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Tantrums |
| Submitted: 18/Apr/2007 |
| Tantrums are often behaviors that drive parents to the brink of their sanity. If parents do not learn effective ways to deal with the tantrums of young children, this behavior often escalates or evolves into demanding and whining types of behavior. ... |
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Internet Safety for Kids. |
| Submitted: 04/Apr/2007 |
More and more questions are continuing to arise over internet safety for children. Edusearch is going to publish a series of articles which will focus on the ways in which parents can become more aware of ways in which they oversee what their children are doing and the places they are visiting on the Internet.
Watch the ICT page in the article section of Education Information on this site.
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Parent to Parent Matua ki te Matua |
| Submitted: 04/Apr/2007 |
I have found a great website for NZ parents.
Parent to Parent New Zealand seeks to fulfil its mission by providing for families, whanau and care-givers who have, or have had, a child/children with disability, health impairment or special need:
Support
Information
Education
Advocacy
Friendship
Further information and contact details can be found at Parent to Parent
It contains a wealth of information and contacts about ... |
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Openmindedness |
| Submitted: 04/Apr/2007 |
So, you feel the need to develop openmindedness- try this (it works)
Think of a topic that you consistently argue about with your teen or grown child. Now, take their position and think of 3 substantial reasons why their point of view is valid. (This could also be done with spouses or any family members for that matter!)
www.authentichappiness.org
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Children's Safety on the |
| Submitted: 04/Apr/2007 |
Children's Safety on the
Internet
In recent years there has been a growing concern about children's safety on the Internet. The ability for undesirable material to filter through our email and internet poises an ever increasing problem. It is important to get children onboard right from when they begin using the Internet. Below is a pledge that can be used with children so they become more and more conscious of what is appropriate for them to do while surfing the Internet.
Children's Pledge to Online Safety:
I promise to never give my name, address, phone number, school's name, computer passwords or picture, to anyone on the Internet without my parents' approval.
I promise to tell a parent or teacher if I see any bad language or pictures on the Internet, or if anyone makes me feel nervous or uncomfortable online.
I promise to stay out of any chatrooms and websites not approved of by my parents.
I promise not to meet face to face with someone I meet on the Internet without telling my parents first and getting their approval, and
I promise that any approved meeting shall be in a public place with my parents present.
I promise to be online only during the times and days my parents, school, and I set aside for using the internet.
Discuss these rules, get your child to agree to adhere to the pledge and post it to the computer as a reminder. Remember to monitor their compliance with these rules, especially when it comes to the amount of time your child spends on the computer.
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Choosing an early childhood education service . |
| Submitted: 04/Apr/2007 |
Choosing an early childhood education service
The early years of a child’s learning make a significant difference to the way they develop and go on to learn throughout their lives. Getting it right at this vital stage will help to build the lifelong foundation of success for our children.
Research shows that quality early childhood education has positive and lasting benefits for young children. Strong foundations for learning are established and children are encouraged to develop to their full potential.
With so many licensed and chartered early childhood education services to choose from, how do you decide which one is best for you and your child? You need to think about what’s important to you and what will work best for you both.
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Starting School |
| Submitted: 04/Apr/2007 |
Starting School
Starting school for the first time or beginning a new school is a big step in your child’s life and for your family. This checklist covers some of the important things to remember to help the first days run smoothly.
In your child’s school bag
Sunhat and sunblock (or you can apply sunblock at home before they leave)
A sweatshirt in case it gets cold
Lunch and a water bottle. Get your child to help you pack their lunchbox. Talk about what is for morning tea and what is for lunch
Any pencils, exercise books etc. the school has asked your child to bring. Some schools provide a list before school starts, others don’t give it out until the first week
A change of clothes. This can be reassuring for a child starting school for the first time, in case of any toilet accidents
A bus ticket or loaded fare card if your child is catching a bus
Their name on everything particularly hats, shoes and sweatshirts. Show your child where to look for their name on their clothes
In the morning before you leave
Choose clothes and shoes that are easy for your child to manage by themselves
Breakfast! The human brain needs fuel to learn. Brainstorm with your child what they might like for breakfast - a cheese sandwich is just as healthy as toast and can be eaten on the run
Try and allow plenty of time for getting to school. On the way chat about what they think their day will be like and what they want to do when they get home
Don’t forget the camera!
