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The constructive side of playing video games

Most parents frown upon video games as they feel they waste time and corrupt the brain.   While playing video games that are violent can make a child aggressive, there are many that can actually benefit the little one.   Video games can actually teach children high-level thinking skills that can be very helpful as they grow old. The many benefits: Video games are a work out of the brain.   In a lot of games, the skills needed to win involve high level and abstract thinking.   Such skills cannot be taught during homeschool . Few of the skills boosted by video games include: Logic and problem solving – When children play games such as, Angry Birds, The Incredible Machine, they train their brain to come up with new and different ways to solve problems and puzzles. Enhanced motor skills, hand-eye coordination. In games that involve shooting, the character usually has to run and shoot simultaneously. This necessitates the real-world player for keeping track of the charac

Raising a happy child when homeschooling

Real happiness lies in learning to be grateful. If you want your children to be well-rounded, happy human beings then gratitude must always be a part of your homeschooling curriculum . However, gratitude does not mean saying “thank you,” but genuinely building a practice within the family of feeling grateful for the big or little things. How to include gratitude within the homeschooling family Being thankful is not just about words. Anyone can say thank you, but do you remember the last time you felt so thankful that tears rolled down your face? While this may seem a little extreme, the point is to guide our girls and boys to feel thankful because that is where the essence of life is. Rose and Thorn – this is a popular dinnertime activity. It starts by enquiring: What is your rose? (The most positive part of the child’s day); and what was your thorn? (The part that was the most challenging). This simple exercise gets most quiet children to chat, and disclose what’s really