Once you've begun teaching your child how to tell time, he or she may be ready to learn more advanced time-telling skills. In addition to acquiring a sense of time, your child will need these skills in order to be able to tell time from any clock, anywhere. Clocks with No Numbers By simply remembering the order of the numbers, mastering time-telling means your child will be able to tell time even without numbers. One way to practice is to have your child stand in a hula hoop ( …
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Seventy-one per cent of children between the ages of 8 and 18 have televisions in their bedrooms. But is it a good idea? Let's take a look at what we're learning about how having a TV in your child's bedroom can impact their health. Of course, there are the tipping-related physical injuries that TVs can help cause (and that's no small issue, by the way!), but we all know that health extends beyond such injuries. A TV in your child's room can increase his or her risk level for obesity, …
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Even with all the digital clocks and watches available, telling time on an analog clock is a skill that every child needs to learn. Like many life skills, the amount of one-on-one time allotted each child in a classroom setting may not be enough to enable your child to master this feat. With a few tools and background knowledge, you can easily teach your child to tell time — maybe even earlier than you think!Mastery NeededBefore your child can learn to tell time from an analog clock, a few skill …
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For young toddlers, the simple explanation that we go to bed when it’s dark out and get up when it’s light out may be okay, but as seasons change, such an explanation becomes problematic. As kids gain a sense of time, they’ll become more independent and able to make sense of their world and the rhythms of their days. Here are some tips on teaching kids a sense of time and helping them establish independence — without parental nagging — until they do!Alarm Clocks & Timers for Young ChildrenDid yo …
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In addition to tipping accidents involving furniture alone, there is a significant culprit in tipping-related injuries and deaths: television sets. In fact, a whopping 70% of tipping incidents involve both TVs and furniture. Let’s take a look at why this issue is so significant and what you can do about it.How Significant Are TV-related Tipping Injuries?Compared to fatal tip-over injuries resulting from furniture alone, those involving furniture and TVs are quite significant: 70% involved TVs co …
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What does it mean to put safety first when it comes to your child’s bedroom furniture? Well, for one thing, it means securing furniture in order to avoid the potential for tipping. How risky is furniture tipping, and how can you prevent it? The answers may surprise you.How Prominent Are Tipping-Related Injuries and Deaths?According to these statistics from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s “Tip-Over Information Center," two children in the U.S. die from a tip-over accident every mont …
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While in many ways we can generalize about the learning process, there’s also a component that’s unique to each individual. As this researcher and educator debunks the validity of the widely-circulated percentages about how much people remember, based on lack of citation and original data to support the claims, his evaluation also includes this rationale: It’s difficult to measure what part of learning and assessment reflects successful communication. More modern research has helped the educa …
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As you consider your and your child’s dominant learning style, make sure you understand that it’s not something set in stone. It’s something formed (and potentially re-formed) over time. Your learning style was probably somewhat shaped by the way material was presented to you during your school years and beyond. Not only have you probably chosen your career somewhat based on your learning style, but your career has likely also continued to shape your learning style over time. Keep that in min …
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With Maxtrix®, the customization possibilities are nearly endless! The best part of this space-aged children’s furniture system is that whatever choice you make at first, you can always change it up — without having to buy a brand new bed! Remarkably safe and well-made, our Maxtrix children’s furniture offers solutions that can not only meet your family’s needs today but can transition easily to meet your needs in the future, too.Custom Options To Suit Your HomeNot only is Maxtrix furniture able …
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The Bedroom Source specializes in high-quality children’s furniture; as such, some of our most popular bed styles are Bunks and Lofts. These kid-friendly options all help you maximize the space available in your child’s bedroom, but one sub-category of the Bunk Bed stands out among the rest as a little more unique—and versatile—than the rest: The Futon-Style Bunk Bed. With only a couple selections within this category, you might guess that it’s not very popular. While it may not be the best fit …
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