5 Significant Strategies to Improve Your Children's Math Score

5 Significant Strategies to Improve Your Children's Math Score
By B. Jacob

Math is one of the highest scoring subjects and by gaining a good score in math; students can have an overall commendable grade in exams. The only one thing needed to achieve good grades, is constant practice. Research suggests that math is different from other subjects and it improves student's reasoning skills. Parents are always conscious about their children and they do their level best in improving their scores in exams. Parents are also known as the first tutors so in that respect, they play a vital role in their children's lives. They can boost their children's confidence and support them to achieve their learning goals.

Parents are the ideal mentors for their children. They can bring about some positive changes in their children's lives. Five easy and useful steps are discussed below that can make your children good scorers in math.

Help children in managing time: Time management skill is highly required for students to score well in exams. If students can properly divide their time for each question, then they can easily solve the entire test paper on time. Parents should teach them the importance of time management. This skill helps children in organizing their career, as well.

Hire a good math tutor: Parents should choose an experienced tutor for their children. An experienced subject expert can only assist his/her student in a better way. Neither parents can be available all the time nor do they help their children in all subjects. Therefore, taking learning help from proficient professionals is the best way to get knowledge on each topic. They can choose online tutors, as well. While choosing a tutor, parents should check some information such as the qualification and experience and the flexibility in terms of time.

Provide useful math worksheets: Several free math worksheets are available online. Parents can download and provide these to their children as working on these worksheets surely improves their skills. Parents can also encourage them to practice these worksheets repeatedly. It is one of the convenient ways to brush up your knowledge on a particular topic.

Motivate children to improve their weak areas: Some times, children cannot find out their weak areas and repeat their mistakes again and again. In that respect, parents should play a significant role to make their children understand faults. They can also show ways to improve their errors.

Provide moral support: Children generally depend on their parents most. They rely on their parents in many aspects. They need their parents the most especially when they face some unmanageable difficulties or problems. In that case, parent's moral support works as healing mantras to them. Many failed students can again do better results by having moral support from their parents.

To improve your maths you have to work hard on the subject there are different ways to overcome from the problems like you can get help through free online math tutor and math problem solver and more practice with the problems.

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Song for Kids About Caring

Song for Kids About Caring
By Jennifer Ruth Russell

How do you teach your child about caring?

What would this world look like without caring? What if we forgot how to care for each other?

Nothing would matter. We would all feel alone and unloved. People wouldn't care if someone else was in danger or had their feelings hurt. We would start being really sloppy in the way we did everything. We'd start doing things half way. Everything would start falling apart.

So what's the best way to teach a child about caring? Of course I will always tell you that one of the easiest ways for a child to learn is through song. Songs for children, that are easy to sing, help bring the left and right hemispheres of the brain together which gives them a 'happy' brain that is ready to learn.

Here are a few simple ways to let your child know they are already doing a good job of caring and will give them some ideas to boost their caring.

1. Take care of yourself. Treat your body with respect and kindness. Basic grooming is a way of taking care of yourself. Get plenty of sleep. Find a friend to talk to when you're sad. Singing a song for kids can make you feel happy too. Leave a conversation or a situation if it doesn't feel right.

2. Take care of your loved ones. Show your care and concern for those you love by listening to them while they're talking. Ask simple, caring questions like, "How are you doing?" Take care of the earth by recycling and picking up trash.

3. Take care of others who seem sad or lonely. Recognizing someone else's sadness by just being with them can be really helpful. Include them in what you are doing, like singing a song for kids. This can lift their spirits right away. Saying a prayer for them will not only help them but make you feel better too.

Taking care of a pet is one of the best ways to teach a child about caring for others. Also, simple chores that help take care of the unity of the classroom or household are esteem and care builders.

"Be gentle, be loving and handle with care. Those who need tender attention and prayer. Take care of yourself, take care of your loved ones. Take care of those suffering alone or in pain." These lyrics for the kids song, Caring are a good reminder for all of us.

Jennifer Russell is an award winning songwriter, founder and director of This is Where I Live Community Sing-along. She has written some excellent, empowering & fun songs for children that bring out their best qualities. http://www.rembakids.com

To date, This is Where I Live Community Sing-along, has reached over 10,000 children in 500 schools throughout the world. As a Community Arts Partner of the Los Angeles Unified School District, this program has proven its success in classrooms throughout the city.

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What Is Loyalty?

What Is Loyalty?
By Jennifer Ruth Russell

How to teach your child about loyalty?

As your children begin elementary school they learn a lot about relationships. Your daughter's best friend today may betray her trust tomorrow. Or possibly your son wants to leave his basketball team because there's someone he doesn't get along with.

How do you help your child when you see her blindly following a friend or a trend? Or maybe your son keeps leaving a friendship whenever someone more interesting comes along or things become a little difficult.

What about talking behind someone's back?

This is the perfect opportunity to teach about how to practice loyalty. Without loyalty we change our commitments as often as we change our socks.

What is loyalty? The Virtues Project gives a simple and clear definition. "... Loyalty builds relationships that last forever."

Loyalty is standing by what you believe in, even when someone else may not agree with you.

Loyalty helps you listen closely to your own heart. Loyalty keeps your heart safe. If you can't stand up for something, maybe it doesn't ring true to your heart. Your heart will always tell you what is true for you.

When you practice loyalty it's important to choose wisely. The way you begin a relationship sets the tone for the way it will continue to be.

Take the time and really listen to your heart. Ask some important questions: is this someone that I can be myself with? Can I see myself being a good friend? Is this someone/something that I can stand up for? What is loyalty? What does my belly (your gut) say about this person?

