5 Fun Hands- On Learning Games for Toddlers

Looking for some simple yet fun ideas to keep your toddler or older baby busy? This video has several great hands on learning games that will make both you and your toddler happy.

Teach Your Child How to Tell Time

It's almost that time again - the end of the school year is almost upon us. If you're like the rest of us, you probably made a bunch of promises about what you'd teach your child this year. And like a lot of people, you might not have done everything you wanted to do. Here's one thing that will make you feel better about that: It's my new e-book on How to Teach Kids How to Tell Time. It's a steal at only $4.99 - it's got everything you need to teach your child: fun, hands on learning games, clear instructions, an extensive list of online resources, plus a bonus section. Check it out, and tell me what you think - love to hear from you.

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Looking for great hands on learning games to improve your child's memory? Here's one that uses the Wheels on the Bus:

 

1) Listen to the song once with your child, doing the motions together. 2) Make pictures of each part: people on the bus going up and down, babies on the bus crying, etc. You can search Google for images easily and quickly, copy, and paste. 3) Have your child listen to the song and point to the pictures as the words are sung. 4) Have your child put the pictures in the order they are sung in the song. Good luck!

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Parenting children easn't easy at all..

But what if your child was one with a rare genetic condition - 1 of only 3 other people in the world - who couldn't gain weight?

Watch how one woman learned to overcome her disability, becoming a motivational speaker and an inspiration to others.

 

How Service Dogs Can Help Your Autistic Child

Often children with autism have great difficulty managing their feelings.Helping your child learn about your feelings isn't easy- but watch this video to find out how one service dog changed a 7 year old boy's life for the better.  

Mentoring Kids WIth LD

If your child has expressive language delays or other learning disabilities, you know how alone they sometimes feel.

In response to that, Wesleyan University has stepped in with a unique mentoring program called Eye to Eye:

"Project Eye-To-Eye’s program model is designed to build life skills for independence and improve self-esteem through the power of role modeling."

Take a look at the video for more details, and tell me what you think: would you consider placing your child?

 

What High Schools For Teens with LD Should Look Like

There's a new kind of school in town, and it seems to be a great choice for teens struggling with LD, especially expressive language weaknesses.

Instead of sitting on your rump all day, teens get to actually stand up and DO something that looks like real life.

Watch this video, and tell me below in the comments what you think: would you have wanted a school like this as a teen?

You're Perfect Just the Way You Are

Are you struggling with a child who has expressive language weaknesses? 

Sometimes it can feel like you're going uphill. But in reality, as long as you

keep in mind that you want your child to be the best THEY can be, then you're on the right 

track.

Watch this video to see a true story of a dog who found his calling:

Using Floor Time to Improve Your Child's Expressive Language (Dr. Stanley Greenspan)

Floor time is an excellent way to improve your child's expressive language. Watch this informative video for more information. 

A great example of using floor time to build intimacy with your child

Floor time is a great choice in order to help you improve toddler language development. Watch this video for a great example of using floor time to engage and build intimacy with your child.

Child of Rage- six year old abuse survivor attempts to kill her parents and younger sibling.

This is a video of a child who was severely abused as toddler. Language development of this child must have been pretty amazing for her age, since she describes her experiences as a severely abused child.

Because of the severe abuse, she had not developed a conscience, and this sweet little girl actually tried numerous times to hurt and kill her parents and little brother.

Expressive Language Disorder - Sariah age 10 - YouTube

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Click her to learn what to look for in toddler language development

Ways to Improve Memory

If you're looking for ways to improve memory for your child, here's technique used by memory champs throughout the world:

You Haven't Succeeded Until You've Failed

Parenting children successfully isn't about how many times you get it right: it's about what you do when you get it wrong. Don't let other people's expectations rule your life: define your reality, and live it.

Here's a video about famous people who realized that failure isn't the byproduct. It's the mechanism for success.

16 year old baby- she doesn't age!

Parenting children isn't easy - but what if your child didn't age even though she was technically 16 years old? 

Watch this video of a 16 year old who looks like a 9 month old baby.

How Jaguar's Center Changed a Little Boy's Life

Parenting children isn't easy: it's a road full of highs and lows, and unexpected detours. 

Knowing there are others -complete strangers even - ready to help you, somehow just makes it easier. Watch how these 3 families life changed after one little boy had a 35 minute seizure that left him unable to walk and talk.

The Two Wolves Inside

Even young children can understand complicated messages if you put it in story form. Delayed toddler language development may make it appear as if your toddler won't understand: try it - you might be surprised.

Next time your toddler struggles to do the right thing, tell them the story of the two wolves inside of all of us:

Would anyone help your child if they saw them being kidnapped?

No matter how good your child's expressive language skills are, they still have to rely on others to help them. Check out this video, and watch how it took several hours for a bystander to respond to a child's pleas for help.

Language of the Babes

Nothing wrong with their language development....

Parents of 19?

And I thought parenting my gang was a challenge... and to think that she homeschools all of them. That's a lot of hands on learning!

Take a look at this video of a mom of 19 children, and tell me what you think.