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Every child comes with the message that God is not yet
discouraged of man.
- Rabindranath Tagore -
Today's kids are tomorrow's leaders and decision makers. Our
future is in the hands of our children. So it is very important
that we impart good values and virtues to our children so that
they grow up become model citizens and wonderful human beings.
We all want our children to succeed and be the best they can
be. We know from research that two factors influence how your
child succeeds and grows: genes and environment. One of the
factors that influence our child's development is their genetic
makeup or genes. The genes act like a blueprint for what
characteristics a child may have. For example, genes determine if
a child will have blue eyes or brown eyes; they also determine if
he will be left- or right-handed.
The other factor that influences child development is the
environment. This includes experiences children have in their
home, school and community environments. Some people refer to this
as "nurture.
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The environment can either improve or harm
a child's genetic blueprint. For example, malnourished children
who live in third world countries may not reach their IQ potential
because of the impact of their environment on their brain
development.
We often think we need to run out and buy special toys, music
and games to stimulate our child's development, but we have to
remind ourselves that it is more important to provide simple and
easily available things to help the children grow to become
caring, intelligent, creative, and wonderful individuals.
In this section we will see how to:
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Understand what the kids want…
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Discover your children's
talents…
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Tell them stories…
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Read them poetry…
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Make
them tell stories for you…
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Teach them different crafts and
tricks…
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Explore the nature with them…
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Play games with
them…
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Make things and learn new crafts…
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Teach them good
habits…
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Teach them to be self-sufficient…
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Discover
your children's learning style…
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Learn to teach your kids…
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Guide them to continuously improve…
The above list is by no means exhaustive and this site is by no
means complete. We will be continuously adding more information
and new topics to the site. Your suggestions and comments are
welcome. Please send them to us using the Feedback section of the discussion forum or
e-mail given in the Contact page.
It's easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.
- Frederick Douglass -
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