In this installment of my series on Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences, we’re going to explore the musical intelligence and how to identify it in yourself and others. Ask yourself the following questions: Is it easier for you or your child to remember things when they are sung to a tune? Is it easier to [...]
Disciplining children is tricky business, and parents often find it helpful to integrate tips from teachers who have been around the block. Although parents and classroom teachers work with kids in different contexts, the same behavior management techniques can be used to great effect. The following is an article from parenting.com, and offers helpful ideas [...]
Does your child enjoy learning more when it involves physical activity? Body-smart learners enjoy hands-on activities that incorporate movement. In my experience, this includes every student I’ve ever worked with! In the last post of this series about Dr. Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences, we learned how to identify characteristics of the bodily-kinesthetic intelligence. [...]
What is social-emotional learning (SEL)? Although it may sound like bliggity-blah jargon, social-emotional learning can help you help your children (and your self) in significant ways. There’s a great deal of overlap between social-emotional learning and mindfulness: they are both about paying attention. SEL is a process of learning life skills, including: –> Emotional regulation [...]
In this installment of my series on Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences, we’re going to look at what the bodily-kinesthetic intelligence is and how to identify it. Body-smart learners are action-oriented people who love to move and are very engaged with their bodies. They tend to have excellent hand-eye coordination and balance, and ideally learn [...]
“Most parents tell lies to their children as a tactic to change their behavior, suggests a study of families in the United States and China. The most frequent example was parents threatening to leave children alone in public unless they behaved. Persuasion ranged from invoking the support of the tooth fairy to telling children they [...]
Want to nurture your child’s spatial intelligence? Here are five great activities to do exactly that. In the last post of this series about Dr. Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences, we learned how to identify the characteristics of the spatial intelligence. Is your child a spatial learner? Are you? Let’s see where the rubber [...]