Loyalty keeps you faithful (true) to your friends and family. It helps you to set your heart on things that really matter. Telling your true feelings to people who are close to you is practicing loyalty.

Loyalty helps you to protect what is important to you.

Here's an inspirational children's song that I wrote, that will give you a good definition of loyalty:

Stand by what you believe in.

Listen closely to your heart.

Be careful and choose wisely, loyalty keeps safe your heart.

Loyalty is the guardian (keeper) of my soul (spirit);

It sets my heart on things that matter.

It keeps me faithful to my friends and family.

I'm loyal. I am secure.

So let's ask the question again. What is loyalty? It's choosing wisely what you give your heart to.

Jennifer Russell is an award winning songwriter, founder and director of This is Where I Live Community Sing-along. She has written empowering & fun songs that bring out the best in our children. http://www.rembakids.com

To date, This is Where I Live Community Sing-along, has reached over 10,000 children in 500 schools throughout the world. The very nature of the songs themselves creates a recognition of, and participation in global citizenship awareness.

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How Do You Teach Your Child to Forgive?

How Do You Teach Your Child to Forgive?
By Jennifer Ruth Russell

Why is it important for a child to learn about forgiveness? It keeps their heart clean and healthy. Which is just as important as keeping their body healthy and whole. It builds self- respect and community skills.

We are sensitive creatures and Elementary School is the school of bumps and bruises in learning how to relate to others. This week's best friend can quickly become the betrayer, the liar, the 'enemy'.

When a child makes a mistake, how do they make it right and move on?... with forgiveness.

Here is The Virtues Project definition of Forgiveness:

Being forgiving is giving someone another chance after they have done something wrong. Everyone makes mistakes. Instead of revenge, make amends. Instead of feeling hopeless after a mistake, decide to act differently and have faith that you can change.

This simple technique will give you something to do with your child that will help her/him learn how to forgive.

Remember we are all in this together and many times people don't know how they hurt us. We're not talking about justice, about who was right or who was wrong; we're making things right in our hearts.

Begin by letting your child tell the story. Let them have their feelings about what happened. Ask them if they are willing to forgive. The Course in Miracles tells us that willingness is all that is required of us.

1. Have them close their eyes and see in their mind's eye the person standing in front of them.


2. Have them repeat after you:
   
   I forgive ____________ (say their name or myself) for __________ (not being the kind of friend that I want right now, saying something mean, making a mistake, etc)
   
   I let God take this over now and to make it right. I trust God to heal any hurt I feel in my heart.
   
   I promise to love myself and stop thinking about this.
   
   I forgive and I am free.


3. With their eyes still closed have them lift this person (or themselves) up, in their mind's eye, and into the sky until they can't see them any longer. This simple motion will help them release.

Do this with your child as often as necessary, until they start doing it for themselves.

If there are amends that need to be made with another, start with this forgiveness exercise. Help your child decide on what would be appropriate. Keep it simple and in the heart.

Jennifer Russell is an award winning songwriter, founder and director of This is Where I Live Community Sing-along and Professional Development. She has written some excellent, empowering & fun songs to bring out the best in our children. http://www.rembakids.com.

The Virtues Songs A-Z received the Parents Choice Award and the National Parenting Center Seal of Approval. These songs make teaching a child about forgiveness, compassion, unity, respect and honesty, simple, easy and fun.

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Celebrating Earth Day With Your Children - 5 Top Tips to Teach Your Children About Kindness on Earth

Celebrating Earth Day With Your Children - 5 Top Tips to Teach Your Children About Kindness on Earth
By Jennifer Ruth Russell

April 22 is Earth Day's 40th anniversary. Yippee, a day set aside just to celebrate our amazing mother earth. Her beauty and generosity are inspiring.

Earth day is a wonderful opportunity to teach children about kindness.

Here are 5 Top Tips to Teach your children about Kindness on Earth Day

• Play a game with these questions. There are many answers to these questions, let your children use words, pictures, charades and body sculptures to express their ideas.

What is kindness? What are some ways that you show kindness to others and to yourself? How can you show an animal, a plant or the earth kindness? How does reduce, recycle and reuse show kindness to the earth?

• Kindness Challenge:

Have a contest, with your children, to see how many acts of anonymous kindness they can do in a day. Ask them to think of several things he/she could do that would bring a smile to someones face. Include the earth in the acts of kindness. What would bring a smile to her face? Start them off with a few of your own ideas. Let your children keep track of their own progress. Keep a chalkboard or a piece of paper eye level to mark each act. Tally the total in the evening and celebrate the kindness that you have brought to the earth and the people on it.

• Visit a Recycling Center and discuss how recycling helps the earth.
• Visit the Animal Shelter in your area. Find out what it takes to adopt an animal and take care of it. Ask them about their rescue program.
• Sing-along with the song Kindness

I am kind to the earth, I am kind to the animals, all of creation deserves to be treated with kindness

Verse: I look for ways to help others, and show kindness to all that I see

When I reach out to another, I become sensitive, to the world around me

Repeat Chorus

Verse: I care about the earth; the air, the land and the deep blue sea

Reduce, recycle and reuse, I'm connected to the world around me

HAPPY EARTH DAY!

Jennifer Russell is an award winning songwriter, founder and director of Remba Kids Songs & This is Where I Live Community Sing-along. She has written some excellent, empowering & fun songs to bring out the best in our children. http://www.rembakids.com

To date, This is Where I Live Community Sing-along, has reached over 10,000 children in 500 schools throughout the world. This program addresses issues such as bullying, fighting, lack of courtesy and disrespect. The very nature of the songs themselves creates a recognition of, and participation in global citizenship awareness.

This tips are included in the Character Building Music Kit called Together We Can Do Great Things.

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