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Kids like to make crafts. Stories scrapbook is an example of kids creativity. They put things together and they make up a story or tell a story.  Stories scrapbook can be used as learning resources for kids. Kids learn and practise  to write stories. Below is stories scrapbook done by my girl. She personalize the person in the story, that’s her friend, Kim Jenny. She visualized their activities by drawing pictures. She gave each of the girls in her class a story scrapbook and each scrapbook has a different story with the child’s name.

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Motivational quotes  and positive images are not only for adults. I looked around my kids’ school and there were plenty of  positive images and positive words are pasted on the walls to motivate kids and teachers.  Visualization has the power.  How people invent or create things is because of visualization.   Below are parenting tips given by Natalie Ledwell on how you can help your kids in visualization process:

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No one can predict exactly what opportunities will be available for today’s kids by the time they grow up to be adults. There will be new careers or new opportunities  arise  in the future due to demand.  ICT, technology and science are predicted to dominate the  world business and careers. IPC  (International Primary Curriculum) prepares kids to be adaptable, resilient, globally-minded learner for the fast changing world where they will live and work.

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Parents may have some reasons why they prefer homeschooling for their kids over public schooling. Although my kids are going for formal education at private school, I have seen that few parents are opting for homeschooling.  The reasons behind homeschooling vary.

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The key factor for a child to succeed in life is happiness. If kids are happy and motivated, they will use their best abilities to do things.

Find out 7 action steps on how you and your kids can deal with challenges successfully and build happiness habits that will last a lifetime. You will learn how to help your child to overcome negative feeling, to stay positive and to create self-confidence in him. Download free e-book the Ultimate Kids Guide to Happiness from Patrick McMillan.

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We try to create a world of structure and predictability for our children. We work hard to give them routines, a regular schedule and consistent expectations. We aim to make their lives predictable, stable, safe and secure. As they grow up, we hope that this early experience will be internalized as a kind of centeredness, and that they will be solid in a world of flux and change. In addition to providing children a safe and secure beginning, how can we prepare them for the vicissitudes of life? One way may be to actively foster a positive attitude towards change.

A positive attitude towards change involves realistic assessment of what an impending change may involve, both negatively and positively. It is not a Pollyanna naivete or the repression of feelings. On the positive side, change is seen as an opportunity to expand one’s experience. There is a sense that change is life enhancing and renewing, and essential to well being. On the negative side, when change involves loss, it means actively grieving and processing feelings. And when a change presents obstacles, it means being proactive and confident that one can impact his fate for the better. The following are some steps that parents can take to foster such an attitude in children:

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Learning from school is often associated with learning from textbooks, it is true somehow. School develops child’s academic performance while enrichment programs after school are toward developing talent or skill of a child. Parents shall do the checklist before enrolling a child into after school program:

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