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May 2015 Blog Posts (2)
How long should my child be able to sit still and pay attention?
Question) My child has a hard time sitting still – should I be worried?
Answer by Early Childhood Specialist from Building Healthy Minds and Happy Families:
Answer) Asking children to sit still for a long period of time is unnatural. Children need to move, and for much more than just a few minutes on the playground…
ContinueAdded by Sara Zaidi on May 18, 2015 at 12:34pm — No Comments
“LOGIC...Important Yet Undermined Element in Our Curriculum”... Multiple Intelligence and Broadening Possibilities...
This piece might not be coming out as I planned it on May 8th, 2015. I am dealing with a loss of a very close colleague of mine due to her “winning” over ovarian cancer along with two more issues that are personal in my life. I am not giving an excuse; rather, I am trying to accept that “life happens”, and when “life happens”, more often than not, all we can do is to accept and move on ( and I am biting my tongue while writing the sentence). I am trying to move on, slower than usual,…
ContinueAdded by Chandra Budi on May 10, 2015 at 8:30am — No Comments
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