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Positive reinforcement can also be an effective way to motivate your child to be responsible, do their chores, get along with their siblings, or complete their homework assignments without arguing. Learn more about how to use this behavior modification technique, including positive reinforcement examples. How Positive Reinforcement Works Positive reinforcement is a type of positive discipline, an approach that seeks to guide and shape behavior by focusing on the positive while also reframing missteps as opportunities for learning....

Time: 30 minutes or more Type of activity: Arts and Crafts Your child will love making her mark – with her own potato prints. Materials Needed:· 3 large baking potatoes · Tempera paints· Saucers (to hold paint)· Paper· Pens or markers· Kitchen knife (for parent use only)· Glitter, sequins, etc. (optional) What to Do: Step One: Cut each potato in half width-wise. The raw surface will be used as the stamp for your prints....

Add some flowers to your picnic table – no vase needed! Materials needed: · Flowers and leaves · Clear contact paper · Construction paper · Scissors · Ribbon (optional) What to do: Step One: Gather flowers and leaves that you’ll use for your place mats. Step Two: Remove the flower blossoms and leaves from their stems and lay them on the construction paper. You may want to practice arranging the flowers on the paper – once you put the flowers on the contact paper, you won’t be able to move them!...

The latest COVID-19 development is an unwelcome one—the rapid spread of a new variant, named Omicron. The Delta variant of COVID-19, first identified in India in late 2020, spread rapidly throughout the world. It had been the most dominant until Omicron came along. What Is the Omicron Variant? Omicron is the latest COVID-19 variant of concern. The first report of Omicron to the World Health Organization (WHO) was on November 24, 2021....

Fundraising The second week. There it is. The big sign on the big blue doors. “Wrapping paper fund drive begins September 15th!” The money drive begins. Each year I am ambivalent. Should I give or not? How much? How often? I know that PTOs exist to help parents make schools better for their kids, but last year our PTO suggested that each family donate $100 to give our Newton, Massachusetts kids a great education....

How Puberty Affects the Voice Your voice is produced when air is forcibly moved through your throat and vocal cords. Your mouth and tongue play a part in forming words, but it is your pair of vocal cords that influences how deep or how high the tone of your voice is. These vocal cords, also know as vocal folds, are dual strips of cartilage and other tissues in the voice box (also called the larynx)....

Don’t be enslaved by the text, which is the least important part of the book for infants and young toddlers. Your child may become bored quickly if you just try to read the words as written: “In. Out. Up. Down. Wet. Dry.” Instead, encourage your baby to take part in the reading. In enthusiastic tones, talk about the pictures you both see: “The puppy’s in the basket now. See? Oh, look....

Cribs Ideally, the crib is a place for blissful sleep. Well okay, we’ll admit that the crib’s not always a blissful place, especially when your baby won’t go to sleep. But at least it should be comfortable and safe. Unfortunately, however, cribs can be very dangerous. In the United States about 50 babies a year suffocate or strangle in cribs. This especially happens in used ones that aren’t in good repair or may have been made with older, unsafe designs....

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Because of this unbearable notion of terminal separation, many seniors’ last summer before leaving home is consumed by an urgent need to spend as much time as possible with their friends. It’s a summer of endless parties and little time at home. A time for hanging out with and hanging onto their friends. Time spent in anxious recognition of what and whom they are leaving, while being totally unsure of what truly lies ahead....

Apply the charged comb to a neutral (non-charged) item and see what happens. The concepts of objects being charged will translate in future years to understanding electrical concepts within the human body. You should also discuss how static electricity can affect sensitive circuits and how they can be protected by using a ground wire. This experiment can also explain why magnets and devices that produce an electromagnetic field are not allowed around sensitive medical devices....

First of all, try not to get annoyed by your toddler’s whining and clinging. Instead, take it as a compliment. If you had failed to form a warm and loving relationship with your child, she probably wouldn’t care if you left. So bear with the tears and tantrums. The fact that your toddler makes such a fuss when you leave shows that she loves you. Probably the most important thing you can do to ease your child’s anxiety about separation is to offer her a balance between freedom and security....

Your time only It’s true that everyone loves a bargain. But do you and your child know how to spot one? On your next food shopping spree, ask your child to use his or her math know-how to find the best bargains in the store. Your young helper can bring along a notepad and pencil to calculate the actual costs of items per unit (for example, the price of a single orange when a dozen costs two dollars)....

If your baby is used to you warming their formula bottles, they protest at first if it’s served at a cooler temperature. However, other babies may not be bothered at all. So, you can certainly give it a try if you like. Besides, not having to warm the bottles of the formula is much more convenient. Reasons to Heat Formula While there are no nutritional or health advantages to drinking heated formula, some babies do show a preference for drinking it that way....

How do you know if your child is contagious? Colds are a bit tricky, since your child can transmit it to others for one or two days before his symptoms appear, and up to four or five days after first being exposed to the virus. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), colds are most contagious two to four days after original exposure (whether or not symptoms have developed), when there is plenty of the virus present in nasal secretions....

Overview But in some cases, children may display behavior that may fall under the category of “disruptive behavior.” As the term suggests, disruptive behaviors are just that—behaviors at home, school, and elsewhere that literally disrupt the normal flow of things. Signs of Disruptive Behavior Disorders Children with a disruptive behavior disorder will show repeated and persistent patterns of anger, defiance, backtalk, trouble managing and regulating their emotions, and even hostile or aggressive behavior toward grownups or other children....

Rocking motions are very calming. Hold your baby close while rocking-about one rock per second seems an ideal speed-in a rocking chair. Walking with your baby in your arms also provides her with the sensation of rocking. Do vigorous knee bends while holding your baby. Gently bounce her up and down in your arms. Or ask her to slow dance with you. A baby carrier or sling can help if your arms get too tired to carry your baby any longer....