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iPods for Toddlers?

by Irene Helen Zundel Did you know that electronic gadgets and computers topped the shopping list of most parents, on what to buy their toddlers for Christmas last year? Frankly, I find this a little...

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Teaching with Stories

Teaching With Stories by Irene Helen Zundel Stories can be powerful — they spark the imagination, stir the emotions, and leave lasting impressions. They inspire, teach, and even heal. It doesn’t matter...

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Nurturing Creativity in Children

Creativity is one of the hallmarks of genius--yet our educational system does little to stimulate and devlop it in children. Why? Because the end goal of education is to produce good workers, not creative...

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Gender Differences in Learning

Gender Differences in Learning By Irene Helen Zundel It may not be politically correct to state this, but facts are facts. Male and female brains are structurally different, and that difference makes ...

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The Montessori Method of Teaching

The Montessori Method By Irene Helen Zundel Scientific observation has established that education is not what the teacher gives: education is a natural process spontaneously carried out by the human...

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CHOOSING TOYS FOR THREE YEAR OLDS

Choosing Toys for 3-Year-Olds by Irene Helen Zundel Three-year-olds are full of curiosity. They spend a lot of time watching a imitating life around them. Physically, they are improving in coordination and...

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Homeschooling is on the Rise

Homeschooling on the Rise in the United States According to recent studies, a whopping 1.5 million children are now being taught at home—an increase of 75% in the last decade. The main reasons parents...

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Work and Learning

by Irene Helen Zundel Life is work. While I am strongly in favor of children being allowed to have a childhood that embraces fun, exploration and wonder, I also believe in giving them age-appropriate chores....

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VARIOUS HELPFUL RESOURCES

Resources For Further Investigation Alternative Parenting Methods www.naturalchild.org The Natural Child Project P.O.Box 1405 Bend, OR 97709 janhunt@naturalchild.org a website that states "All children...

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SELF UNIVERSITY

Self University Charles D. Hayes Autodidactic Press, 1989 For those who are self-educated or lacking proper credentials in their chosen career area, this is a book whose value can not be underestimated. Mr....

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