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29JulJuly 29, 2020

BENEFITS OF POSITIVE RE-ENFORCEMENT ON CHILDREN

Positive reinforcement is reinforcing what the child is doing right and not what he is doing wrong. You can support your child’s positive deed through enthusiasm, encouragement, and logical rewards. Jane Nelsen Ed.D., who had been writing on positive parenting since the 1980s Nelsen’s Positive Discipline Handbook explains that there are several pieces to the puzzle of positive discipline and that understanding of reasons for misbehavior, acceptance of mistakes as an opportunity to learn, cultivation of mutual respect, and shared problem-solving are a...

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01JulJuly 1, 2020

ASD – Autism Spectrum Disorder

ASD - Also known as Autism spectrum Disorder Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties with social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. The cause of ASD is unknown, research suggests that both genes and environment play important roles. There are no cures , but therapies and other treatment can help. Behavior Therapy Play Therapy Occupational Therapy Physical Therapy Speech Therapy There is not one Autism but many subtypes, influenced by a combination of genetic and environmental factors....

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12JunJune 12, 2020

How does COVID-19 affect Children

Most frequently asked question, since the outbreak. At first we were told it does not affect children and that it was mainly the elderly who were prone to it. h/ever this eventually changed after a few kids were diagnosed. So how does COVID-19 affect kids and what precautions could we take to prevent it. Covid-19 cases found in children are very few, most of these children have caught the infection from a family member or someone they live with. The...

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08JunJune 8, 2020

How Children get their Personalities?

A Child's Personality? This was a question I asked myself a few years ago while Looking back at my own life, I was never keen on doing anything, just did everything for the sake of it. Jobs i worked were either for higher salary and designation or simply because the company was a well reputed one. So one fine day I came across a motivational speaker “Jay Shetty” and he spoke about having a passion and doing what you love to...

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26FebFebruary 26, 2018

WHY KIDS LIE and What parents can do to stop it

Kids are likely to lie at some point along the way. While a younger child may conjure up an elaborate story about how she couldn’t possibly have kicked her younger sibling, older kids may flat-out lie about not doing their homework. Sometimes the onset of lying is sudden and intense, as per the reports by Matthew Rouse, PhD, a clinical psychologist at the Child Mind Institute. “It’s a new thing where they were pretty truthful most of the time before...

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