In his article, Alfie Kohn asserts that praising children and approving their actions in the habitual way is not as effective as some parents used to think. The author does not try to tell that parents should not praise their children, he tries to convince that there are some more effective ways to support and encourage them than just to say “Good job... read more

Nowadays, the problem of teaching children to read has become very important. There are a lot of professionals who are involved in teaching reading, but the results have proven that a lot of children in the United States lack reading skills as soon as they go to school. In order to demonstrate good reading skills, professionals should use good and well-planned strategies with clear instructi... read more

By observing teaching practices in a group of children from 3 to 5 years old, it is important to point out four major characteristics such as age appropriateness, individual appropriateness, social appropriateness, and cultural appropriateness. It is important to note that the group of children consists of 2 Arabic, 3 Indian families, and the rest are... read more

Introduction

What No Bedtime Story Means: Narrative Skills at Home and School by Heath presents a proportional study of blueprints of language utilization linked to books in a group of literate population in the United States. The book focuses on bedtime stories and the results indicate insufficiency of rampant dichotomy amid liter... read more

The article “Transmission of aggression through imitation of aggressive models” by Albert Bandura, Dorothea Ross & Sheila A. Ross (1961) has become a classical work in the psychological science. The main topic of this work is aggressive behavior displayed by children and the mechanisms that trigger it.

The main goal of the stud... read more

There is no doubt that block play is an important element of a creative curriculum that stimulates overall development of children. I noticed that children like wooden blocks and enjoy activities with them which is another factor determining positive value of block play. In the play under observation, children first carried blocks to the play area, th... read more

Families play immense roles in education and academic achievement of their children. They also play an immense role in the cognitive, social and emotional developments of the child, which are crucial to the education of the child, and their success in school. Currently, society demand high levels of education and social standards, which necessitate the need for a decent education. The achiev... read more

Abstract

Childhood obesity is a problem of national importance and it requires urgent solutions because if it is disregarded, it will obviously lead to dreadful consequences both fro separate individuals and for the society as a whole. The problem of overweight was caused by several reasons such as consumption of unhealthy food an... read more

In most cases, aggressiveness of children stems from an unhealthy family environment. Therefore, the question of many mothers: “What makes a child aggressive and how to deal with this phenomenon?” can be answered differently in many ways. It all depends on what is meant by this question. What is more, it is also essential to understand whether an aggr... read more

Teaching young children is a challenging task that requires dedication and commitment to children’s needs and interests, constant examination and reevaluation of one’s beliefs and ideas, knowledge and skills to build harmonious relationships with preschoolers, as well as collaboration with parents, understanding of the curriculum and the ability to in... read more