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The article presents how children can be patient, respectful, honest, and responsible to be good citizens.

A quiz about how children can talk about choosing kindness for different scenarios is presented such as when a friend is sad, a new girl does not know anyone, and a friend dropper her crayons.

The article reports on the impact of praise on a child's attitude in the U.S. Author Jim Taylor mentions that most parents believe on the benefits of complimenting their children toward boosting their self-esteem. It also suggests to maintain observational comments to prevent over-praising and avoid doubt among them.

The article provides volunteering tips for children. These involve establishing a bake sale, serving at a soup kitchen and delivering meals. It also notes that their engagement in volunteer services particularly in the holiday season aid them in becoming compassionate, connecting and self-reliant people.

The article focuses on the purposefulness of introducing new foods to children during special times like bunch, a picnic, and a latenight snack to deal with their taste of foods. It notes the significance of doing something out of the ordinary to put children in an adventurous mood. It mentions the importance of starting at the sweeter end of the food spectrum when choosing an unfamiliar food to serve. The helpfulness of serving new foods with favored ones is cited.

The article offers tips on how to deal with challenges encountered by school children in their new school year in the U.S. It notes that children from kindergarten to the second grade likely burst with eagerness. Parents are suggested to visit the school before the first day of their children in school. They should choose books with emphasis on starting school. They may also create a secret signal as some children find it difficult to say goodbye on the first few days of school.

The article provides various activities for children. It includes autumn bib, which needs a sweatshirt, pinking shears and fabric scraps, and festive table runner using a roll of colorful paper with rubber stamps and ink. Furthermore, the activities for children six years and above are also presented.

The article presents some suggestions to inspire curiosity and creative thinking in a child to acquire greater knowledge. The home environment should be created in such a way that invites investigation, creative thinking and collaboration which lays the foundation for quality learning experiences. One should offer support to the child and accept his ideas.

This article discusses ways to calm and comfort children. The authors discussed different behaviors of babies and children and the reasons behind them. A little baby is irritably snuffling because it may be hard to settle into sleep. Familiar routines at school help young children feel secure about the time they are separated from their parents as they come to understand they can count on their fathers to pick them up right after storytime.

The article discusses a survey done on veteran teachers and experts for tips on reaching out to kids and help motivate them into learning. It gives 6 inspiring ground rules which includes the need for teachers to know each child as an individual. The author of Motivating Students to Learn, Jere Brophy, gives 5 ways to teach healthy eating. It presents 5 motivation secrets by Andrea Giancoli which includes giving students the chance to contribute to school to help them attain a sense of purpose.

Presents information on several developmental stages of children's feeling of ownership or possessive feeling. Commencement of children's understanding on their ability to manipulate and control objects; Sense of possessiveness due to egocentric nature; Acquisition of the awareness of fairness.

Focuses on the importance of rituals and routines to children's security and readiness to learn. Routines in preparing for school; Bath and grooming rituals; Emotional preparation of children for separating with parents at the start of school term; Reasons for a child's resistance to leaving school. INSET: Routines at School..

Offers advice for parents and teachers on how to help children cope with frustrations at school. Anxiety management; Criticism of teachers; Need to remind children about how they coped with negative past experiences.

The article reports that American children are giving up on playing football due to danger of brain concussion and discusses safe practices being followed while playing football.

The article presents strategies on how parents in the U.S. handle disrespectful children. It suggests mimicking what children say to make them realize how inappropriate their comments are. It states the need to explain why barbed comments are not funny. It mentions the importance of asking the children to come up with spiraled consequence that get harsher each time they talk back.

The article discusses how to identify and manage child's competitive behavior in sports, academics or the arts. It presents some common situations that can lead to undesirable competitive behavior of the child. It also offers professional advice to help child turns each one into a positive experience.

The article offers tips on how to determine if a child is ready for sleepover and how to prepare for it. It states that as part of the preparation, the author suggests to organize a sleepovers with a cousin, sibling, or a neighbor and explain that this activities are a good opportunity to be gained, not a right to be expected. It notes to begin with short sleepovers which include an after-dinner arrival and an after-breakfast departure, then follow up with longer ones.

Discusses factors to consider to help children learn how to handle conflicts. Management of children's emotions; Use of verbal strategies to resolve conflicts among children; Suggestions to help manage children's temper.

