By: Delana H Stewart Third Culture Kids and hostile environments. Just open a news site in your web browser and you will see hostile environments left and right: Ukraine, Syria, Nigeria, Libya, Egypt, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Yemen. How can parents help their children process what they are hearing, seeing, being exposed to on a daily…
Teach our daughters (and sons) that bulimia, anorexia, and binge eating are all forms of self-abuse, and that this violates God’s will. [I Corinthians 6:19-20; Romans 12:1] Teach our daughters (and sons) that they have Someone in Jesus Christ who understands their trials and hurts, and Who desires to meet their deepest needs. Teach our…
––Delana H. Stewart A few years ago, I sat in a friend’s home and read some books about the midline movement. This concept deals with how certain fundamental movements affect the ability to learn, to read, to write, to speak, and other school-related activities. Missing a Milestone Some children skip crawling (or crawl very little)…
–Delana H. Stewart If you have a child 5 and under you will definitely want to see this. If you have any children or grandchildren that you love and care about, you will likely be interested. If you are the type of person who needs to see scientific data and visuals to believe something, watch…
“I saw my dad do exercises every morning when I was growing up. What do I do for 20 minutes every morning? Exercises. I saw my mom take her thrice weekly walks, and now I choose to walk two miles a day for school instead of taking a taxi. I am thankful that my husband…
—Delana H. Stewart In the doctor’s office a year and a half ago I read “Wake-up Call”–an article in Parenting Early Years magazine (May 2011)—which discussed the risks of cancer to toddlers and teens caused by cell phone usage. They cited a study done in 2008 in Sweden which stated that children and teens were…
If you have been reading the recent posts on Back to Nature and think “Wow! This sounds like me or my child,” then you may be interested in the humorous confessions of someone with Nature-Deficit Disorder. Nature…Really? by RS Jacobs
As parents, we know that kids today spend less time outside playing and much more time sitting indoors in front of televisions, computers, or game machines. One day, a fellow education consultant told me about Richard Louv ’s book, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder (LC). This piqued my curiosity, so I picked up a copy and began to wonder even more about the effects of technology on our children’s generation. Louv cites studies
Some have said, “Silence is my music” (RS Jacobs). I would like to say that nature is my music. . . . The researched use of animal and plant therapy. More from Richard Louv’s book The Last Child in the Woods.
Book Review: Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv . . . intrigued me as I wondered about my own family and whether or not we suffered the effects of not being in nature enough. Through the years research has certainly been done to show the benefits of nature on hospital patients, office workers, and stressed-out travelers in busy international airports. Mr. Louv provides additional
By: Delana H Stewart Do you desire for yourself or your children: A sharper mind? A stronger immune system? Less stress? More energy and strength? Better instincts? Enriched creativity, imagination, inspiration? Increased patience? Heightened senses? Greater sense of satisfaction with life? An edge in a competitive job market? A healthy and fit body? Relief from…
—Delana H Stewart Several families have asked me about Omega-3 and how it affects children with ADD or ADHD. Recently, my daughter’s doctor recommended that we consider giving our daughter Omega-3 supplements. I began studying Omega 3 and fish oil supplements and learned that they are not all created equal. If you choose to give…
If you have a daughter aged 9-12, you may be interested in purchasing the book The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls. It is a fun and colorful guide dealing with the following topics: hair and skin care, bras and the developing body, nutrition and eating disorders, periods, fitness, rest, and sleep troubles.
By: Delana S “Your five-year-old daughter is playing in her room with a couple of friends. You hear a lot of giggling and squealing. When you open the door to check on the kids, you find them sitting on the floor with their panties off, pointing at and touching each other’s genitals….” begins a booklet…
A compilation of resources for homeschooling children with ADD/HD, ODD, or adoption-related behavioral issues.
BIBLICAL RESPONSE TO DEPRESSION (Contributed by: Dale J) In dealing with depression among teenagers, generally speaking the types of depression need to be understood. Basically, the two types of depression are of a physical nature and etiology and the depression which has an emotional/behavioral etiology. The two variations may utilize some of the same basic…
A site review by Delana S I recently discovered educational streaming lessons on the discovery education site. If you have good internet capabilities these lessons might be helpful for supplementing. Though the main page of this site requires pass code and login, the homework help page listed below does not. There are video lessons in…
US History http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/hyper_titles.cfm “An interactive, multimedia history of the United States from the Revolution to the present.” [As of 9/30/2010–most of the links on the digital history site are accessible for free.] Pre-Algebra http://www.free-ed.net/free-ed/Math/PreAlg01/default.asp [Note: As of 9/30/2010 this link is a free online Pre-Algebra text.] Note: The classzone online books are NOT free. Algebra…
Delana S Recently, I watched a video interview of Dr. Daniel Amen on the topic of brain development. This was one lecture in a series of counseling lectures by various authors to fulfill the requirement of a counseling course. It did not surprise me that this particular lecture especially fascinated me, as our family recently…
A couple of years ago, a friend who worked at a day care center asked me for some information on helping parents understand why children bite and what can be done about it. Because these were just notes that I threw together for her, I did not bother to note the websites from which they…
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