Jun
3
Reading, Books and Toddlers
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I received a unique parenting tip from Angie, regarding books for toddlers & young kids. She says:
“Everyone knows that reading to children is essential. Here is my unique parenting tip. Keep your children’s books in the toy chest. They will think of books as fun things to do, just like dolls and trucks. They’ll look at them more than if you have them on a shelf, separate from their other things. It didn’t matter if the pages got torn or if soda got spilled on them - they will think of them as a fun thing to do. I had a few family heirloom books though, ones that my grandmother had read to my mother, and I kept those on a high shelf and my children had to wash their hands and sit on the couch with me to read those. They need to also understand that books are to be treasured.”
My extra tip for parents in this regard:
I have always valued reading & have loved books from an early age. While I do believe books should be treasured,and I try to pass the love of books on to my son, Angie’s tip makes a lot of sense. I suggest buying children’s books from Amazon.com or you can shop at a Half-Priced-Books in your area to get GREAT deals on kid’s books. I’ve found classics in good shape there for a quarter to 99 cents. 
or even garage sales.
Then you can keep some cheap ones to play with and have the books on the shelf that kids learn to cherish & protect from”harm”. 
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Marilyn
May
30
Help Kids Build Self Esteem
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Quick Tip: Building Self Esteem
A great parenting tip is for young children (6-10) years of age that have a hard time with self-worth. Have the child stand in front of the mirror with one parent. Ask them to look themselves in the mirror and tell themselves they are a good child and that their parents love them and they are going to try to be good that day because they love themselves. It would not hurt if religious families have the child say that God loves them too. Have them also smile at themselves too. A parent can be behind them to see if they are truly looking at themselves the first time and monitor later, but this truly is something the child needs to learn to do by themselves. Once a day in the morning is good. This will build their self esteem and motivate them in ways beyond what a parent tells them because they will want to try to be happy, good and loving. I have seen this work many times. It is a very beautiful sight.