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Does Your Child have problems with bedwetting or s |
| Submitted: 04/Apr/2007 |
Does Your Child have problems with bedwetting or soiling?
K.E.E.A; the Kiwi Enuresis Encopresis Association has been set up to support and educate families who have children with wetting and soiling problems. Enuresis is the medical name for wetting and encopresis for soiling.
For information or help available nationwide, or to receive a free quarterly newsletter contact;
K.E.E.A
P.O. Box 1123
Nelson
0800 KEEA NZ (0800 533 269)
website: www.keea.org.nz
email: keea@xtra.co.nz
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KidsNewzealand.com |
| Submitted: 04/Apr/2007 |
An awesome one stop shopping and information website for parents of kids from birth through to 12yrs.
www.kidsnewzealand.com
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A Beautiful Mind |
| Reviewed by: Shaughan |
Based on the life of John Forbes Nash Jr., "A Beautiful Mind" tells the story of an extraordinary man who overcame great obstacles in his life to become a Nobel Prize-winning mathematician. As directed by Ron Howard (2000's "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"), the film itself is less noteworthy. A frequently disappointing cut-and-paste job that unevenly spans 47 years, it fails to find any sort of smooth rhythm or dramatic arc. Meanwhile, the characters are placed at a distance from the viewer.
From his beginnings at Princeton University in 1947, the somewhat eccentric John Nash (Russell Crowe) is an undoubted genius at mathematics and reason. Just as he has moved on to his career as a half-hearted professor and marries the beautiful and patient Alicia (Jennifer Connelly), he is approached by the Pentagon to decode some ominous messages they have intercepted from Russia. His work attracts a secret agent by the name of Mr. Parcher (Ed Harris), who embroils him deeper in the possibly dangerous dictation of secret messages. To Alicia's utter shock, John is then diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Written by Akiva Goldsman (1998's "Practical Magic") and adapted from the book by Sylvia Nasar, "A Beautiful Mind" holds certain similarities with the recent "Vanilla Sky" in its unpredictable narrative, which hauntingly intermixes reality and fantasy so well that it often diffuses into one big nightmare. While "Vanilla Sky" is ultimately science-fiction, "A Beautiful Mind" is very much real in its depiction of a person suffering from schizophrenia. This arresting approach to the material is the one aspect that director Ron Howard gets right.
Where the film makes a wrong turn is in the clunky editing and spasmodic pacing. Slow-going at first, things pick up as the second hour begins and John's true colors are brought into focus, only to screech to a halt soon after. Time is also an issue that detracts in the effectiveness of the story. Quickly moving from the 1947 to 1994, so much is left out of the development and nuances of the characters that they lack any palpable depth or sympathy.
If we do not get a firm understanding of who John Nash is and where he comes from, at least someone of the acting caliber of Russell Crowe (2000's "Gladiator") was gotten to add depth to the underwritten role himself. Crowe is a stunning chameleon who takes on every part with such vigor and dedication that you cannot help but believe in his performances.
As the increasingly distraught Alicia, Jennifer Connelly (2000's "Requiem for a Dream") is less impressive. A classic beauty who usually shines in her films, Connelly's turn seems peculiarly "off" here. In all fairness, it isn't completely her fault, as the crucial role of Alicia never is given a chance to move beyond the necessities of the plot.
Finally, Ed Harris (2000's "Pollock"), as the obscure Parcher, is merely workmanlike, and as the film presses on and more is learned about the circumstances of his character, the more one realizes how utterly trivial he is in relation to everything else.
