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" Learn How to Nurture A Smarter Kid "
Volume #3 Issue #19
ISSN: 0219-7642 Jun 24, 2005
Andrew Loh, Publisher
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Hi,
As a parent, we are facing all kinds of discipline problems with our kids in one way or another. What can we do to deal with that? As such, I've got a great feature article for you today by Dr. Elisa Medhus that fit very well for this topic. Also, I have put together some latest news on various brain development and health issues that are very interesting. I hope you'll find this information useful. Catch you in two weeks. Have a nice day!
Andrew Loh
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andrew @ brainy-child.com
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Discipline Strategies That Help Kids Think Instead of React
By Dr. Elisa Medhus
Q: My daughter is 42 months old. Below are my questions:
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She is able to name objects but was unable to read from words. How can I help to make her to recognize words?
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Is it appropriate to teach her phonics or send her for phonics lessons at this age?
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I've send her to " Shichida Methods" school.
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Her attention span is short and is easily distracted by the surroundings.
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How can I make her have more concentration and longer attention span?
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When reading stories to my daughter do I need to point at the words and read out to her or just by reading the story aloud?
A:See Dr. Sandhu's answer on learning tips for 42 months girl here!
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The happiest toddler on the block : The new way to stop the daily battle of wills and raise a secure and well-behaved one- to four-year-old
Parents may find the toddler years so frustrating, Karp suggests, because they don't speak their child's language. To deal effectively with the undeveloped brains of toddlers, one must understand "Toddler-ese," he says, a method of talking to youngsters that employs short phrases, repetition, a dramatic tone of voice and the use of body language.
"Dr. Karp's approach is terrific...and fun! His book will help parents, grandparents and everyone who cares for toddlers be more effective." - Martin Stein, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, Children's Hospital San Diego
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Breakthrough in understanding of children's brain development to help parents set kids on path to emotional, intellectual health
Medical Research News June 21, 2005
Researchers have uncovered the critical missing link in how a child's mind makes the leap from automatic action to thought - literally, how the human brain learns to think. 
Mozart's Legacy: Early music lessons may help children later in life
The Journal Times Online June 15, 2005
Scientific research has found some basis for the notion that music instruction stimulates general intelligence .. but popular wisdom twisted that into the notion that listening to music makes you smarter, which is more magic than science....
Breast-Feeding Cuts Risk of Myopia
AJC.com June 21, 2005
A new study finds it may reduce a child's likelihood of growing up to need eyeglasses.
Deadly Immunity: Mercury, Autism, Children Vaccines & the Govt Cover-Up
BellaCiao.org Chronicle June 17, 2005
According to a CDC epidemiologist named Tom Verstraeten, who had analyzed the agency's massive database containing the medical records of 100,000 children, a mercury-based preservative in the vaccines -- thimerosal -- appeared to be responsible for a dramatic increase in autism and a host of other neurological disorders among children.
Is it worth banking your baby's cord blood?
San Francisco Chronicle June 20, 2005
Doctors say hard sell of hope is deceptive.
'Brain helmet' promises higher IQ
Ynetnews.com June 6, 2005
Researchers at Bar-Ilan University unveil virtual reality helmet that uses math problems to raise user's IQ by 20 percent in just three months.
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