TIPS TO MAKE SUMMER HOLIDAYS MORE FUN

Summer holidays can be fun if utilized properly.Parents must guide their children according to age to engage in activities that will help their development.Besides pursuing sports and playing games outdoors and indoors,it is necessary to provide quality family time with family activities.Bonds will be strengthened and sibling rivalry diminishes. Hobbies must include something of interest to them,such as stamp collection,coin collections,making and displaying scrap books.Some love to help mother in the kitchen or dad with his hobby,maybe fishing or in the garage.Do not discourage them or keep them away,just allow them to get their hands messy as well while teaching them the safety aspects of doing things right. Girls can learn to knit or sew or make simple jewelery that they can wear. Encouragement and guidance is of utmost importance for parents here. And loads of patience. Staying hooked to the computer or television needs careful monitoring,and must be turned off at meal times and encouraged to try something new. Whatever the age,never allow children to become loaners. Social interactions are necessary that positively impact growth. Learning a musical instrument or a new game,a dance,all help in making holidays less boring and a fun experience.

ART AS HOBBY FOR STUDENTS

Students need to engage in activity other than just surfing the net or playing video games.A wise parent helps nurture any inherent talent that the child possesses by providing a good coach/tutor and making sure a timetable is set for the activity/activities each week.I met the father of an engineering student yesterday who told me that he had just bought his son an electric guitar simply because he played the regular guitar well and was brilliant in studies.Now, he was the apple of his father's eye playing the guitar for the youth group at church.
Students perform well at academics when given the chance to engage in hobbies and creative pursuits and their talents are showcased.A well rounded personality is developed when they take up sports,literary pursuits,art,music,or simply develop a reading habit.Schools encourage such extra curricular activities,but it takes a parents keen eye to make sure that the particular activity that their child is extremely interested in pursuing, should be taken to higher levels with extra coaching.
A word of caution,here to parents who are overindulgent! Some parents want to engage their children the whole afterhours at school with activities ranging from swimming and music lessons to yoga and drama.And their argument is that they never got the chance to learn and that they want to provide the best for their children.But,the child only develops fatigue and a disinterest in everything including studies.It is imperative that a couple of activities should be chosen which the child is passionate about and not just because his friends are engaged in it.
Some art sites for students that I found interesting are here.
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thatartistwoman
modernart4kids
teachkidsart
artprojects4kids

FREE GAMES ONLINE FOR K-12

Christmas holidays are fast approaching and most children are excited to spend time with family and friends.Even so,parents often wonder how to keep children indoors or how to wean them off the television.Miniclips is a great website for such children where they can get engaged for hours without any fear of getting bored.Parents can entertain guests peacefully while children engage themselves.A variety of games is on offer-be it Crossword puzzles,English,Sudoku or any other entertaining ones,such as sports games,multiplayer games,action games,3D games,flash games and more.All the games are updated frequently.

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