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A Strategy for Teaching Your Children to Set Goals Children as young as five can be taught to set simple goals that yield quick results. This skill will help your children and prepare them for adult life. The important thing is to instill the habit of setting goals, and show children how to plan their actions to achieve them. Here are five steps to get started, according to Terri Khonsari, author of "Raising A Superstar: Simple Strategies to Bring Out the Brilliance in Every Child":
When you teach the process of goal setting it is essential for your children to see you as their role models. They learn from you and what you do more than what you tell them to do. Share your own goals with your family and brainstorm with them when you create your personal action plan. Get them involved and practice mutual support in helping each other. This way the benefits of goal setting and hard work are clear to the whole family, and you can all share in the rewards! To learn more about Khonsari's work visit RaisingASuperstar.com and sign up for more free tips on raising happy, healthy and successful children. Signs Your Child May Be Struggling with Reading For almost 40 percent of kids, learning to read is a challenge. Parents can help children face the challenge by talking, reading, and writing with them. But families also need to watch for signs that may suggest a child is struggling with reading. Does your child:
Whether you are wondering if your child has a learning disability or looking for ways to help, these expert answers to real questions from real parents will help you support a struggling reader. If you have a specific question about a child who is having difficulty with reading, Reading Rockets can provide an answer and advice. Reading Rockets’ expert consultant will personally answer your e-mail within a week and your correspondence will remain confidential. (Reading Rockets may, however, post your question and answer with different names and details so other parents may learn from your experience.) To send in your question to Reading Rockets, go to the Contact Form and choose "Question about reading" from the drop-down menu. Parents of older readers who have questions about how to help struggling tween and teen readers can ask the experts at AdLit.org, Reading Rockets’ sister site all about adolescent literacy.
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PTA's first online broadcast, PTA Radio, is one more way for PTA to provide resources to today's time-challenged parent. PTA Radio will focus on issues affecting families and child advocates and will provide real-life answers to everyday problems. A new show will air every two weeks. The first series of PTA Radio shows will center on male involvement and provide fathers and other male role models quick actionable tips to help them get more involved in their child's education. PTA Radio makes its debut today with "Getting Dads into the School Setting" with Bryan Davis of All Pro Dad and host Rae Pica. Go to the PTA Radio page or click play. Quick Survey Will Yield Valuable Input Online Our Children offers Exclusive Content 100 Ways to Help Your Child and School Succeed
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