortly after the birth of his pups, his newborns’ brains started to break down at the level of synapses, which are short chemical junctions in the brain that allow brain cells to communicate with each other.
Specifically, the degu pups raised without fathers had fewer synapses in both the orbitofrontal cortex and the somatosensory cortex. Having fewer synapses can alter the way information is processed in the young animals, and would make these brain areas perform abnormally.
The orbitofrontal cortex is a part of the prefrontal cortex that regulates decision-making, reward, and emotion. Extrapolating from the degu rat experiments, faulty synapses and processing problems in this locale may ultimately explain why we see some kids who grow up without a father in their life wrestle with (sometimes very serious) behavior problems.
These rat studies square with what we already know about the role of touch in neurological development. Having spent the prior weeks with the senses deprived while afloat in amniotic fluid, a newborn animal's somatosensory cortex is ripe for change. But instead of flourishing in the early postnatal days, the synapses of the somatosensory cortex wither away when degus are raised without a father. As a consequence, the newborns may not process touch as well as they should, which could lead to a number of other developmental problems, like metabolism issues or irregular hormone production.
These animal studies show that a father's brain is significantly and beautifully intertwined with his offspring's. For whatever reasons, be they biological, evolutional, or societal, the onus of human parenthood has traditionally fallen on the mother. But the evidence is showing that a father has direct influence on his child's neurodevelopment – and indeed, his brain can benefit as well.
Perhaps my nephew, bolstered by a healthy set of brain connections, formed in response to something as simple as Jack's touch, may already have the required tools to meet with behavioral and emotional challenges as he gets older. And while I can't exactly probe Jack's brain to see if he's sprouting neurons, I noticed an undeniable change in his focus, as his new bond took hold. Small movements and sounds from Landon that went unnoticed by most mysteriously caught Jack’s attention. It’s comforting to think that, in some way, there’s a small set of neurons tucked away in Jack’s head solely dedicated to his son.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)
Brian Mossop completed his PhD in biomedical engineering at Duke University and did postdoctoral research in behavioral and developmental neuroscience. He's written for Wired and The Scientist, and is currently the Community Manager at the Public Library of Science (PLoS).
As I was thinking of a title for this cake, I realized that I don't know if this is a jungle cake or a safari cake. Hmm, any thoughts on that? In any case, it's a cake with wild animals on it :) Jennifer wanted a cake for Caden's 4th birthday and she said that once he saw the animal cake, he was sold. While we were in the planning and designing phase, Jennifer emailed to say that Caden has been drawing sketches of his own. I was SO impressed! Caden suggested adding a snake crawling up the tree and I thought that was a genius idea. Perhaps more kids should draw their own cake sketches more often. So I decided to make a monkey, giraffe, lion, zebra, tiger, and elephant for little Caden. All of the animals were made out of fondant as were the leaves for the palm tree.
For those of you that are curious, I made the palm trees by wrapping fondant around a thick straw and then adding the palm leaves after they dried into shape. Easy, right? :) haha. The top tier was actually a fake tier and the bottom was a Chocolately Chocolate Cake (chocolate cake layered with rich chocolate buttercream). I know Jennifer loved the cake and I just hope Caden was impressed by the cake. I wonder if it matched his sketch...
Puzzles are one of the oldest games on our ancient civilization. A puzzle is simple in its description of a problem, with pieces arranged in a logical sequence to be to form a desired shape or solution. Satisfaction is puzzle game springs from the concept that the brain fills missing from what it is! In addition, children's interest in these objects, in particular for the services they buy once discovered the hidden image afterPut the last piece of the puzzle.
In addition to all the enjoyment of puzzles offer children, who constantly challenge even the baby's head in terms of language, mathematics and logical areas. There are several types of puzzles on the market, and targets a specific age group, so come in packages with varying degrees of difficulty.
There are some things to consider when providing your child with puzzles. Contrarypopular belief, you give your children these toys do not just stop there. Monitoring and understanding must be invested to keep your children with the offer, which are optimal. There are three types of puzzles that consumers at the top of most. The following will help you decide how specific child you the puzzles for children available to make your.