Is "A Beautiful Mind" a biographical account of John Forbes Nash Jr., a melodrama, or a thriller? The film's identity crisis shields it from ever culminating into a complete whole, despite obvious aspirations on Howard's part to deliver an important, crowd-pleasing movie for adult audiences. At a lengthy 135 minutes, "A Beautiful Mind" still resembles a cliffs notes version of a person's life. John Nash is an amazing human being who has an awe-inspiring life story to tell, but this "Disease-of-the-Week" treatment is, unfortunately, not that story.... |
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Lord of the Rings |
| Reviewed by: Shaughan |
Those are the three little words that every guy dreads hearing from his steady: "Where's my ring?" If you think that only modern women would kill for a ring, you haven't seen anything yet. In Peter Jackson's lavish, muy expensive adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's blockbusting sci-fi trilogy, "Lord of the Rings," a diminutive fella is so reluctant to give up that little gold band with its really cool engraving that he fights terrible contenders for the prize: and none of them are even women (or at least he doesn't look closely enough to find out). With a faux-Shakespearean screenplay penned by the director together with Philippa Boyens and Fran Walsh and at least three pairs of wide, turquoise blue eyes which may have been courtesy of Bausch & Lomb, Jackson's epic tale filmed by Andrew Lesnie across the length and breadth of New Zealand is likely to hold only its key audience age for the entire three hours.
Though the story takes part in the so-called Middle Kingdom at a time that weapons varied from the large stones known to paleolithic humankind to the bows and arrows familiar to Robin Hood and his Merry Band, its New Zealand topography evokes current events, in its most horrifying scenes the efforts by the Northern Alliance and its compatriots in Afghanistan to smoke out the evil forces hidden in the innumerable caves of Tora Bora. During an over-narrated introduction that punctuates a landscape familiar to any who have traveled into rural areas, we are introduced to a band of leprechaun-type folks, Hobbits, who are each about four feet tall and whose elder statesman is the 111- year-old Bilbo Baggins (Ian Holm)--who has custody of the title ring and who with the blessing of his wizard friend Gandalf (Ian McKellen) hands it for safekeeping to his adopted nephew Frodo (Elijah Wood). The presentation may not be a mistake when you look at civilization as a whole, but from the teenager's point of view the gift is a disaster. This is a ring capable of giving its possessor great power for evil, the sort of link that Osama bin Laden would love so much that he'd send scores of young men to kill themselves to get it. With it he could wreak havoc on the eighty percent of the world with infidel inclinations and about sixty percent of the people who are true believers as well. What's more the ring actually WANTS to be owned by the bad guys, so that everywhere Frodo goes he seems to be pulled in the direction of evil beings. ... |
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Parents and Carers Guide for Able and Talented Chi |
| Reviewed by: Hawker Brownlow |
Parents and Carers Guide for Able and Talented Children.
Author Barry Teare
This gifted education resource provides a discussion of issues and practices to give parents and carers information and to assist their understanding of gifted students. Some of the issues covered in the book include the challenge for progress, different ways of working, what can be expected and looking after your able child. This book is broken down into subject areas so the parent and carer can encourage children to excel at topics they are good at. ... |
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Fathers Who Dare Win |
| Reviewed by: Edusearch |
Fathers Who Dare Win
Author: Ian Grant
Men tend to see themselves as providers, protectors, heroes, mentors, sportsmen and lovers. These healthy qualities of manhood undergird the practical advice Ian Grant relates. This is an easy-to-read, user-friendly book. Put into practice, these game plans will have instant pay offs.
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A Mind at a Time- Mel Levine |
| Reviewed by: Alison |
I couldn't put this book down-
"Different minds learn differently," writes Dr. Mel Levine, one of the best-known education experts and pediatricians in America today. And that's a problem for many children, because most schools still cling to a one-size-fits-all education philosophy. As a result, these children struggle because their learning patterns don't fit the schools they are in.
In A Mind at a Time, Dr. Levine shows parents and others who care for children how to identify these individual learning patterns. He explains how parents and teachers can encourage a child's strengths and bypass the child's weaknesses. This type of teaching produces satisfaction and achievement instead of frustration and failure.
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Taming the Taniwha |
| Reviewed by: Ruth |
This book will help parents work through issues of bullying with their children.
