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Ellie Dixon - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Ellie Dixon lives in deepest rural Devon, England with her husband and two very large Newfoundland dogs. After raising her daughter Emma, and following a successful career in Human Resources she has now established a new online business - Scruffy's Bookshop.
Ellie is passionate about vintage illustrated children's books and loves to restore and edit them for today's kids to rediscover. Visit Scruffy's Bookshop, to download some great books for pre-schoolers and older children, ... [More]
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- Overcoming Shyness - How You Can Help Your Child
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Next time your child's in a group of toddlers, take a look around. She probably won't be the only shy one in the bunch - two and three year olds are rarely outgoing, and most show signs of shyness at least some of the time. So don't worry about your child, at this age you can't tell whether she's naturally shy, or is just behaving like a typical toddler. Just try to find ways you can help her to have good feelings about herself and her interactions with others.
- The Importance of Play in Child Development
[Kids-and-Teens] Play is universal throughout the animal kingdom - whether it's a puppy chasing its tail, or young birds swooping through the air. The importance of play to youngsters should not be underestimated. Play is an essential part of growing up and researchers believe it's critical to ensure children reach their full potential in life.
- Character Education Is All About Raising Responsible, Respectful Kids
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] We hear a lot today about falling moral standards, lack of respect for others and the culture of "self first." But our society doesn't have to be like this, and there is a growing movement to reverse these trends through Character Education. This is not a "quick fix." It provides long-term solutions that address moral, ethical, and academic issues that are of growing concern to us all.
- Teaching Your Child Good Manners From An Early Age
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Children need to learn how to stand up for their rights, but at the same time learn to consider and respect the feelings and rights of others too - in other words, they need to learn good manners. It is possible to teach children good manners without subjecting them to the repression of previous decades - who can remember being told "children should be seen, but not heard?" Start your toddler on the road to good manners now with these tips.
- Books, Reading and Their Importance in Early Learning
[Kids-and-Teens] The last two decades have witnessed a transformation in thinking about the way in which children develop during their pre-school early years. Beginning in the late 1970s and continuing through the early 1980s researchers began to investigate the influence of the early years on a child's overall development of learning skills. These studies challenged the belief held at that time that academic learning capabilities developed only at school age. Indeed, it was demonstrated that children who went through pre-school learning programmes consistently demonstrated improvements in academic achievement in their later formal education.
- Happy Play Dates for Your Toddler With These Hints and Tips
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] If you have two toddlers in the same room together, well anything could happen - and frequently it does! From tug-of-war over the building blocks to enchanting moments in the play house, play dates illustrate toddler togetherness at its worst and best. Follow the guidelines below to make sure that your child makes the most of his or her play dates.
- Tidy Toddlers - It's Possible With These Top Tips!
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] When you hear the word "toddler" what comes to mind? Probably not someone who's neat, tidy and clean - toddlers and mess seem to go hand in hand! But there are ways of keeping the havoc a toddler can create under control, without tears from either of you.
- Raising A Responsible, Helpful Child? Start With Your Toddler!
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Imagine ... a child who puts her dirty clothes in the linen basket instead of dropping them on the floor, who tidies her room without being nagged, who clears the dinner table without complaint and who happily gives up an afternoon to help out with the grocery shopping. Every parent's fantasy? Yes! Will it come true? Realistically, probably not. But it is possible to raise a responsible child, one who will do her fair share of the chores with only the occasional grumble - if you start early!
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