First-dots puzzle Connect. The advantage of connect-the-dots puzzle is that you can introduce to children, even ifYears and younger. Analysis does not require complex logic, as part of the picture is already planned and the child must do is keep it. E 'in the development of motor skills help the child with his hand-eye coordination. It 'very children who need a little help with alphabet and number sequence learning is recommended. There is also a great addition to the number or name cards to help them better impress with the help of images of completionlogical.
Second puzzle. Puzzles are one of the most popular puzzle for everyone, almost all age groups, because there is a large selection of them. These puzzles require multiple brain functions. What is more important than increasing the memory of the child. A very useful application of this puzzle is that it is difficult to teach lessons in a subtle way for the children. For example, geography and strength to teach childrenRemember all countries and their capitals to do a great job. The introduction of children with puzzle maps and atlases will surely know them these things so funny!
Third puzzle of language. Of the three puzzles presented in this article limits the puzzle is language specific e. Language such as crosswords and cryptograms ages will be introduced to ensure proper and in accordance with theintellectual capacities of children, otherwise will prove too difficult and not fun at all. It 'very young children who are already well exposed to the alphabet and the word on the proposed construction. The language is definitely puzzle to bridge the gap between learning the alphabet and the transition to the exercise of its powers of spelling.
Negroes who are not responsible enough to have children should not be allowed to own handguns.
"A 4-year-old boy fatally shot a 3-year-old girl at a home on Indianapolis' west side Thursday, leading police to arrest the girl's mother on child neglect and drug charges in what officers termed a very tragic incident.
Fiona Lee.... 26, faces one count of felony child neglect, along with charges of possession of cocaine and possession of marijuana, after police were called to the home in the 200 block of North Sheffield Avenue just before 1 p.m.
Investigators found that the child, Aunesti Lee Allen, had been shot in the head.
Don't let that pic that goes along with this post fool you, this isn't one of my typical bash NRA posts; because, honestly, this one is all on Fiona Lee.
"Indianapolis police Lt. Jeff Duhamell said that Lee was upstairs and that four children were downstairs -- three of them hers, along with her boyfriend's 4-year-old son.
"She heard a shot, and she ran downstairs, and … the 4-year-old … had picked up the gun and pointed it at the 3-year-old, pulling the trigger," Duhamell said.
The gun had been left unattended on a kitchen counter, investigators said.
"(The gun) was easily accessible to the children," Duhamell said. "The mother had walked by it several times, however did not secure it."
Neighbors told police that Lee came out of the house yelling for help, saying that the girl had been shot.
"She was screaming. She was out of her mind crying," said neighbor Robert Tremblay. "She was losing it."' [Article]
Sorry, she was "out of her mind" when she failed to secure that gun in a safe place with young children in the house.
NOTES: Deltora Quest 1: 8-book series. ~ 120 pages, 16 chapters, medium/small print. The characters must solve puzzles that children will delight in (mirror-image writing, people talking backwards, riddles). Some parts could be quite scary for some young children. Deltora Quest 2: 3 books; Quest 3: 4 books. Also includes How to Draw Deltora Monsters/Dragons books, Deltora Quiz book, Tales of Deltora, Deltora Monsters. Includes a website, card game, video game, cartoon (anime).
ISSUES: good vs evil, friendship, trust, responsibility, courage, coming-of-age.
PLOT: A group of young people search for the keys to release their land from the clutches of the evil Shadow Lord. In their travels they must discern good from evil, and learn that what you see initially is not always the truth.
These days, parents are finding it more and more difficult to find time to spend with their children. More and more families are finding that they need both parents working to make ends meet, and family time has to take second priority.
This puts a lot of imperative on making sure that, what free time you do have to spend with your children, you'd better not waste it.
It's a good idea to stock up on some toys, games and other items that allow you to play with your children. If you can find common interests between yourself and your kids, that can be a big boost to spending more family time together.
To list a few examples...
