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Parentree-editors' blog, Apr 22, 2009 8:32 AM
Logical-mathematical intelligence is how we understand, manipulate and use logic, numbers and reasoning to understand how something works or detect a framework/pattern that exists or to create somethi...
Parentree-editors' blog, Apr 20, 2009 7:34 AM
Bringing up children to be responsible and mature adults is one of the important responsibilities of parents. Among the traits that we have to teach our children, honesty is an important one. Honesty ...
Parentree-editors' blog, Apr 8, 2009 10:41 AM
Here are some practical tips that Indian parents can employ to help their preschoolers and little kids start writing. Make sure writing materials are always handy - paper (could be recycled ca...
Parentree-editors' blog, Apr 6, 2009 10:22 AM
Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence is how we use various parts of our body or even our whole body to make something, find a solution to a problem or to convey meaning. For a child, who is strong in bodi...
Parentree-editors' blog, Apr 1, 2009 11:02 AM
Writing is an essential skill for all children, even in this age of email and SMS.  Children learn to write at different ages with the capabilities varying anywhere from writing capital letters a...
Parentree-editors' blog, Mar 26, 2009 10:03 AM
Interpersonal intelligence is how we relate to other people. It is about understanding them, working closely with them, cooperating and conveying to them what we are trying to say in a way they unders...
Parentree-editors' blog, Mar 24, 2009 8:42 AM
Spatial intelligence is how we visualize and represent a spatial world in our mind, using concepts like form, shape, colour etc. and manipulate it or understand how things will impacted in a spatial d...
Parentree-editors' blog, Mar 19, 2009 10:37 AM
Often our approach to discipline in India, involves a carrot and stick approach. We reward good behaviour and punish bad behaviour.  There are advantages and disadvantages to this approach. One o...
Parentree-editors' blog, Mar 18, 2009 9:43 AM
Musical intelligence is how we relate to sound and music and patterns, to be able to listen and absorb from sounds, to be able to think in rhythms and patterns, and to recognize these and manipulate t...
Parentree-editors' blog, Mar 17, 2009 2:41 PM
“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety nine percent perspiration” - Albert Einstein Exactly how important are values like strong-work ethic, discipline and diligence in our childre...
Parentree-MedSciNews' blog, Mar 17, 2009 12:38 PM
Researchers Joseph M Piro and Camilo Ortiz from Long Island University, USA have found that children who are given music lessons for a long period showed improved vocabulary and reading skills when co...
Parentree-editors' blog, Mar 16, 2009 10:54 AM
Linguistic intelligence is how we use language, to express one's thoughts and feelings with clarity so others may comprehend, understand, even enjoy them. This can be verbal or in written form. T...
Parentree-editors' blog, Mar 12, 2009 8:48 AM
Your little one cannot stand the heat, the dirt and the flies when he goes vegetable shopping with you? She walks just a little bit, and starts huffing and puffing and complains that she is tired. Our...
Parentree-editors' blog, Mar 11, 2009 9:10 AM
Multiple intelligence is a theory that postulates that children's cognitive profiles can be classified into eight kinds of intelligence - linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesth...
Parentree-editors' blog, Mar 10, 2009 9:35 AM
Keeping up with your child’s school routine and paraphernalia driving you and your family crazy? - the morning rush, the long school hours, their bulging school bags, their eating lunch in schoo...
Parentree-editors' blog, Mar 8, 2009 9:53 PM
In recent times, the term "multiple intelligence" has been very frequently used in Indian education circles and many schools are also claiming that their academic approach is based on it. So...
Parentree-MedSciNews' blog, Mar 4, 2009 8:55 AM
The body of research that shows the negative effects of excessive TV viewing keeps increasing every day. The newest study is from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children at the University ...
Parentree-MedSciNews' blog, Mar 4, 2009 8:53 AM
Hurrah, chalk up a victory for "practical parenting" - Parentree style!!!  Parentree's article - Helping our children eat vegetables and fruits - had the following tip Tell...
Parentree-MedSciNews' blog, Mar 3, 2009 7:46 AM
Researchers at the Institute for Behavioral Genetics at the University of Colorado at Boulder, have found that early childhood sleep problems do not have a detrimental effect on children's cognit...
Parentree-editors' blog, Mar 2, 2009 10:12 AM
Frustrated. Angry. Ready to react in a nasty way. Don't. Tons of research shows that nothing is gained by becoming angry, shouting at or hitting your children and it has a very detrimental effect...