Helping Children Behave Better in the Classroom with Sue Atkins
An interview with my great pal across the pond – Dr. Lynne Kenney on how kindness and collaboration can improve children’s behaviour in the classroom. Lynne Kenney, Psy.D., is a practicing pediatric psychologist, author and international educator in Scottsdale, AZ. With a keen interest in changing the trajectory of children’s learning through cognitive-exercise, Dr. Kenney […]
6 fast tips to help your toddler get talking.
Your Toddler as an Apprentice ‘Wordmagician’ Here is a wonderful article on ‘The Science Behind Toddler Language Development’ by my great pal across the pond Dr. Lynne Kenney. “If you have a child approaching three years of age, you hear daily, that he is becoming a Wordmagician. Just 6 months ago, he was communicating primarily […]
Proud parents ! Great Britain snowboarder Jenny Jones surprise – UK’s 1st ever Olympic Winter Medal !
CONGRATULATIONS to snowboarder Jenny Jones – Great Britain’s first-ever Winter Olympic medal on the snow 🙂 Jenny has surprised the UK as well as her parents after winning an historic bronze medal in the women’s slopestyle at Sochi 2014. Jenny held the lead after scoring 87.25 points in her second run and had an agonising wait whilst […]
Is Your Family Blooming?
When I heard that my great pals across the pond Dr Lynne Kenney & Wendy Young from Kidlutions were writing a new book to help children bloom and flourish I was really excited. “Bloom” presents a brain-based style of parenting that helps children learn to develop the social-emotional, behavioural and communication skills to grow and […]
Kids Who Fidget and Move – And What To Do About It !
Well I know I’ve said it with a smile to kids in my class when I was a teacher ” Oooh have you got ants in your pants today?” Frequently children get into trouble at home and in school because they move too much. They fidget, fall off chairs, or leave their seats when they are […]
Having trouble getting your kids to do their homework? There’s an app for that !
I love exploring Twitter as you know and today I came across an app to help organise your kids homework ! With myHomework kids can easily know what’s due and when so they will never forget a homework assignment again ! Well that’s the idea anyway ! 🙂 The free app includes: – Track your […]