| Teaching Children
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| | they try to figure it out.
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| "You can't do that, you'll give your baby
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| | Concreteness: How do you make an abstract
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| shaken baby syndrome." My mom then went
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| | idea easy to remember? As adults we have
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| into a fifteen minutes lecture on how
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| | a difficult time understanding abstract
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| tossing my baby in the air was damaging
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| | ideas, just imagine how difficult it must
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| my kid. Not wanting to permanently damage
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| | be for a child to understand. When we
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| my kid I toned down my playing with her.
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| | teach with something physical that we can
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| My wife was extremely glad to see that
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| | see, feel and touch then it is easier to
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| her baby wasn't flying through the air.
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| | remember. When teaching numbers to
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| In order to stop me completely, my wife
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| | children it is often easier to use blocks
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| asked the doctor if it caused shaken baby
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| | to teach them how to add or subtract.
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| syndrome. Much to her dismay the doctor
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| | Credibility: How do you get your children
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| informed her that there was no reason to
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| | to believe your ideas? Luckily, most
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| fear. With this great news my baby can
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| | children naturally believe their
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| again touch our ceiling. If you look on
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| | parents. It's not until they reach the
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| the internet, most sites will state that
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| | dreaded teens where they start to think
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| it will damage your kid. How do stories
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| | that they know better than their parents.
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| like these spread so easily while the
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| | This is the time when it is most critical
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| important ones die?
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| | to make your ideas credible. The Heaths
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| Chip and Dan Heath book "Made To Stick"
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| | show that vivid detail add a level of
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| explains how a parent can help make the
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| | credibility that otherwise wouldn't
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| important ideas stick. One of the main
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| | endorse your story.
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| tasks of a parent is passing on important
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| | Emotional: Why do a lot of mothers
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| information that we have learned as
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| | believe that tossing their kids in the
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| adults. Knowing how to teach our kids
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| | air is going to damage their child? Is it
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| will greatly help our ability to
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| | based on facts or emotion? I'm extremely
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| communicate effectively with our
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| | impressed how much my wife sacrifices for
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| children. "Made To Stick" discusses six
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| | our child. I can understand why she is a
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| ideas that will make your teachings a
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| | little protective of her child. Stories
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| "succes".
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| | that play on her emotion as a mother will
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| Simplicity: Make your ideas simple! That
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| | stick compared to one that just give cold
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| doesn't mean that you can only teach
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| | hard facts.
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| simple concepts. It does mean that you
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| | Stories: Can any one doubt the power of a
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| should only teach one concept at a time.
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| | story! To this day, I love hearing
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| "If you say three things you say nothing
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| | stories of my dad flying helicopter
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| at all." Children have a great desire to
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| | missions in the navy. Some of the best
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| learn new things. If it is muddled with
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| | children's books use stories to portray a
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| several ideas then they won't remember
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| | message. Why not use the same tactic when
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| any of them.
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| | teach our children?
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| Unexpectedness: Have you ever watched a
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| | We live in an informational era. The
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| bad movie to the end just to see how it
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| | amount of information that is available
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| turns out? The Heath brothers explain how
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| | to kids today is amazing and scary. Being
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| our brains hate the idea of a knowledge
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| | able to instill correct ideas that will
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| gap. This is why we watch a bad movie to
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| | provide a guide through our kids lives is
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| the end or stay up late to see how the
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| | on extremely important task as a parent.
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| book ends. Creating a knowledge gap for
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| | That is why it is important to learn how
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| you children will help them want to
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| | to make ideas stick. I recommend that
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| understand ideas. Try moving a piece of
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| | every one read "Made to Stick".
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| metal with a hidden magnet and watch as
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