Here you are a first time parent and the best advice your own mother has given you is to say, `" don't worry, everything you need to know will come naturally." HELP! You hear yourself saying. Yet, because you also feel you should know what to do you are too embarrassed to ask for anyone for help. Other mothers and fathers, after all, have been raising their children for centuries counting only … [Read more...]

The time is at hand. School for some youngsters begins as early as next week in some parts of the country - although, in some others, there's still another month of vacation. And while there are lots of kids who are a little wobbly about that first day, the ones most fearful are those getting ready to go to school for the first time. To help parents ease all the fears, the American Academy of … [Read more...]

Did you study with the stero blasting and still get A's, while your sibling needed absolute silence? Can yu take verbal directions in an instant and follow them exactly, while someone else you know needs to write everything down or have something explained in detail? These differences have nothing to do with intelligence, but everything to do with LEARNING STYLES. Discovering and understanding … [Read more...]

Why Some Parents are Turning to Home School Programs Considered one of the most loaded questions is the home school debate. Public schools are failing for lack of funds and discipline, while private schools are often simply too expensive to be affordable, especially when a family has more than one child. This has led many parents to seek for another alternative that will protect their children … [Read more...]

Reading and literacy is the singular most important skill a child can learn and yet there are so many that either simply do not enjoy recreational reading or will only do the bare minimum required by their teachers. Raising an avid reader is not an easy task, but it is indeed quite possible to do so – with just a bit of savvy. At times parents tend to make the job too hard when with a few simple … [Read more...]

If conversations with your child turn into arguments and you suddenly find yourself in the unenviable position of being cross examined and caught in your words, you might realize that the child whom you raised to become a future lawyer is already practicing his skills on you. This miniature Perry Mason debates when he should obey, argues when compliance would take less than a minute, and present … [Read more...]

The founding members of the National Child Rights Alliance wrote a Youth Bill of Rights which was re-drafted in 1995 at the first Youth Summit. It is the document that unifies all members despite diverse backgrounds and beliefs. They believe that civil and human rights apply to all people - including children and youth, and they work to establish and defend these rights for children. The Right … [Read more...]

by Shirley King Parents want to get away from the autocratic, authoritarian style of parenting that their parents used in raising them. Parents a vowing and trying to not spank; to not use threats; to not humiliate; and to not punish their children. Unfortunately, they often think that not punishing means going 180 degrees in the other direction to being to lax, to laissez faire, to … [Read more...]

Resource Type: Infosheet Keywords: Dyslexia, Learning Disabilities, Definitions/Glossary, What is dyslexia? Dyslexia is a condition in which a person is unable to acquire the basic language skills of reading. The National Institutes of Health define dyslexia as "a disorder manifested in learning to read despite conventional instruction, adequate intelligence and socio-cultural … [Read more...]