Puppets
When you picture yourself playing with puppets, you might think "Well that's fine if I've got a two year old..." but really, puppets can be a lot of fun for kids of all ages. Just put one on, hand one to each of your kids, try out a goofy voice and have fun developing goofy stories and characters together.
Games
Monopoly is great, but it bores the heck out of some kids. Be on the lookout for games that are more to your kid's tastes. If your kids love riddles and puzzles, Mindtrap is a classic for brain teasers. RISK might be a little complex for younger kids, but around the age where a child begins reading 'chapter' books, RISK is a great, in-depth game. Then there are more action-intensive games, like mini-table hockey.
Shared Hobbies
No matter what they might tell themselves, dads never stop liking remote control cars. Getting a couple RC cars and racing them across the living room can be a great bonding experience. Getting some child sized instruments like an electric organ for kids, a harmonica, or a drum kit, and then getting together to bang out some music (even if you're just goofing off and making a ruckus), is just as much fun as it sounds, and might develop into a real appreciation for music, as well.
Shared Interests
And then there are things like Star Wars and Batman, which you can't not love, no matter how old you are. You're not, really, getting old, unless you think you're too grown up to hold swordfights in the backyard with toy light sabres.
Finding Time...
The main thing is really just finding time, knowing what your kids are into, and getting involved. It's a sad fact that these days parents are finding themselves with less and less free time to spend with their kids at the end of each day. If you don't have time, make time. Sure, easier said than done, but it's worth doing, no matter how tricky it may seem to arrange your schedule to find a little playtime.
Kids who spend time with their parents, obviously, grow up feeling closer to their parents than kids who spend most of their time alone. Even after kids move out on their own, the lessons they've learned spending time with their parents stay with them for the rest of their lives. Be there for your kids, whatever it takes.
Children with disability are special in their own way. They would require all the attention and care that would aid in their growth and development. You need to constantly keep a check on their desires and demands. Because, if they are not met with, their personality can degenerate to the extreme levels.
Talk of normal or disabled, all children love toys. No child has similar liking. What happens to be a fun-toy for one might not be of interest to the other. So, while picking up a toy for your child you need to get the right type of toy as per his liking. Besides, added care is needed while choosing toys for disabled children. They are special and therefore their toys also have to be special. Here are top 10 toy buying ideas for disabled children:
1. Building blocks: Building blocks will help your disabled child in developing their motor skills. The toys that fall in this category are alphabetical blocks and colored blocks that come in different shapes and sizes.
2. Paints and coloring pencils: This is the best tool for those disabled children who are deaf and dumb. Paints and coloring pencils give them an effective medium to express themselves with colors. Besides this, the responsiveness to a particular color form your child will help you to connect to your child's psychology and thus understand him well.
3. Stories with repetition or rhymes: Development of proper speech is very important for a disabled child. So, you should always try hard in this direction at the earliest possible time. In doing so, you can take the help of various books that come with stories in easily comprehendible languages.
4. Mix and match toys: Besides development of good speech, the other important thing that you need to take care of in your disabled child, is the sense of mental ability coupled with cognitive skills. For this, there are available certain toys, which involve sorting and grouping numbers, shapes and colors.
5. Board games: Board games help your child develop cognitive as well as motor skills.
6. Toys with light: Development of the sense of active visual stimulation is also very important for your disabled child. To aid this, there are several toys like "flashing molecule ball" that help in improving your child's responsiveness to the visuals.
7. Musical instruments: Musical instrument toys like drums, guitar, piano, to name a few will be helpful in developing musical interest in your disabled child. Such toys help in generating creative ability with the other skills of cognizance and motor.
8. Stretch-Eze: This is a very unique toy. This toy is ideal for your child in developing creative movements and is also useful in exercising.
9. Books with pictures: Pictures are great way by which you can build your child's imagination. These books will contain various riddles and stories based on different themes that will help your child build understanding powers.
10. Calculator Cash Register: This is one of the most perfect toys for your disabled child. The toy features a calculator and also includes false-plastic money with bills, coins and also credit cards. The purpose of this toy is to develop and encourage mathematical skills and quick learning ability in your child.
