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Dealing with picky eaters

Many parents report that they have difficulties in introducing healthy food because their children are categorized as picky eaters. Eating seems to be a battle between parents and children because parents cannot make the children eat well. Actually there are many tricks you can choose when it deals with picky eaters. What you need to do first is introducing various new foods to your children. Do not give up easily and avoid giving unhealthy food although your children like them. If you keep giving the food that they like, your children will not get enough nutrition for their growth. This type of home education should be changed with the healthier systems.

You should eat at the same time your children eat. Try to act well so your children will see you eat very delicious meal. While eating, you can explain why they need this kind of food. Then, ask your children to arrange the next week menu. Give them opportunity to choose the meal they like for few days. The other days, you have the right to choose the meal for them. Indeed, this will be so hard when they refuse to eat what you have cooked. So, explain that they have to be consequence with the deal before. Taking them to the grocery is also a good idea to educate your children. This is the chance they can see various and colorful fruits and vegetables. Guide them to choose the healthier ones. Your hard work will be paid off in next months or years. Just be patient and creative.

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May 22, 2011
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Introducing punctuality to Children

Nowadays, homeschooling system is getting more popular. More parents trust this system because it gives what their children needs. They can study at the comfortable place and do not have to go in a hurry to get the school bus. Homeschooling really give various advantages for the students, teachers, and parents. However, as parents you should not spoil your children too much when you have decided to choose this system. It means you need to make sure your children to be on time, do the homework, conduct research and other tasks given by the tutor. This is based on some experiences which say that some parents and children do not do the task and let the teachers wait because the children have not ready yet.

So, make a schedule based on your kitchen activities and routines. Make sure your children understand what to do. If it is possible you can create an interesting and colorful schedule to make your children obey the rules. Through this home education, your children are supposed to learn punctuality. If they do not go with the rules, giving punishment is recommended. However, you should avoid giving physical punishment which tends to have no benefit at all. You have to choose the educative punishment as the way to educate your children.

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May 22, 2011
Home Education
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Your children must respect others, so teach them!

Have you ever been in a gathering and your children did something which shows no respect to others? You must feel so bad because many guests will think that you do not do your job to educate your children well. Actually you can do something to avoid that happen. Teaching the children to respect to others can be started as early as possible. You can start when they are about two years. In this age, your child can communicate to others with simple sentence. So, ask them to say please when they want to ask something especially to someone older. In addition, you should make your children often say thank you. Those words are the foundation to build strong respect to others.

When your children are playing, they should be guided to know the concept of rules and turns. Playing with others also give the knowledge about being fair and honest. Besides purchasing individual toys, try to search for the social toys which let your children to play with others. Then, when someone is coming to your home, ask your children to say hello and behave well. Although these seem so simple, the effects are great. You children will know what to do among the older people, the peer group, the family members, and other. In addition, you may develop the feeling and actions of generosity through simple things as part of home education. For example, they can share their cakes or toys with siblings and friends.

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May 22, 2011
Family Foundation
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Teaching the Money Value to Kids, Why not?

As parents, you have made a great decision by teaching the money value to your kids. You should start earlier because it will give your children strong foundation for their future. At the beginning, you can show them various kinds of money you have, the coin and the paper ones. Show them the value and basic function of the money. You need to talk in warm circumstance that all items they have are bought with money. Of course, your kids do not understand about the works of the financial system. So, explain them about the simple thing that your kids will understand. Make sure you put earning, saving, spending, and investing as the topics. There is no need to be hurry and let your kids comprehend each detail on their way.

If you plan to go to the grocery, ask your kids to discuss what to buy and how much money you have. Show your kids that you cannot purchase a lot of chocolate bars because you need to buy fruits, vegetables, and others.   This is the real example about the way to spend the money and at the same time you give the lesson about spending for the important items. Once they can understand it, you have done one of the home education points. In another occasion, you may take them to the bank and show the activities there. The third or fourth grades children can be asked to discuss about the bills and balancing a checkbook. If you think they are ready to manage their money, you can continue to educate your children by giving some money. Guide them on using it properly. What you have done today is the essential foundation for their future.

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May 22, 2011
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NO advantage of yelling to your kids

It seems yelling becomes something that you usually do related to your children home education. Many people also think yelling as common action and nothing wrong with it. However, education experts do not recommend parents and teachers to yell in dealing with the children. Home is one of the places used by your children to learn about life. So, it is a must for you to do only the good things. When your children do something wrong, it is better for you to talk calmly and explain why they are not allowed to do that. Communication is the best key which has good impact for now and the children future. Each time you are yelling at your children, they will yell at you.

This is the reflection of the method you use to educate your children. Yelling only causes another yelling and anger. Angry is considered as a part if education method, but you need to train the way you get angry to be the educative ones. Many parents have problem in asking the children to have lunch, take a bad, and sleep on time. They are the basic sources of yelling happened in many homes. The solution is you can make an illustration or drawing in attractive colors and pattern. Guide your children to follow the routines and give reward for them. In addition, you need to communicate to your couple, so both of you will have the same ideas about this.

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May 22, 2011
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