A fun book about a sticky problem. Tama is being bullied by a nasty Taniwha who happens to inhabit his classroom. At a loss for solutions, he goes to his family for ideas. The story follows Tama as he tries out the suggestions and faces the taniwha.
A great way for kids to explore different methods of dealing with bullies and an effective tool to generate discussion.
Also available as Te Taniwha i te Kura.
Illustrations by Henry Campbell.
Made the lineup for the White Ravens 2002, an annual selection of outstanding international books.
Published 2001, Huia Publishers.... |
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Adolescent Volcanoes |
| Reviewed by: Edusearch |
Adolescent Volcanoes- A book in 2 parts, helping adults and adolescents handle anger.
From the authors of 'A Volcano in My Tummy', Warwick Pudney and Eliane Whitehouse.
Divided into 2 sections, one each for adults and adolescents, this book helps identify and deal with anger and abusive behaviour. It includes useful activities and exercises and teaches skills on how to develop better communication links and the setting of practical boundaries and guidelines.
Designed to be used by parents, adolescents, teachers, counsellors and everyone who works with adolescents.
'Adolescent Volcanoes' is a marvellous book. Every parent, every teacher, every youth leader, every health or social worker who comes into contact with adolescents should read it.
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Raising Boys |
| Reviewed by: Edusearch |
Raising Boys
Why boys are different – and how to help them become happy and well-balanced men
Steve Biddulph
In his international bestseller, author Steve Biddulph examines the crucial ways that boys differ from girls. He looks at boys’ development from birth to manhood and discusses the parenting and guidance boys need. This covers boys of all ages.
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Living Life Out Loud. |
| Reviewed by: Edusearch |
Living Life Out Loud is an exploration of the lives of twenty-two successful and inspirational New Zealand women who have achieved their success over a wide range of areas. On a personal level, many have also fought to overcome prejudice, disadvantage, and emotional and physical abuse before finally achieving their dreams.
In a series of thoughtful and well-researched interviews, author Kay Douglas has helped each woman explore her own inward and outward journey, skilfully drawing out their individual messages, with a helpful commentary on the themes which emerge from their stories.
In the final section Kay Douglas helps the reader look at themselves, their lives and to reflect on their own goals and dreams.... |
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Latest parents links |
| NZ Parent Teacher Assoc. | | This site has a wealth of information to help your PTA, Home and School or parent and whanau group support parents and teachers working together in partnership for the benefit of our young people. | | Preventing Violence in the Home | | Preventing Violence provides an extensive range of services, including a national 0508 Family Violence Helpline; 24 hour crisis and advocacy for adult and child victims of family violence; a stopping violence programme for abusive people; a Child Crisis Team intervention service for children who have witnessed family violence; coordination of SAFTINET, an interagency network; and also many different training programmes.
Check out the site for info for mothers, fathers, children and friends. | | Link Me Up | | New Zealand Web Directory and Search Engine, listing New Zealand Websites for New Zealanders. | | Independent Schools of New Zealand | | ISNZ.....a group of 44 innovative and successful independent schools, educating over 25,000 young students each year. These schools range from pre-school to year 13 and provide either co-educational learning environments or provide for boys and girls separately. | | Immunisation Advisory Centre | | Fostercare Networker (NZ) | | Information for potential and existing Caregivers. | | NZ Home Education | | Information about home schooling in NZ. | | Carers NZ | | Carers New Zealand is an information and advocacy organisation for the one in five New Zealanders who provides care at home for sick, frail, injured or disabled family members. It works with regional organisations that support carers, providing information resources and guest speakers. Carers New Zealand also undertakes research, makes input into policy and service developments important to carers, and is part of a global network of carer support and advocacy organisations. Most recently it has established a national forum for young carers. | | Grandparents raising Grandchildren Trust | | To provide support to Grandparents who are primary caregivers to grandchildren in difficult circumstances and to ensure fair treatment from the legal and child protection services in New Zealand, in order to stablise and normalise the life of the children involved. | | Brainy Child | | Do You have any child from newborn to aged six? If yes, this web site is probably one of the most important web site that you have reached. |
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