Offers advice for early childhood teachers on working with a child who imitates others. Reason of children for imitating other children; Tips for teachers to lessen the frequency of the child's behavior; Lesson to be learned from a situation where a child constantly imitates others.

The article provides suggestions to parents to teach self-control to their children. When children learn to control their behavior, success in school will follow. There are two kinds of self-regulation: cognitive and social-emotional. Cognitive self-regulation is the degree to which children are reflective, can plan ahead, and can control their own behavior. Social-emotional self-regulation means being able to inhibit and delay gratification. It also means being able to follow a rule without a reminder. There are many factors that influence the development of both social-emotional and cognitive self-control. INSET: Tips That Teach Kids To Think First.

Provides information on helping a child who uses aggressive behavior to manage anger. Tips for teachers and parents on handling the anger of a child; Reasons a child expresses anger.

Focuses on the importance of helping children see that some activities in prekindergarten class need not be restricted by gender. Factor which affects children's attitudes toward gender roles and activities; Ways to help children learn to respect individual differences; Suggested ideas for teachers.

Presents a question and answer advisory on the proper behavior of children during mealtime. Acknowledgement of personal goal and standards regarding the behavior of children; Need to educate children on the importance of good table manners; Development of the foundations of empathy. INSET: A Tip From the Teacher..

Part II. Discusses advice to help students cope with loss. Common types of loss for children; Relationship between loss and fear; Role of a teacher in helping the student cope with the loss.

The article reports on the ranking of an eight-year-old boy in reviewing toys on the online video streaming web site YouTube, the discovery of a pre-Viking era sword in Sweden and a study indicating the recognition of faces by a person.

The article presents a debate on banning children by restaurants. It states that a number of people like the idea of not allowing children in certain restaurants, and they point out family-friendly restaurants and coffee shops where parents can go with their children. It mentions opinions of several children on the topic like concerns over children's misbehavior and being loud; and opportunity to taste new foods by visiting different restaurants.

The article presents different views of children on whether schools should celebrate Halloween. One says children should have a break from schoolwork once in a while. Another relates her experience of disappointment when her school did not celebrate Halloween. She, however suggests to find other ways for children to dress up.

The article invites readers to fill out an All About Me sheet for children during their beginning and end of the school year to document the growth of the children.

The article discusses the factors that parents may need to understand to address the problems affecting their child's attention. It notes that during classes, most children can become distracted by other students or movement outside the window. It suggests that applying the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) label can be useful when analyzing the child's distraction. It adds that professionals can help parents better understand their child's strengths.

The article focuses on the use of comic strips to help children master literacy. It notes the quality of the panels of each strip to help children explore from start to finish in just a few minutes. It offers suggestions in helping children create their own strip including drawing a row of story boxes or printing one from the Internet, brainstorming with the young cartoonist, and thinking about real-life situations to represent a story for the comic strip.

This article discusses the effort of a volunteer group called Tweenangels to stop cyberbullying in schools in the U.S. School children participated in the effort by traveling to different schools to encourage students to stop cyberbullying. A survey shows that 17 percent of children said they have been bullied on the computer or in a text message. The group asks students to respect each other on the web.

The article offers tips for parents and teachers about the negative attitude of a child following the loss of his parent's employment in the U.S. It suggests his parents to explain the temporary nature of the change and that others have difficult times. It recommends his teacher to give him a good deal of individual attention and reassurance. His teacher should also follow her instinct to call his parents.

The article presents suggestions for parents of pre-teenagers regarding handling their children's changing moods. Excess production of hormones during puberty can cause mood swings in teenage girls and boys. Moreover, the brain undergoes a major transformation that reduces a child's ability to control her behavior. It is important for parents to be empathetic and understanding in dealing with their disturbed children.

The article presents a question related to the naughty behavior of boys along with its answer. A reader asks the reason for shouty and shrieky behavior of his children who are two boys of 3 and 5 years of age. The expert says that many boys have an astonishing affinity for noise, speed, and action. Parents are often amazed at how common it is for boys to leap on each other and tussle on the floor. The author suspects that boys behave this way because they need emotional and physical connection.

The article presents information on different behavioral activities of children during their upbringing. It is noticed that, if parents praise their kind behavior often, it enhances the children's personal development and helps to expand their consciousness faster than the ones who ignore such behaviors. Taking care of the kind acts also helps to nurture positive value system in children.

