Child Development
Child development provides parents with information on physical, mental and emotional growth and development in children. Child development information can help parents know when they are expecting too much from a child as well as become aware of lags in development that may benefit from professional help.

Friday, August 25, 2006

Tips for Helping Your Child

Read to him/her - lots of different stories, poems and rhymes. Let him see your finger following the text. Ask questions about the story and pictures. Let him join in where possible. Children are never too old to enjoy and benefit from listening to written language.

Talk - and listen to your child, even when the question is one you've heard a million times.

Help your child hold the pencil properly. Sit next to him when you write, not opposite. If he is left handed and you are not, let him see you write with your left hand - otherwise he can't copy what you do. (The opposite also applies).

Praise your child at every opportunity. The more he feels successful, the more he'll want to practice; and the better he'll get.

Don't transfer any worries onto your child. Be relaxed. Have fun!

Don't work when one of you is tired, hungry or bored.

Remember - happy learners learn FAST. Your main aim should be to help your child be happy while learning.

Resource: http://childliteracy.com/tips.html