Archive for November, 2011

Babies First Year And Their Early Education

November 27th, 2011

Every mother knows how important it is to begin the educational process early. What we mean here by education is learning… learning for the baby to be in their new world. Parents intrinsically start by stimulating the senses of touch, taste, hearing, feeling, and smelling by introducing the oldest educational toy – the baby rattle. This simple little toy survived the ages because it is so versatile. The baby can touch it, hear its sound, and feel the rattle when grasping it. Babies automatically follow the sound of the rattle and curiosity is initiated. With a rattle, the parent can exercise the baby by moving the rattle in different directions. Movement is vital for the baby. These rattle exercises strengthen growing muscles. At the same time, the baby explores the experience of play, joy, and laughter as well as a sense of bonding with the parent who engages in the play. A feeling of awe and wonder is discovered.

Educational kids toys are essential for children of any age to develop imagination, ingenuity, coordination, and dexterity. When babies are playing, they are actually working – working on becoming themselves. The phases of this development are imperative as it starts the process of becoming a person who has ambitions, dreams, and goals to create fulfillment and satisfaction in their life. Babies often start with intuition and with time acquire perception and reasoning skills – but they are learning mostly from the outside world through experience. You as the mother or parent provide and influence that experience. » Read more: Babies First Year And Their Early Education

Alcohol Rehab Can Be Prevented By Early Education – Very Early

November 27th, 2011

Alcohol education programs are having to start with younger children than ever before. A recent study published in the September issue of Prevention Science shows that alcohol use increases from fourth to sixth grades. According to the study’s author, fifth grade is the key time to prevent child alcohol abuse. And, if you catch it early, you may avoid the need for alcohol rehab in the future.

John Donovan, Ph.D. of the University of Pittsburgh analyzed 15 years of national and statewide studies of underage alcohol use. Many of the studies were unpublished, but they nevertheless yielded a great deal of information. youngsters over that time period. Donovan found that although overall use of alcohol by children had reduced in the time period he studies, some of the statistics were alarming One national 2001 study showed that nearly 4 percent of 11 year olds consumed alcohol weekly. » Read more: Alcohol Rehab Can Be Prevented By Early Education – Very Early