The article presents an answer to the query which discusses how a child can be encouraged to cooperate with parents. To handle this situation, one should maintain a schedule based on the choices of the child. While giving instructions to the child, one should express oneself clearly, simply, and in a firm, calm voice. It is advised that children of age 4 and above should be made the part of certain amount of planning.

The article focuses on helping Laurie, a 3-year girl to cope while separating at the start of school. During free play, Laurie can be guided toward a carefully chosen classmate who is supportive, engaging and fun. Teacher should work cooperatively with the parents, assuring them, listening to what they have to say about Laurie's behavior and mood while at home.

This article answers a question from a teacher of a 5-year-old student whom she suspects might have ADD. The author disagreed with the teacher's assumption of inattentiveness, defiance, stubbornness and negativity as signs of ADD or ADHD. Accordingly, there are many different reasons children have these symptoms. Suggestions for dealing with problem behavior are enumerated.

The article emphasizes the involvement of young people in volunteer jobs. Isabella Todaro, 10 years old and Clay McMullen, 11 years old of Chesterland, Ohio helped in creating a wetland in the area. There, they planted ash and pine oak trees and learned from the experts how important wetlands are to the environment. Due to their experience, Todaro and McMullen will join in the National & Global Youth Service Day on April 21-23, 2006 to teach a class about wetlands. But they are not the only kids who volunteered for the event. Like in New Jersey, kids will be picking up litter and in Alabama, the children are making toys for homeless cats and dogs.

Provides advice on how to help a child like Lily, who is having difficulty adjusting to changes. Account of how Lily reacts to unpredictable changes at school; Cause of Lily's difficulty in adapting to occasional schedule changes; Significance of her teacher's reassurance.

Discusses factors that influence children to tell a lie. Role of parents and teachers in the development of children's learning about the difference between honesty and lying; Reasons of children for lying; Levels of lying in children.

Presents an article on dealing with children with inexplicable outbursts and little tolerance for frustration. Factors to be considered in understanding frustrations in children; Ways for both parents and teachers in dealing with the problem.

The article provides suggestions for parents to help a child take responsibility for his actions. With young children, one always needs to accentuate the positive in order to build their self-confidence. Nobody likes to feel criticized, guilty, or ashamed, but if one has enough self-confidence, one can admit to a certain amount of imperfection, especially if criticism is given gently and in a loving and supportive context. In order for a young child to manage his behavior, he must first must acknowledge that his actions are, in fact, his actions. To make a child responsible for his actions, the parents should empower their child. The child needs to be complimented each time he makes a wise choice for his actions.

Provides information on handling a child in a way they react to different sensations. Approach to an oversensitive child; Suggestions for a child who is under reactive to sensations.

Focuses on children who have difficulty finding his way around the classroom. Components to visual-spatial thinking, an area of processing information or sensations; Suggestion if a child has difficulty figuring out the relationships among things he sees; Activities for preschool children who can not find their way to the bathroom.

The article provides suggestions for parents and teachers to deal with change in attitude of children after the arrival of their small siblings. As the new baby becomes more active, its older sibling becomes more passive. There is the case of a small girl named Jena who started behaving in a childish manner when her sibling Leila started growing. Jena stopped going out of her house to play. At her school also, she clung to her teachers and did what other children old her to do. Both parents should remind Jena often about how loved and valued she is by praising her, hugging her and admiring her. Her parents should show that they appreciate any help their elder daughter can give them. First and foremost, Jena's teacher should have a talk with her parents, who can share their observations of how things are going at home for Jena and the new baby. Jena's teacher should also seize every opportunity to encourage and praise her efforts and accomplishments in school.

Presents strategies to help a child who has difficulty making transitions. Description of children showing difficulties with adapting to transitions; Interaction between teacher and parents to guide children during transitions; Benefits of opportunities for decision-making in children with transition difficulties.

Discusses how to help a child who does not show interest in an early childhood class. Case story of a child who wanders aimlessly about the classroom; Things that the teacher can do for the child; Importance of the coordinated efforts between the teacher and the parents.

Presents several question and answer advisory on kids breaking the rules set by parents. Strategy in the implementation of rules; Appropriate approach towards the behavior of a kid; Influences acquired by kids from friends.

Presents a case of a child suffering from the separation of parents in the U.S. Efforts of a teacher in easing the frustration; Observations of the mother on the attitudes of the child after the separation; Advice on teachers and parents in helping the child to overcome the pain suffered by the child.