Childhood Development Learning

Ready to begin homeschooling? Let hundreds of experienced homeschoolers help you on your way! Whether you're a new homeschooler, or just looking for a better way to learn with your children, this guide offers the answers and encouragement you need to succeed.

Our increasingly complicated lifestyle demands clear and constructive thinking: making decisions, making choices, taking initiatives, and being creative. Watching television for 20 to 30 hours a week, as many children do, results in a passive mind that can only copy what others are doing (including drugs, sex, and violence). Give your children a better chance in life. Thinking is a skill...even a superior brain is wasted without it. You can start to teach your children to think - now.

This book is an outgrowth of the School of New Spirituality program. In it, Walsch has joined with Laurie Farley and Emily Filmore, the directors of the school, to put into one place all of the spiritual concepts of a home schooling curriculum. This book makes available for parents not only the tools for teaching CwG’s concepts, but a narrative summary of the concepts themselves, because this special articulation for parents would form the backbone of their home schooling efforts, and help them to use the other tools created by the school with maximum effectiveness.

A veteran clinical psychologist exposes why doctors, teachers, and parents incorrectly diagnose healthy American children with serious psychiatric conditions. In recent years there has been an alarming rise in the number of American children and youth assigned a mental health diagnosis. Current data from the Centers for Disease Control reveal a 41 percent increase in rates of ADHD diagnoses over the past decade and a forty-fold spike in bipolar disorder diagnoses. Similarly, diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder has increased by 78 percent since 2002.

Dr Shefali teaches us how to control our expectations, embrace the present moment and let go of the anxiety surrounding how best to parent our children. Become the awakened parent you've always wanted to be and watch your children thrive. All parents have aspirations for their children, but for some these hopes turn into unrealistic expectations. In many cases, this puts huge amounts of pressure on children and has the potential to cause real harm, hindering your child's development.

Despite a perfect storm of hostile forces that are robbing children of a healthy childhood, courageous parents and teachers who know what’s best for children are turning the tide. Johann Christoph Arnold, whose books on education, parenting, and relationships have helped more than a million people through life’s challenges, draws on the stories and voices of parents and educators on the ground, and a wealth of personal experience.

¿Educar a tus hijos se ha convertido en tu trabajo más agotador y estresante? Como si el esfuerzo que implica esta actividad no fuera suficiente, seguro te han hecho pensar que mientras más costosa sea la colegiatura y a más clases extracurriculares asistan, mejor les irá en la vida. ¡Mentira!

Nicki Truesdell, blogger, mother of 5, and second-generation homeschooler, shares her stories of home education through many ups and downs, and how she learned to adapt to every situation.

As lovely as that might sound, people come in a variety of different shapes and sizes. It is therefore virtually impossible to design a clothing item that can truly fit all people. In reality, the "one size fits all" ideal is actually designed to fit sizes within a specific range. Much like clothing items, traditional education centers around a "one size fits all" methodology. As a result, a single-core teaching model is used for all students, regardless of their individual learning style.

Nearly Everything I Learned in Kindergarten Screwed Me Up! takes you back to where the problems began, starting on day one of kindergarten. With honor and respect to the underrecognized and underappreciated educators in our lives, you'll take personal responsibility for overextended lessons that were never intended for life beyond the classroom. Concise, impactful, and highly entertaining chapters will help you deconstruct, one by one, 18 problematic, catastrophic lessons that no longer apply.

Conquer the Child Development Exams: Your Guide to the CDA and Other Early Childhood Certifications is a concise and accessible study aid created to help early childhood educators focus on the most essential concepts in preparation for certification. Whether you're pursuing the CDA or another child development credential, this guide simplifies key areas such as developmental stages, observation skills, behavior guidance, classroom setup, and working with families. It explores fundamental topics in child growth, health and safety, learning environments, and inclusive practices—empowering ...

Children are born curious, creative, and wired to learn - and we value those traits in adults! Still, as our children grow up, we often insist they change to fit into the education system, where curiosity is replaced by curricula, creativity by conformity, and learning by memorizing. But if you’d rather nurture your children’s curiosity, creativity, and love of learning, let me introduce you to the world of unschooling.

Regardless of how wealthy or poor their parents are, all black boys must confront and surmount the "achievement gap": a divide that shows up not only in our sons' test scores, but in their social and emotional development, their physical well-being, and their outlook on life. As children, they score as high on cognitive tests as their peers, but at some point, the gap emerges. Why? This is the question Joe Brewster, M.D., and Michele Stephenson asked when their own son, Idris, began struggling in a new school.

Synthesizing cutting-edge research and first-hand reporting, Peg Tyre offers parents far smarter and more sophisticated ways to assess a classroom and decide if the school and the teacher have the right stuff. Passionate and persuasive, The Good School empowers parents to make sense of headlines; constructively engage teachers, administrators, and school boards; and figure out the best options for their children.

Being a parent is complicated - but the trick to succeed is simpler than you think. Known as the Godmother of Silicon Valley, Esther Wojcicki’s three daughters are all hugely successful in both their professional and personal lives. What’s her parenting secret? As we face an epidemic of parental and childhood anxiety, Woj has the advice every parent wants to hear: climb out of that helicopter and relax.

Llega el momento de elegir el mejor camino en la educación de nuestros hijos, ¿qué hacer? Ante una pregunta tan importante, el método Montessori ofrece mucho más que un sistema pedagógico tradicional. Montessori es un estilo de vida y una forma de enseñanza que busca respetar los ritmos de aprendizaje de cada niño, y que centra su visión en el desarrollo integral del ser humano desde el nacimiento.

There are no Nobel Prizes for parenting or education, but if there were, Esther Wojcicki would be the bookies’ favourite. Known as the Godmother of Silicon Valley - or simply Woj - Esther’s three daughters have all gone on to huge success in their professional fields and, more importantly, their personal lives. What’s her secret? As we face an epidemic of parental and childhood anxiety, Woj has the advice every parent wants to hear: climb out of that helicopter and relax.

El Método Montessori de educación infantil es un método de enseñanza con base científica que se alinea con cada etapa de desarrollo de la vida del niño. No importa si eres nuevo en esto o has estado usando Montessori por un tiempo, o incluso si no estás planeando enviar a tus hijos a una escuela Montessori. Con la ayuda de este libro, podrás hacer que tu hijo pequeño desarrolle la confianza, el conocimiento del lenguaje, la concentración, la inteligencia y la educación, a través de un programa rico y bien organizado ¡orientado al éxito de tu hijo!

In the fractured environment of the 21st century, true success will be unique and unexpected - the result of a creative response to complex, shifting challenges. In light of that, how do we prepare? How do we educate ourselves and our children for life in 2050? In the world our children will face, neither static definitions of intelligence nor traditional ideas of training will be good enough. To prepare them, parents and educators need to reframe the question of how we educate and come up with an answer that uses different terms than we are accustomed to.

Social play, especially team games, is a great experience that encourages kids to lead or support their teammates, and provides a wealth of opportunities to share, take turns, and show respect for others. It is an excellent way of encouraging children to learn and practice all the skills required by working together. Studies have shown that playing social games, especially for social and collaborative children, can lead to more pro-social behaviors that are positive, helpful, and aimed toward social acceptance and friendship among children.