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Bright-Kids
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Vol. 5, No. 23 - June 9th, 2008
http://brightkids.wordpress.com
mailto: debi@simplemom.com
Copyright 2008 Deborah Taylor-Hough
ISSN: 1536-0466 All Rights Reserved
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IN THIS ISSUE:
-- "Dear Readers"
-- Quote-able
-- Minimizing Grocery Store Tantrums
-- The Real Value of Learning to Obey
-- Reader Tips
-- Assorted Information (resources, archives, etc.)
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Dear Readers ...

Nature Study has always been one of my favorite educational
activities to share with my children. I recently put together
a small online bookstore containing many of my personal choices
for nature study books, materials, toys and other resources.

Feel free to stop by (and tell your friends!):

The Nature Study Bookstore
http://astore.amazon.com/naturestudy-20/


And for more information on nature study, check out these online
articles:

Nature Nature Learning
http://snurl.com/naturelearning

Nature Notebooks
http://snurl.com/naturenotebooks

Nature Study for City Dwellers
http://snurl.com/citynature


Simply Yours,

--Debi
(Deborah Taylor-Hough)
Editor, Bright-Kids Email Newsletter
--Author of the popular 'Frozen Assets' cookbook series, 'A Simple
Choice,' and 'Frugal Living For Dummies(r)'
--Editor, Simple Times and Bright-Kids email newsletters

http://brightkids.wordpress.com
http://thesimplemom.wordpress.com
http://snurl.com/DebiTupperware
http://dsimple.wordpress.com
http://whiteriverpres.org

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QUOTABLE

"Creativity often consists of merely turning up
what is already there. Did you know that right
and left shoes were thought up only a little more
than a century ago?"

--Bernice Fitz-Gibbon

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MINIMIZING GROCERY STORE TANTRUMS
by Shari Steelsmith
Copyright Parenting Press
Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
http://www.ParentingPress.com


TIP -- Cut down on hassles at the grocery store by giving
some thought ahead of time, and planning a simple strategy
to manage your children.

I dread going to the grocery store. My three-year-old hates
riding in the cart, won't sit still, and then runs away if I let he
walk. My seven-year-old begs for sugary treats and pouts
when I say, "No."


TOOLS -- There are many different tools that help in this
universal parent-child scenario. The following are adapted
from Elizabeth Crary's 365 Wacky, Wonderful Ways to Get
Your Children to Do What You Want.


Problem 1: Screaming, not staying in cart or nearby

Offer a coping tool. Bring a toy, book, or nutritious snack
for your preschooler to eat while you shop. Prevention. Make
a clear rule, "Ride in the cart, or walk right next to me," and
remind her of it before you go in the store. Give some power.
Let her help by pushing the cart or putting groceries into it.


Problem 2: Begging for treats or other items

Avoid the problem. Decide that grocery store trips are never
for buying treats (unless they are already on your written list).
Remind your child of this policy before you go in the store.
Ask for his help in making choices. Involve your child by asking
him to assist you in choosing between different brands, or by
selecting the apples you need.

If you don't mind buying treats occasionally, make a "One-treat-
a-month" rule. If your child begins to beg, ask him, "Is this your
treat for the month?" He will learn to be discriminating about what
he chooses.

Another form of this tool is, "You may have one item per shopping
trip." If your child asks for another treat, pull the first one out and
ask which item he wants to keep. Repeat as many times as needed.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
--You'll find more practical tips you can use right now in '365 Wacky,
Wonderful Ways to Get Your Children to Do What You Want' by
Elizabeth Crary at:

http://snurl.com/365wackyways

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THE REAL VALUE OF LEARNING TO OBEY
Copyright Dr. Scott Turansky & Joanne Miller, RN
Used with permission. All rights reserved.
http://effectiveparenting.org/


Children need to learn to obey, but not just to make their parents'
lives easier. We don't teach kids to obey merely for our own
convenience. We teach obedience because hidden within that
character quality are a number of principles that will help children
to be successful as they get older.

When children learn obedience, they learn to think about others.
They learn to be a little less selfish. They learn to consider what
other people want and how to please them. They learn to submit
to authority.

Obedience involves learning to do what you're asked even when
you think you have a better way. The person who has learned
obedience knows how to listen to an instruction, how to follow
through without being watched, and how to check back when
the job is done.

The children who learn obedience when they're young will make
better employees when they get older. Furthermore, they will be
happier and enjoy life more.

We're not talking about blind obedience here. We want our
children to learn to evaluate instructions; but evaluating instructions
is an advanced skill. First children must learn cooperation; otherwise
they end up believing that every time they don't like a request, they
are justified to resist it. These children remain selfish and grow up
to be whiners and complainers, not able to receive an instruction
without an argument.

God knew what he was doing when he gave the instruction to children
to "obey your parents." He knew that learning obedience when they're
young would pay off greatly as they get older.

This parenting tip is taken from the book, "Home Improvement: Eight
Tools for Effective Parenting," by Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller.


ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
--Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, RN, BSN are authors
of a large number of books and other resources on parenting
and family life. You can visit them online and subscribe to their
free parenting email newsletter at: http://effectiveparenting.org/

You can order their books online at:

"Home Improvement: Eight Tools for Effective Parenting"
http://snurl.com/effectiveparenting

"Say Goodbye to Whining and Complaining ... In You and Your Kids!"
http://snurl.com/goodbyewhining

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READERS WRITE / READERS' TIPS
Submitted by Bright-Kids' readers.
Send your tips to Debi: dsimple@aol.com


== Simple Breakfast Tip ==
We've used the cereal in a bag idea for a couple of years. A fun way
to mix it up is add some raisins or mini-marshmallows occasionally.
If your kids like dried cranberries or other dried fruit, that can be
another way to 'sweeten' the snack as well as get another serving
of fruit into them!
--Kathi


[Kathi is responding to an article on one of my
websites about using up the last bits of cereal
left in the bottom of the box. You can read it
at: http://snurl.com/cereal ~Debi]


I'd love to hear YOUR fun ideas to encourage kids to learn
something new or try something different! Or even just have
some good old-fashioned family fun. :-)
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READ-ALOUD BOOKS FOR FAMILIES:

http://snurl.com/reading4kids

Recommended books for children and families
(This is a great list to print out and hand to your kids'
grandparents for suggestions at gift-giving times!) :-)
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A special thanks to Gary Foreman and the friendly folks at
The Dollar Stretcher for making this mailing list possible! :-)
http://www.stretcher.com/
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