Play Is Childhood Work

Through play, children develop into adults. That's just the way it works. Children develop all of the important skills of life through play. Education gives them information, play is the way they apply that information to life. Play is not just physical, and the purpose of play is not just pleasure, ... Read More ...

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Encouraging Childhood Creativity

Children are born with some measure of creativity. I believe that. Like all human ability, of course, some children are more creative than others, but creativity at some level is innate.Young children have mental images of their perception of the world long before they have the linguistic skill to voice ... Read More ...

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Inspiring High Self-Esteem

Inspiring high self-steem is one of those high-wire acts of parenthood where you are working without a net. You want to raise a well-adjusted, self-assured child, but you don't want to raise arrogant, spoiled, think-they-are-better-than-the-rest-of-the-world children.So how does a parent hit that happy medium between raising a fearful insecure child ... Read More ...

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