Breastfeeding Improves Intelligence

The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a study that states that infants breastfed for 9 months grew up to be significantly more intelligent than infants breastfed for one month or less.

This is is because two fatty acids present in breast milk and absent in infant formula and cow’s milk are associated with the development of nerve cells and brain. They are also shown to improve eyesight and some motor responses in infants and young children.

Aside from these compounds, there are also substances present only in breast milk that improve children’s respiratory and gastrointestinal health. Breast milk also deepens mother-infant relationship.

Source: Health & Home publication (The national journal of better living). Vol.43 No.5, September-October 2002.

Is it ODD?

ODD stands for Oppositional Defiant Disorder. It is a much talked about disorder listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSMMD), which is a American Handbook for mental health professionals. The handbook lists the different categories of mental disorder and gives out the criteria for diagnosing them.
To meet the criteria set by DSMMD, there are certain factors that should be present. First, the defiance must interfere with the child’s ability to function in school, home, or the community. Second, the defiance cannot be the result of another disorder, such as depression, anxiety, or the more serious Conduct disorder. Third, the child’s problem behaviors have been happening for at least six months. The diagnostic criteria for this disorder are as follows:

* Losing temper
* Arguing with adults
* Refusing to follow the rules
* Deliberately annoying people
* Blaming others for own mistakes
* Easily annoyed
* Angry and resentful
* Spiteful or even vengeful

If the child meets at least four of these criteria, and they are interfering with the child’s ability to function, then he or she technically meets the definition of Oppositionally defiant.

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Did You Know? Trivia Time–Kindergarten

Germany is the first country to implement ‘kindergarten’ as a preparoty school level. It literally means “children’s garden’ in German and the man responsible for this form of education is Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel.

Froeble is opened the first kindergarten in 1840 for the Play and Activity Institute in the village of Bad Blankenburg, which is a small town in Germany.

Kindergarten is like a scholarly day care center. Children are taught how to publicly socialize by communicating with their fellow toddlers or children. The teacher teaches the basics of Math, Science and English, in a manner which is still playful in homely. They sing nursery rhymes, read stories and play games.

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How Do Kids Ask Favor From Parents?

Are you dense about how your kid asks favors from you? Here are some signs that they are asking for help, nicely.

• When your kid lives far from home, like a dormitory, the best way they can ask for favor without saying it verbally, is by writing a letter. You might just be surprised how thoughtful your kid is in putting an effort to send a charming and loving ‘favor’ letter.
• Some kids know how timing They usually ask for favors when you are well rested or aren’t too tired. They might have actually noticed that you respond better when you are in a good mood. Well, aren’t we all agreeable when we are in a relaxed state?
• If you aren’t in a good mood, they usually do something to impress you. Perhaps they will clean the house, do their chores and school assignments, without being told to do so. This way, you will know that they really mean what they are asking for since they are actually ‘working’ for it.
• Lastly, if they want to ask something but fears that you will immediately reject them, they channel it to their elder siblings or to the other parent. It’s like having a lawyer defend their case. Sometimes, kids feel more comfortable sharing it to their sister or brother first before they talk it out to their parents and it’s actually a good sign. It is an opportunity for them to bond and it means that they want what they are asking for hard enough for them to discuss it first to one member of the family. And aren’t you glad they really make an effort to make you understand where they are coming from?

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Did You Know? Trivia Time–Noise

Studies show that too much noise can make learning difficult for kids.

NOISE POLLUTION: defined as any displeasing sound created by humans or machines.

Noise is especially harmful for kids who are just starting to read or write as it disrupts the learning process.

You have to make sure that your home is a place where you kid can study harmniously!

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Raising Kids Who Read

Jim Trelease said in his book, “The Read-Aloud Handbook”, that readers have become endangered species. But as a parent, you can make a difference. You can make your kids love reading—a skill that will prove to be a valuable asset in education and in life.

Here are some tips to instill in your kids some book lovin’ traits:

Read to your children.

>Set a regular reading time with your kids. Ideally, it should be before bedtime.

Make books available.

>Think about this, if you don’t have any books around, how will your kids cultivate their love for stories?

Visit the library.

>Make your kids experience going to the library. This is will be an educational trip and will be the foundation of his reading values.

Be a good role model.

>From time to time, show your kids that you too, read. As they say, you should always set an example.

Cut Back on TV.

>When television is not available, your kids will turn to other things that will entertain them. And the most possible of which is reading.

Reward Reading.

>This is self explanatory. Rewards system with kids usually work since they have something to look forward to. Reward them with something that drives them.

Support reading programs in school.

>There’s no better way to show your advocacy for reading than by supporting their programs in school. This way, you help children other than your kids, you show a good example and you help the world have more readers!

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Trivia Time No. 1

Here are some trivias to spark your interest!

Q: What marked the first time since the Revolution that the U.S. accepted direct financial aid to fight a war?
A: The Persian Gulf War.

Q: What U.S. military base was won in the last major battle against Japan?
A: Okinawa.

Q: What opportunistic country declared war on Japan five days before its surrender in 1945?
A: The Soviet Union.

Q: What U.S. war broke out the same year the federal government first printed paper money?
A: The Civil War.

Q: What country did ever-prudent King Farouk I declare war on in 1945?
A: Germany.

Q: What Bill Murray Ghostbusters term did Persian Gulf Warriors use to describe being hit by chemical weapons?
A: Slimed.

Q: What did an enemy have to be, for a U. S. soldier to call him a “believer” in the Vietnam War?
A: Dead.

Q: What trials, beginning in 1945, spawned the phrase “I was only following orders”?
A: The Nuremberg war crimes trials.

Q:  What was the first war the U. S. took part in that was partially financed with lottery dollars?
A: The Revolutionary War.

Q: What southeastern state was the last to return to the Union after the Civil War.
A: Georgia.

What is Discipline?

Generally, discipline refers to a systematic instruction given to a disciple.

The root word comes from the Latin word “disciplina” which means instruction.

According to wiktionary, discipline as a noun can mean the following:

1. controlled behaviour; self-control

2. enforced compliance or control

3. a systematic method of obtaining obedience

4. a state of order based on submission to authority

5. punishment intended to train

6. a set of rules regulating behaviour

7. a specific branch or knowledge or learning

8. flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification

9. a category in which a certain sport belongs, or a sub-category of said sport.

If discipline is used as a verb, it can mean:

1. (transitive) To train someone by instruction and practice.

2. (transitive) To teach someone to obey authority.

3. (transitive) To punish someone in order to gain control.

4. (transitive) To impose order on someone.

The form ‘to discipline’ is a transitive verb (third-person singular, simple present: disciplines, present participle: disciplining, simple past: disciplined, past participle: disciplined).

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