Comments on: 8 Steps to Tutoring Your Child at Home http://www.zenfamilyhabits.net/2010/01/8-steps-to-tutoring-your-child-at-home/ Simple Happiness Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:59:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: clint lawton http://www.zenfamilyhabits.net/2010/01/8-steps-to-tutoring-your-child-at-home/#comment-1230 clint lawton Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:50:55 +0000 http://www.zenfamilyhabits.net/?p=714#comment-1230 I am a home school dad, therefore I think I am the best person to teach my 4 children. I know them better than anyone else in the world, I know how they learn, and I know the type of person I want them to become. The difference is that i think it is my moral obligation to teach my children...not the governments...or even someone else. I am a home school dad, therefore I think I am the best person to teach my 4 children. I know them better than anyone else in the world, I know how they learn, and I know the type of person I want them to become.

The difference is that i think it is my moral obligation to teach my children…not the governments…or even someone else.

]]> By: Suzannah-Write It Sideways http://www.zenfamilyhabits.net/2010/01/8-steps-to-tutoring-your-child-at-home/#comment-1089 Suzannah-Write It Sideways Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:26:36 +0000 http://www.zenfamilyhabits.net/?p=714#comment-1089 Thanks, everyone, for sharing your thoughts on this post, and for all your additional tips. I hope there are a few parents out there who will be encouraged to give tutoring their children a try. Cheers! Thanks, everyone, for sharing your thoughts on this post, and for all your additional tips.

I hope there are a few parents out there who will be encouraged to give tutoring their children a try.

Cheers!

]]> By: MattD http://www.zenfamilyhabits.net/2010/01/8-steps-to-tutoring-your-child-at-home/#comment-1087 MattD Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:44:26 +0000 http://www.zenfamilyhabits.net/?p=714#comment-1087 Most parents can tackle assisting in your child's education. It may take some prep work, but it can be done. Games are a fantastic way to help with the education process. We use them every chance we get. There is a study that was just released from Berkeley that shows that board games can improve a child's I.Q. (see http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/nurtureshock/archive/2009/12/10/new-research-13-christmas-gifts-13-point-gain-in-kids-iq.aspx) Matt Dupree publisher, FamilyBoardGameReviews.com Most parents can tackle assisting in your child’s education. It may take some prep work, but it can be done.

Games are a fantastic way to help with the education process. We use them every chance we get. There is a study that was just released from Berkeley that shows that board games can improve a child’s I.Q. (see http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/nurtureshock/archive/2009/12/10/new-research-13-christmas-gifts-13-point-gain-in-kids-iq.aspx)

Matt Dupree
publisher, FamilyBoardGameReviews.com

]]> By: Archan Mehta http://www.zenfamilyhabits.net/2010/01/8-steps-to-tutoring-your-child-at-home/#comment-1086 Archan Mehta Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:15:31 +0000 http://www.zenfamilyhabits.net/?p=714#comment-1086 Well, Suzy, can't thank you enough for this brilliant post. What nice thoughts. It's helpful to try to treat children with tender loving care and provide them with unconditional love, especially when they are struggling with homework. Never let a child feel that he/she is not good enough: give them a hug and a kiss and be like the warm fire-place kids can go to on a cold and dreary night. Apart from book learning, it is also important to develop life skills and street smarts, that is, the ability to think on your feet and demonstrate good judgment. This can be especially useful during crisis/emergency situations because of the unpredictability of life. Of course, this takes time, so one has to look at this as a long term investment rather than as a short term solution. All this implies, of course, trying to cultivate a well-rounded personality. We don't want our children to turn into carbon copies of ourselves or drones. So, encourage children to develop hobbies and interests outside of the traditional class-room setting or the tutorial environment. A great place to start is to be out and about in the world of nature: camping, hiking, trekking and arranging picnics for our precious souls can be a good start. Also, encourage children to go for casual strolls in the garden/park. And don't forget to try to involve children in drama/theater, elocution, comedy, singing, playing musical instruments, dancing, etc. Smile and laugh with children too and entertain them. Take them to the circus and play with clowns. Well, Suzy, can’t thank you enough for this brilliant post. What nice thoughts.

It’s helpful to try to treat children with tender loving care and provide them with unconditional love, especially when they are struggling with homework.

Never let a child feel that he/she is not good enough: give them a hug and a kiss and be like the warm fire-place kids can go to on a cold and dreary night.

Apart from book learning, it is also important to develop life skills and street smarts, that is, the ability to think on your feet and demonstrate good judgment.

This can be especially useful during crisis/emergency situations because of the unpredictability of life. Of course, this takes time, so one has to look at this as a long term investment rather than as a short term solution.

All this implies, of course, trying to cultivate a well-rounded personality. We don’t want our children to turn into carbon copies of ourselves or drones.
So, encourage children to develop hobbies and interests outside of the traditional class-room setting or the tutorial environment.

A great place to start is to be out and about in the world of nature: camping, hiking, trekking and arranging picnics for our precious souls can be a good start. Also, encourage children to go for casual strolls in the garden/park.

And don’t forget to try to involve children in drama/theater, elocution, comedy, singing, playing musical instruments, dancing, etc. Smile and laugh with children too and entertain them. Take them to the circus and play with clowns.

]]> By: Nora from in. Wellness http://www.zenfamilyhabits.net/2010/01/8-steps-to-tutoring-your-child-at-home/#comment-1077 Nora from in. Wellness Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:55:00 +0000 http://www.zenfamilyhabits.net/?p=714#comment-1077 In my work with teens and tweens I have found that kids are most open to receiving help from their parents when parents are able to make this time fun and safe. Two ideas: 1. Have a special snack during tutoring time - make tea or hot cocoa to create a warm and nurturing environment. 2. Check judgment at the door. Kids are very sensitive to feeling stupid or not good enough - make sure your child knows that you love them and think well of them no matter what. In my work with teens and tweens I have found that kids are most open to receiving help from their parents when parents are able to make this time fun and safe.
Two ideas:
1. Have a special snack during tutoring time – make tea or hot cocoa to create a warm and nurturing environment.
2. Check judgment at the door. Kids are very sensitive to feeling stupid or not good enough – make sure your child knows that you love them and think well of them no matter what.

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