Are your Children prepared to Face Life with Easy - Kalvischools

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Are Your Children prepared to Face Life with Easy
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• Leadership has become the buzzword of corporate
  boardrooms, political back-rooms, and educational
  halls. Often, success is limited to those who can
  inspire their associates, employees, customers,
  and the public with his or her ideas and drive.
• Unfortunately, the ability to lead, though highly
  desirable, is often elusive, as evidenced by the
  thousands of articles, books, videos, and
  training classes available over the Internet
  dealing with the subject. Whether leaders are
  born or trained remains a subject of controversy.
  However, there is no dispute that all leaders
  share certain skills that can be identified and
  developed.

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• The paths we follow as adults are generally
  determined by the abilities and interests we
  develop as children. While there are exceptions,
  the vast majority of people have established
  characters and personalities by the time they are
  age seven. As a parent or as a teacher, this
  means you have the ability to help your children
  develop critical, advantageous skills.
• Critical Skills to Teach Your Children
• As parents, we influence our children by what we
  do and dont do what we value and ignore how we
  spend our time with our children, and the
  interests and activities we encourage. A number
  of skills can be introduced to children as part
  of their normal everyday activities, and will
  serve them well for the rest of their lives.

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• 1. Reading Writing
• Reading and writing builds vocabularies, instills
  logical and expressive thinking, enhances
  listening skills, and consequently encourages
  empathy and sympathy, which are crucial
  attributes of leadership.
• Reading
• Strong reading and writing skills are essential
  to life in the 21st century. The foundation for
  lifelong reading begins with oral reading to your
  children, which introduces new ideas and
  initiates curiosity and creativity. Reading
  stimulates the brain and is more neurobiological
  demanding than passive activities like watching
  television and listening to the radio. When you
  read, you have more time to think. Reading gives
  you a unique pause button for comprehension and
  insight.

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• Writing
• The act of putting thoughts down on paper
  enhances self-expression and nurtures
  individuality. Some experts believe that writing
  encourages the learning of math and science
  concepts by enhancing the brains intake,
  processing, retaining, and retrieving of
  information.
• Teaching your children to love reading and
  encouraging writing skills is a gift they will
  enjoy and cherish for the rest of their lives,
  and is one that will benefit them in any chosen
  career. The ability to succinctly and clearly
  collect ones thoughts and summarize them into an
  interesting, persuasive narrative is a skill that
  many want, but few possess. You can give your
  child a real advantage in the trials and
  competitions he or she will face as an adult by
  encouraging reading and writing.

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• 2. Communication
• As the world has grown more interconnected and
  interdependent, the ability to exchange thoughts,
  feelings, and information is critical. Effective
  communication skills on an individual as well as
  a group basis enable your child to more easily
  achieve the things he or she wants from life.
  Despite the obvious advantages of this skill,
  however, few parents and teachers actively
  encourage good communication skills, particularly
  ones that are useful when speaking to groups or
  public audiences.
• However, there are several fairly simple things
  parents and teachers can do to help their
  children become good communicators

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• Encourage Proper Pronunciation. Words convey
  meanings and paint verbal pictures.
  Mispronouncing words, particularly common words
  that are often mispronounced, creates false
  impressions and is harmful to your childs image.
• Build Their Vocabulary. The average adult knows
  approximately 20,000 words out of approximately
  470,000 English entries in Websters Third New
  International Dictionary, Unabridged, but uses
  only about 3,000 daily in conversations. The more
  words your child knows and understands, the
  better he or she will be able to communicate with
  others. Reading aloud and encouraging the use of
  a thesaurus are good ways to improve vocabulary
  for children.

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• Teach Them to Speak in Front of Others. Many
  people develop a fear of standing in front of a
  group and speaking, even though most children
  like being the center of attention. Developing an
  early ability to speak in front of others is an
  asset that pays benefits throughout ones life.
• 3. Bilingualism
• Learning a second language at an early age
  provides multiple benefits, including a physical
  increase in the density of gray matter in the
  brain. Gray matter density is associated with
  language, memory, and attention.

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• Dr. Andrea Mechelli and her colleagues at
  Londons Welcome Department of Imaging
  Neuroscience discovered in a 2004 study that the
  structure of the human brain is altered by the
  experience of acquiring a second language. Other
  academic studies have reinforced the fact that
  bilingual children consistently outperform their
  peers who speak a single language in tests of
  comprehension, mental sophistication, and mental
  dexterity.
• In an age where the world is flat, the ability to
  converse with people in other lands in their own
  native language, particularly where products are
  manufactured or sold brings tremendous
  professional and social opportunities not open to
  a person limited to English. And, best of all,
  introducing your child to another language is
  easy and its just as easy for them to learn due
  to their greater neural and linguistic
  plasticity.

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• 4. Physical Confidence
• The benefits of physical activities for children
  have been known for ages. The development of
  gross and fine muscles to perform everyday
  activities, the positive impact upon possible
  obesity in later years, and the mental stimulus
  provided by exercise have been found in one study
  after another. Most experts recommend that
  children spend a minimum of 60 minutes a day in
  vigorous play and exercise, and no more than two
  hours daily, if at all, watching television or
  engaged in computer games, the Internet, and
  other electronic media.
• How talented your children are at sports is far
  less important than simply getting out and
  participating in the ones they like. Parents and
  teachers should encourage kids to play a variety
  of different organized sports and games, some
  which focus on individual achievement like golf,
  tennis, and swimming, and others requiring team
  efforts like baseball, basketball, volleyball,
  and soccer.

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• Golf and tennis are two sports that can be
  continued and enjoyed throughout life, providing
  both physical benefits and regular social
  interaction. Also, both are conducive to later
  business careers.
• Playing either sport well invariably leads to
  invitations to play with the boss, and thus
  makes an invaluable connection.
• 5. Musical Intelligence
• While music has been long recognized as an
  emotional experience, we still dont know how the
  sounds are processed in the brain or why music
  stays in our memories for so long. However, we do
  know that listening to music or learning to play
  a musical instrument is helpful in treating
  children who have experienced physical trauma,
  have difficulties in regulating their emotions or
  behavior, or suffer poor concentration.

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• Dr. Gordon Shaw, Professor Emeritus at the
  University of California, San Diego, described
  music as a window into higher brain function,
  and is particularly important during the first
  five years of life.
• Studies of the effects of music on preschoolers
  through college have revealed several trends
• Involvement in music and movement activities
  helps children develop good social and emotional
  skills. Even a single years worth of music
  lessons can have lasting effects on brain
  functions.
• Listening to music, taking musical lessons, or
  playing an instrument can reduce stress and
  depression. Introduce your children to the joy
  of music early so they can appreciate it for the
  rest of their lives.

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• Final Word
• As parents and teachers, we seek to give our
  children the tools to gain happiness and success,
  but we never know for sure whether were doing
  enough or too much. We wonder how to protect them
  while we prepare for the time when we wont be
  around. We may not be able to prepare the future
  for our children, but we can at least prepare our
  children for the future.

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