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Why Your Children or Kids Need Sleep?

Saturday, September 19th, 2009

Every Body knows sleep is playing an important factor in all our lives. When we sleep, we rest and our body is able to renew its energy. Sleep is also important because of dreams. When we dream, we process all the events of daily life. Getting a good night’s sleep, therefore, influences our psychological wellbeing.

Sleeping well is often a result of having good sleeping practice, which parents are responsible for teaching to their children or kids.

Generally Kids are full of energy. They love to play outside, run around, get dirty, jump, kick, scream, etc. It’s okay though, because this is extremely normal behaviour for young people. But what keeps them going like this and feeling good and healthy is getting the proper rest.

Your Children should not have to suffer from insomnia, and chances are they will not, provided that their parents keep them on a pretty disciplined sleep schedule. Kids do not need to stay up until all hours of the night, especially watching TV and eating junk food. They need to be tucked into their beds, sound asleep, allowing the natural biological process to rejuvenate their skin cells and internal organs. This is very important to their overall development process. From the time they are babies, children need much more sleep than adults, because their bodies need to become accustomed to a regular schedule, and because their brain function is still developing, as are their bodies in general. Failing to provide an adequate amount of rest can plague them with trouble sleeping for years to come.

The average kid has a busy day. There’s school, taking care of your pets, running around with friends, going to sports practice or other activities, and doing your homework. By the end of the day, your body needs a break. Sleep allows your body to rest for the next day.

Not only is sleep necessary for your body, it’s important for your brain, too. Though no one is exactly sure what work the brain does when you’re asleep, some scientists think that the brain sorts through and stores information, replaces chemicals, and solves problems while you snooze.

When your body doesn’t have enough hours to rest, you may feel tired or cranky, or you may be unable to think clearly. You might have a hard time following directions, or you might have an argument with a friend over something really stupid. A school assignment that’s normally easy may feel impossible, or you may feel clumsy playing your favourite sport or instrument.

It is quite natural that we spend a lot of time talking about how we have slept and whether our children have slept and how much. Sleeping well is often a result of having good sleeping habits, which parents are responsible for teaching to their children.

To solve sleeping disorder for your kids or children Education Activities INC provides why Do I Need to Sleep? Book.

Why Do I Need to Sleep book designed especially for kids and children. Children read about why sleep helps them and how to prepare for sleep After reading this book your kids and children will able to know  that

Sleep helps you grow. Sleep helps you think, listen, and work. Sleep helps you get along with others and feel good. Nightmares are bad dreams that your brain makes up. They will go away when you tell someone. Going to sleep is easy when you know how.

One more reason to get enough sleep: If you don’t, you may not grow as well. That’s right, researchers believe too little sleep can affect growth and your immune system – which keeps you from getting sick.

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Self Discipline For Children

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

Self-Discipline For Children

By Dugan Hoffmann, Hoffmann Karate

What is self-discipline?  Self-discipline is defined as the ability to make yourself to do what you know you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like or not!  Disciplined people know what has to be done and they do it.  They don’t put it off until later or allow themselves to be easily taken off track.  And, most importantly, they prioritize and focus on being self-disciplined with activities that move them toward their goals.  There’s a big difference between having self-discipline with tasks that move you toward your goals and tasks that do not move you towards your goals at all.  It’s usually the more challenging activities and tasks that will help you reach your goals than those of less importance.  This concept is easily confused so be careful which self-discipline activities you use to work towards your goals. 

When teaching children self-discipline it is important to have fun and to keep in mind that the idea is to establish routines that are followed for the entire week without deviation or       distraction.  We want our children to pick up after themselves, to clean their rooms without being told, to do their homework on their own, and to be responsible for their extra       curricular programs.  We demand a lot from our children!  Let’s explore how we can get our children to be more disciplined.

First explain to your child that there are two kinds of discipline, parent-discipline and self-discipline.  Parent-discipline is when parents are constantly telling the children what they need to do.  Self-discipline is when the children are taking care of certain things without  reminders from their parents!  Understanding these two concepts  can point your child in the right direction! 

Next, list all of your child’s responsibilities, including; school, home, extra curricular, and leisure.  Place these responsibilities in order of importance and have a discussion about     priorities. In other words, make sure they know that homework and studying are more     important than chores and should be done first.  Remember that the self-disciplined person does more important goal-oriented activities first.

When your child understands what’s important by the goals that were set, it will be easy to establish a comfortable routine for everyone to follow.  Your routine should include all the activities on your list. The more regimented your child becomes and the more time planned for every responsibility in order of importance, the more disciplined your child will be.  Just remember to stick to a fun routine so it becomes habit and your child wants (key word) to be self-disciplined.

 

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