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Judy Armes's Articles Display Category|Title|Newest|Oldest Parenting at School - Creating a Plan to Prevent Misbehavior Issues How many parents get notes from school about their child's misbehavior? Lots, I'd bet. The notes typically describe the kid's misbehavior and (unfortunately) leave it up to the parent to do something. What can you do when you're out-of-sight and out-of-mind? Teacher Tips - Stimulate Creative Writing Ideas With Pictures Students Got Writer's Block? What happens when your student's can't get started? Using graphics, photos or pictures is a way to jump-start students' interest and personal involvement. Swine Flu Prevention--Keeping Your Family Healthy It can be really scary if one of your kids comes home with symptoms of the flu. How are you going to keep it from spreading to your other family members? Following are some unofficial (but logical and practical) ideas you might consider: Teen Tattoo or Piercing?--A Teaching and Learning Opportunity for Parents Is this the year your son/daughter will want to get a tattoo? How about a body piercing? What are you going to do about it? What will you say? Read on for some useful thoughts and suggestions... Back-To-School--10 tips for New School Year Success The New School Year is a time of change, stress and anxiety for kids. On the flip side, it also provides a brand new start toward making this year one of school success, parent support and an opportunity to "turn over a new leaf" from last year issues and conflicts. If you would like some ideas about how to structure your family's Back-To-School transition, read on… Back to School Strategies to Make a Smooth Transition Ready?...Set!....GO --- > When kids go back to school, parents often heave a sigh of relief. But, the kids after summertime flexibility may have a hard time getting back into the swing of things. For some ideas to help smooth the transition from summer vacation to school routines, read on-- From "Oughts" to Thoughts -- Creating Positive Family Behaviors How much of your child's misbehavior is the result of mistaken beliefs? Kids absorb our family styles and beliefs whether we talk about them or not. Since kids are always watching us, it makes sense to be careful what we say and what we do. For some ideas to change your child's thoughts about how families are "supposed" to work, read on... Homework Hints--The five "P" Strategies for Successful Test-Taking Lots of kids are afraid of tests. Some think that the evaluation is going to judge who they are as a person--are they capable, smart or good students? It is useful to remind a nervous test taker that the test is about knowledge and skill. So, the trick to successful test-taking is to follow the five "P's". What are they?...Read on: Homework Hint: A Strategy to Break through The Procrastination Barrier The law of inertia says: "a Body at Rest tends to Stay at Rest". This means that it is easier to do nothing than it is to start something. Getting your school age kids to get the "body" into motion and do something seems to require nagging, nagging, nagging. What's a parent's other option. Read on to find out how to overcome your child's procrastination. Family Peace on Car-Trips--Listening to a Kid's "Book"? Got kids? Do your kids fight in the back seat on long trips? Here's a suggestion about how to keep the peace. Read on... Giving your child the gift of inner discipline As our kids are learning more and more about our Democratic culture, they may need some guidance to keep "rights" from leading to "anarchy". There is a way to promote the democratic ideal and still remain the leader in your family. To find out more, read on... Parenting at School--Creating a Plan to Prevent Misbehavior Issues How many parents get notes from school about their child's misbehavior? Lots, I'd bet. The notes typically describe the kid's misbehavior and (unfortunately) leave it up to the parent to do something. What can you do when you're out-of-sight and out-of-mind? For some useful tips, Read on... Parenting a Reluctant Reader--Tips to Promote Reading Success Some kids really resist reading. It's hard to know what goes on in their heads--but it's useful to make a few educated guesses about why. And, then you can strategize ways to encourage them to try, try again! For some simple to use suggestions to promote reading, read on... Parent's #1 Back to School Homework Strategy I don't want to put a damper on summer vacation, but the beginning of the school year is approaching fast. Although "homework" isn't a concept most parents think about in the summer, preparation for the new school year is always a good idea--especially if it doesn't take much time. Read on... Learning and Teaching--Whose Jobs are They Anyway? Are your ready for summer? Have you got your kids' summer activities all lined up to keep 'em busy? For ideas about how to keep your kids in learning mode (without they're knowing about it) read on... Summertime Reading--a Family plan for Learning Success For some kids, school is already out for the summer. Now what? Are they going to follow statistics and actually slip behind in learning? Promoting reading and reading together can keep kids on-track and keep them engaged. For some great ideas to get your kids to read this summer, Read on... Homework Help: Punishment or Discipline for Struggling Students? Sometimes it's difficult for parents to know if their struggling student is defiant, insecure, unprepared or lazy. When homework gets done but not turned in, what does it mean? What is a parent to do when homework time becomes an argument, a stand-off or when a child gives up? Here's some thoughts--read on: Parents & Kids: Talk about Current Events! Talking with your kids about issues "out-there" is a useful strategy to bring the topic to the dinner table! Luckily there is a lot of hot-topics in the news everyday we can use to start the dialogue. Following are some tips and clues to make the most of the discussion... Parenting a Struggling Student: Reading Well Makes the Grade Your child's future success in school, in work and in recreational reading may depend on you and your attitude about reading. Here's some ideas you might consider... "Homework" is a Four-Letter Word for Parents and Students Struggling with Homework What if the word "homework" automatically sets our kids up for failure? Resistance to the process may be due to the words or the way we think about this important at-home process. For suggestions about how to change the way we think- Read on... Talking with Kids About Their Day This article is Filled with actual conversation starters, this article can help you and your kids avoid the "one word" answer. Although it focuses on K-4, you might find find the suggestions handy with slight modifications. Read on.... Parenting and Homework Tips: Going From Tears & Fears-- to CHEERS! How can we insure that our children have the best chance of adult success? The answer is likely found in whether we have instilled values (not just skills or information) into their self-perception and world-view. Kids learn what they live. If they are observing and practicing behaviors of success they are more likely to demonstrate those behaviors when they grow up--and be happier, more productive and successful adults. Parenting Paradox - We Love Our Kids - But They Drive Us Crazy Everyone hopes their child will be kindly, obedient, smart, courageous and (yes!) entertaining. We expect that we will enjoy our children and find our family experience rewarding. But what if we don't? What then? Learning Success Strategies - TV or Not TV Too much TV watching could actually impede your child's visual development. The field of motion is much less at TV watching distance than the less-than-arms-length visual movements used while reading a book. For ideas about how you can actively help your child exercise these important muscles in preparation for reading, check this out... Success in School Begins at Home - Parent-Child Partnership Gets High Grades Too many children struggle in school despite their teachers' skilled and well-intentioned efforts. To make sure your child learns what he needs to know, gets the best grades she can achieve and maintains a positive courageous attitude about education, the following notions might be helpful to consider. Learning and Reading Success Strategies - The Eyes Have It, or Not For many children, the first hint of a vision problem may be their frustration with learning to read. Reading is more than merely identifying letters and words. What if your child cannot associate the shapes he/she sees with a meaningful idea or memory? For more information about how visual issues affect learning, read on...	Want to Join our Team of Expert Authors? Click hereto find out how IT'S FOR YOU! CLICK HERE for More Information About Our Next FREE Parents' Tele-Workshop CLICK HERE to Visit Us at "THE NETWORK" RETURN to HOME PAGE Submit Articles Member Login Top Authors Most Popular Articles Submission Guidelines Ezine Notifications Article RSS Feeds New Stuff About Us Link to Us Contact Us Privacy Policy Terms of Service

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