Archive for July, 2009

Cincinnati Schools Creates Programs to Improve Teaching and Learning

Teacher Advancement Program
Three Cincinnati Schools have volunteered to take part in a new program next school year that is aimed to improve the school’s instructional strategies and increase professional development. The aim of the program is to illustrate the connection between effective teaching and the student’s academic performance. The Cincinnati Schools involved in the pilot [...]

Babies: Using a Baby Sling Can Make Life With Baby Simple

The use of baby slings, or “baby wearing” as it’s sometimes called, is very common in many cultures around the world. More parents in the United States are learning about baby wearing from attachment parenting books and websites, and are realizing the benefits are numerous. The sling a comfortable and simple way of carrying your [...]

Do You Have What it Takes to be a Mean Mom?

“I can’t go? You’re the meanest mom EVER! I wish I lived at Jamie’s house!” When you hear that exclamation, (along with the sound of a slamming door), do you clutch your heart with guilt? Do you wonder what you did wrong to fail so miserably as a parent? If so, pay close attention to [...]

Vasectomy Reversal – Patient Education

From the humane point of view, a Vasectomy Reversal is all about making babies, becoming fathers and raising families, once again. A successfully conducted vasectomy reversal is a sure indicator that one could become a happy and proud father very soon.
The reasons for opting for a Vasectomy Reversal, needless to say, are all very personal. [...]

Cerebral Palsy Defined

In the US, there are at least five hundred thousand infants affected by cerebral palsy. The disorder is caused by improper carriage of the mother during the early months when a child is still developing in the womb. In the survey done in the year 2003, Center for Disease Control said that one child affected [...]

How do you parent a toddler"?

Does anyone have story on how they have parented their toddler? Looking for ides
Mmmm I can`t go into absolutely everything but I can tell you that the first thing to do before parenting, is knowing that you can, and that you as the parent have the power and the ability to do it. Many parents [...]

Creating the Counsellor Mindset: a Career Overview

Diverse values, specialist development, varied experiences, a unique mindset – mix it up and include a touch of interpretation and you have a human being with a social outlook. Leveraging differences between people is a daily necessity of living in societies, and leveraging our own perspective of the world – and others in it – [...]

Neuroscience: What is Brain Plasticity?

Neuroscience has changed considerably in the past 20 years. An example of change over period is the concept of brain plasticity. Brain plasticity refers to the brain’s ability to rewire itself, relocating information processing functions to different brain areas and/or neural networks. Two decades ago, it was believed that brain networks were static after its [...]

Special Education Has Changed Over Time

Special education has been assisting students with learning disabilities in the United States education system since the end of World War II. The first push for special education started when a group of parent-organized advocacy groups surfaced. In 1947 one of the first organizations, the American Association on Mental Deficiency, held its first convention. That [...]

Learn to Play Guitar – a Beginner’s Guide

This article is devoted to learning how to play guitar (and even those just thinking about learning to play or giving the gift of music to a loved one) and how to approach gaining some kind of proficiency on the instrument. Now, we’ve all seen people playing the guitar at various times, sometimes on TV, [...]