Recently we mentioned that “38 percent of respondents ages 12 to 14 said they had an online profile,” quoting St. Louis Today. The previous week we found in The Guardian an article entitled “Quarter of eight-to-12-year-olds on Facebook, MySpace or Bebo” with more information about how children behave online.
Tags: researches
We know some educational websites where children may learn foreign languages. But have you ever heard about websites for kids where online lessons of Latin were available?
If the London mayor’s plans become true, the lack of such websites will be obvious. “Boris Johnson lobbies Tories to add Latin to state-school curriculum,” writes The Guardian.
Tags: discussion
Returning to the subject of the development of abilities in young kids, we asked ourselves: do kids have a congenital inclination towards music?
“New research shows babies are born to dance,” scientists from the University of York (U.K.) and University of Jyvaskyla (Finland) have discovered.
Tags: auditory memory, researches
How do you plan to celebrate Earth Day on April 22? Spruce up the garden — or create a list of free educational kids’ games on the environment? While you’re thinking about that, maybe you could suggest that your child make an eco-friendly drawing!
Residents aged 5-12 in 9 U.S. states (check the article in The Dallas Morning News to see which specific states) are welcome to take part in the contest “Coloring Earth Green,” creating unframed drawings on 9-by-12-inch paper.
Tags: ecology, notable events
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In this day and age, all of the tips concerning kids’ online safety are very well-founded. So we would like to keep you informed about new ones, even if you’re already ready to write a new volume of Encyclopedia Britannica about kids’ online safety.
“38 percent of respondents ages 12 to 14 said they had an online profile,” Dr. Bob Wilmott, chief of pediatrics at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center (St. Louis, Missouri, USA), noted in his article “Parents should monitor kids’ time online,” published in St. Louis Today.
Tags: researches, safety
What your child is good at? Try to find it out watching the topics of educational online games children choose their selves. Do kids prefer fun games with numbers, or with letters? Or online labyrinths, arcades; problem-solving online games?
“Thousands of pupils ‘going backwards’ in English and maths,” the article with this alarming title was published in The Telegraph.
Tags: discussion, researches
Earlier we wrote about the communication preferences which bilingual kids have. Today we are focused on the process of learning a new language… and we found that the process also has advantages! For kids, it’s like playing a cool online game: especially when it’s online and educational software is reminiscent of popular computer games for kids. You think this is possible? One Michigan elementary school’s experience shows that it is!
“Michigan students play a computer game to learn,” as southbendtribune.com informs us.
Tags: communication skills
Education is highly appreciated in the homeland of Mahatma Gandhi, and not only among parents, but children themselves as well. Few countries in the world may boast of such a thing! So we hope that you will consider the recommendations given in the article “Are you pushing your child too much?” published in Indian DNA (Daily News & Analysis).
Tags: parent help
Driving Kids keeps seeking people who share its ideas! Earlier we found Naomi Alderman, a games writer who recognizes the educational potential of kids’ online games. Now we would like you to meet Linda Salzman, manager of the Children’s Service Society at the Wausau Family Resource Center (Wisconsin, USA).
Tags: discussion
