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10 Ideas to Help Kids Understand That Honesty is the Best Policy

(Adapted from a piece on fulltimenanny.com. Used with permission.) One of the greatest challenges that both parents and teachers face is helping kids to learn the value and importance of honesty. Children learn to fudge the truth at a shockingly

kidzmetjen June 12, 2012 Interpersonal Intelligence, Intrapersonal Intelligence Read more

What a Character!

Adapted from a post on Minds in Bloom by Rachel Lynette. Used with Permission. “If there is beauty in character, there will be harmony in the home. If there is harmony in the home, there will be order in the

kidzmetjen October 20, 2011May 11, 2017 Interpersonal Intelligence, Kinesthetic Learning Style, Linguistic (Verbal) Intelligence Read more

Forgoing Fear of Failure

In an era of teaching to the test in school and avoiding mistakes at all costs, one of the most important things we need to teach our children these days is that failure in-and-of-itself is not a negative thing. It’s

kidzmetjen June 29, 2011 Bodily/Kinesthetic Intelligence, Interpersonal Intelligence Read more

Melodramatic Mime

Have your child act out a favorite story or book in melodramatic mime, playing all the characters. Encourage over-exaggerated movements from him/her! Extra Credit: Have your child mime one of your favorite stories without you reading it. See if you can

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The Way You Make Me Feel

Play different classical music pieces by different composers. How does the music make your child feel? What about each piece makes him/her feel that way? Instruments used? Chord progressions? Tempo? Melody? Harmonies? Extra Credit: Look up what the composer intended the piece

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Secret Hideout

Go to a nearby “wild” space with a few of your child’s friends and help the kids create a “secret hideout” solely from the trees, rocks, branches, etc. Show the kids how they can not only use the hideout for

kidzmetjen June 19, 2011 Interpersonal Intelligence, Naturistic Intelligence Read more

Be Playful

Have your child become a playwright. Take his/her natural gift for language and storytelling and apply it to playwriting. Creating dialogue, imagining character motivations and developing story arcs will help your child strengthen interpersonal smarts in a way that’s comfortable for

kidzmetjen June 19, 2011 Interpersonal Intelligence, Linguistic (Verbal) Intelligence Read more

Recommended Summer Reading for the “People Smart” Child

All ages Mirror, Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verse. By Marilyn Singer. Read the poem in one direction and it tells the folktale from one point of view. Read it in the opposite direction and the point of view is

kidzmetjen June 21, 2011May 11, 2017 Interpersonal Intelligence, Linguistic (Verbal) Intelligence Read more

Parking Lot Parade

Getting bikes all gussied up, then parading around on two (or three) wheels with friends is one way to get both fine and gross motor skills moving this summer. And while parents are growing increasingly wary of letting kids play

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Make it Your Mission! Part 2

Talk with your child about people who do work that’s similar to what your child said his or her mission was in the last exercise. Are there careers that are close in nature? Volunteer opportunities? Do some research online and

kidzmetjen July 31, 2011 Interpersonal Intelligence, Linguistic (Verbal) Intelligence, Personal Mission Statement Read more
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