Parents' Guide to Raising Kids Who Love to Learn
Subtitle: Infants to Grade School (Children's Television Workshop Family Living Series)
Edition: 1st ed edition
Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Paper)
Published: June 1989
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780136488330
Subjects: Parent participation; Education, Preschool; Family / Parenting / Childbirth; Child Care/Parenting; Preschool & Kindergarten; General; Early childhood education; Child development
Table of contents: title: Preface by David Elkind - A few words about pronouns - Part I. The joy of learning: Introduction to Part I - Play and a child's learning process; Motivation: the inner teacher - The natural course of development - The mind and body relationship - Part II. Enhancing the process: Introduction to Part II - Language-speaking, reading, and writing; Going for a walk with a prereader - Math-more than numbers - Social skills; It's how you play the game: helping your child develop problem-solving strategies; The shy child - Science-early explorations - The arts; Fun and games in an art museum - Part III. Learning and culture: Introduction to Part III - Early childhood education: what can it provide? - Getting ready for grade school - Different children, different gifts - How to help your child succeed in school - Afterword: Putting it all together - Resources - Index.