In the early toddler years, I use a lot of distraction and redirection. I wrote about distraction and that it’s… Read more Toddler Conflict Resolution Tool: Redirection Gets Your and Their Needs Satisfied
Month: July 2018
Elementary Science: Plants
An elementary level course on plants! All Lessons: Water Germinates Seeds Leaves Make Oxygen when exposed to Sunlight Leaves Seek… Read more Elementary Science: Plants
A Better Way to Teach Elementary Science Part IV: Hands-On Problem Solving
The last part of a quality science curriculum is hands-on problem solving. (Go back to Part I.) For information to… Read more A Better Way to Teach Elementary Science Part IV: Hands-On Problem Solving
A Better Way to Teach Elementary Science Part III: Fantasy Play and Emotions
In Part I of this series, I discuss the mind-body dichotomy in science education. In Part II, I talked about… Read more A Better Way to Teach Elementary Science Part III: Fantasy Play and Emotions
A Better Way to Teach Elementary Science Part II: Start with Definitions
In Part I of this series on how to teach elementary science, I argue that the first thing taught cannot… Read more A Better Way to Teach Elementary Science Part II: Start with Definitions
A Better Way to Teach Elementary Science Part I: Stop Going Straight to Analytics
I have written before, extensively, and will continue to write, about how I am disgruntled with how science is currently… Read more A Better Way to Teach Elementary Science Part I: Stop Going Straight to Analytics
Why Your Child May be Having a Meltdown at Toddler Milestone 6: They Realize They Can Make a Wrong Decision
When a child all of a sudden grows in their mental skills, at first it is overwhelming and difficult to… Read more Why Your Child May be Having a Meltdown at Toddler Milestone 6: They Realize They Can Make a Wrong Decision
Toddler Conflict Resolution Tool: Well-Constructed ‘I Statement’
This is one of the most popular parenting tools that I’ve shared with others: using a well-constructed “I Statement” to… Read more Toddler Conflict Resolution Tool: Well-Constructed ‘I Statement’
Toddler Conflict Resolution Tool: Give a Choice where Inaction is Not a Choice
It is so popular to use, as a parenting tool, giving children choices. This tool absolutely has context but it’s… Read more Toddler Conflict Resolution Tool: Give a Choice where Inaction is Not a Choice
Conflict Resolution Tool: Deal with the Emotion First
I am adding to each of the childhood milestones (which are listed nearly monthly) that I document a section called… Read more Conflict Resolution Tool: Deal with the Emotion First