CHILDUP BESTOF: "The Genius in All of Us"

by Admin 9. March 2010 13:14
A new book persuasively argues that extraordinary intelligence and talent are not genetic gifts.David Shenk's new book, "TheGenius in All of Us: Why Everything You've Been Told About Genetics, Talent, and IQ Is Wrong," is 300 pages long, and more than half of those pages are endnot... [Continue Reading »]

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CHILDUP BESTOF: Experts Urge Earlier Start to Teaching Science

by Admin 3. March 2010 12:54
The sand-and-water table in Barry Hoff’s classroom in the Southampton Head Start program on New York’s Long Island, used to be filled with sand on two sides. But water was restored to the table last month as 16 preschoolers stood around it, dipping and pouring water through t... [Continue Reading »]

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CHILDUP BESTOF: Dear Scientific American: Why Not Start in Preschool?

by Admin 3. March 2010 12:49
To the editors of Scientific American: Your Perspectives column in the March 2010 issue should be required reading for superintendents, school board members, principals and teachers in all grades and preschool settings. The piece, titled "Start Science Sooner," makes its point... [Continue Reading »]

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CHILDUP BESTOF: Start Science Sooner

by Admin 3. March 2010 12:41
Excellence in science education must begin in kindergarten. Good science education at the earliest grades is supremely important, but in most classrooms it gets short shrift. Studies have found that children in kindergarten are already forming negative views about science that could cast... [Continue Reading »]

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Are We Teaching Attention Skills?

by Admin 3. March 2010 12:31
We know the human brain is capable of remarkable plasticity. New research suggests that the brain continues developing into adulthood. One of the last regions of the brain to develop is the pre-frontal cortex. Recent research also suggests that ADD and ADHD have a basis in the brain... [Continue Reading »]

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When to Stay Together for the Children -- or Not

by Admin 1. March 2010 14:01
Couples in low-conflict but unhappy marriages often are well advised to try to keep the family together.During tough times in the sports and business worlds, participants often "take one for the team." In the smaller units known as families, parents at odds often are faced with a similar q... [Continue Reading »]

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Raising Multilingual Children

by Admin 1. March 2010 13:20
We live in a multilingual world. It is not uncommon to walk down the street in any U.S. city and hear several different languages being spoken. Around the world, children are learning English as a second language at a very young age, enabling them to develop the skills necessary to interac... [Continue Reading »]

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One in Ten Children 'Lack the Social Skills They Need to Benefit from Education'

by Admin 25. February 2010 12:39
More than one in ten children are starting school without the social skills they need to benefit from education, according to a study released today.Researchers warned that thousands of five-year-olds are 'nursery NEETs' because they are already significantly more likely to drop out of schoo... [Continue Reading »]

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How Can Parents Raise Optimistic Children?

by Admin 21. February 2010 13:37
The increase in childhood depression is difficult to understand. It’s tempting to attribute the increase to factors beyond our control — social trends, genetic predispositions or perhaps even the food we eat. A noted psychologist, Dr. Martin Seligman, argues that the way ... [Continue Reading »]

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Teachers Can Influence Brain Development

by Admin 19. February 2010 12:32
Teachers can influence brain development in their students and sometimes they may make all the difference in the world to a child. Children require physical protection, limit setting and a stable environment but their primary need is for ongoing, nurturing relationships, said Robbin Gibb,... [Continue Reading »]

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