Learning to read

» When to start?

The sooner the baby comes in contact with the best reading. From 6 months you can start to tell little stories. Note that the book is a great tool set, therefore, may be present in the child's life as well as toys.
The first thing to do is grab the baby book and put in their mouths,  at 12 months will want to start to turn the pages and point the drawings. You must remember that the attention span during reading time is only 13 minutes, and that language acquisition occurs just between 10 and 30 months, when they begin to repeat words and voice tones change.

» What kind of books are appropriate?

There are books of fabric and plastic that are very useful because they can be washed and used to play at bath time. Meanwhile,  cardboard are ideal for when your child wants to start turning pages. From year to three, those with images and illustrations in vibrant colors are preferred, along with those of animals that allow learning about sounds , shapes, colors, textures and actions. As for the pages, there are books from 5-30 pages. Suggested is to diversify the topics to hear so little reader preferences.

» Is it good to set a schedule for reading?

Read a story before bed time is a routine that kids love and can be repeated at other times of day. The important thing is to find the time and the right place.

» How incentive to read?

•Set an example
Are more likely to become a reader if you see that your parents read and are in contact with books. Show her that you love to read and will be more challenging to set a reading schedule.

•Books appropriate
There are some who will love, such as those with rhymes, illustrations of animals or large print. It is important that a suitable size and easy to handle.

•Establish the habit
Reserve a special time each day to read a story aloud. Fifteen minutes is ideal. If it gets restless,  interrupted the reading because it's time to change activities.

•Repetition
Reading the same book or the same stories can be monotonous for you, but the child enjoys it and will serve to absorb more information. Soon you will notice that remembers and repeats whole sentences.

•Carefully
Mark well the words, try substituting the name of the character in the story for your child, it changes the tone for a special character and exaggerated actions.

•Time
It is important that you give time to be trapped by history, as well as to discuss what was read.

•Participation
For starters sitting the child in an appropriate place so you can see what they're reading. Invite him to discover the drawings or photos,  lets look at the letters and ask that you think will happen in the story.

•Complete reading
Children need to complete what they are doing. Therefore, if you are reading him a story about getting to the end. If it is a large book is a suitable point to finish reading, as the end of a chapter or page.

•Do not use the books as a reward
If the reading is linked to a system of rewards and punishment, there will be an enriching experience. For example: do not say that if you sort the toys then you will tell a story. The idea of ​​reading should be a habit, part of a very pleasant day time.

•Tell stories
Not just about reading books, you can also tell stories over dinner or while traveling by car. They can be classic, real or invented stories and have him as the main character. This is advisable for active kids,  who does not like to sit and listen,  but I always get excited about stories where they intervene.

Teach the child to apologize

You have to explain why there is little to apologize and the consequences that their actions can have on others

Teaching a child to apologize and admit his guilt is partof education in values, both the family and educators, should provide for its development. Parents may follow different patterns to learn to apologize from small: guide them, give example, perseverance and urgethem to correct mistakes. Thus,we must learn why apologize and feel the need to be for given. This article reveals how to teach a child to apologize.
.Values ​​educationis an essential part of the comprehensive education of children. Behaviors that can transmit the parents, assolidarity, tolerance, generosity, responsibility, honesty and respect,facilitate coexistence. And also part of the social skills they need to acquire small to interact successfully with others.

Children, still immature, have trouble for giving

Acknowledge mistakes and apologize for them, is one of the lessons that parents can begin to work with children from infancy. children still immature, and without a fully formed personality,  struggle to forgive. "So you have to teach them how to do since childhood.

Guidelines to learn to say sorry:

1.Guidance: at first, the children are not able to recognize the guiltor feel the need to be forgiven. Parents should guide their first steps in the "dynamics of forgiveness": indicate the times when it is necessary to apologize and show remorse. we must provide them apologize when you have done something reprehensible "to recognize the evil of their actions and to rectify. "The parent must explain why the small should apologize and make him see that their attitudes or behaviors have caused harm to others.

2.Give example: the best way to teach your child to apologize is to provide a model of appropriate behavior. If children see their parents recognize their mistakes and apologize when they are wrong,  I assume as a natural form of conflict resolution.
Parents should not only apologize to their children when appropriate. If possible, they should try to be witnesses also situations in which they apologize to other adults, whether family or friends.

3.Be persistent: the learning of smaller settle in most cases by repetition. Parents should not be afraid to be pushy or quit claim the child as needed apology. This does not mean you have to force them to apologize when they refuse to do so, but they do insist that whenever the situation requires it recur.

4.Urge to correct errors: many children can easily learn to say "sorry" automatically when they make a mistake. But the important thing is that you really learn to feel remorse. The best way to get to assume their guilt is sincerely urge them to correct their error, or the damage they have caused, where possible.

Why are you apologizing?

Learning to apologize for the misdeeds is a lesson that will benefit the child in many ways,  because with this attitude are working different core values ​​for their personal development:

•Responsibility: the child recognizes his mistakes, or inappropriate behavior, is the first sign that it is account able and assumes their guilt in a sincere way.

•Understanding and empathy: to apologize, little recognition that actions have caused harm to another person and put in place to understand the scope of their mistakes.

•Humbly apologize when the occasion calls is the best way to dispose of the pride and arrogant attitudes towards others.

•Coexistence and friendship: knowing apologize and to forgive are two basic attitudes to create a good climate of cooperation in agroup and promote the development of friendly relations between members.