By Esther Chum

Tom, a 10-year-old pupil, is a quiet child. He does not have many friends in school. He seldom participates in class activities; he is often in a world of his own. His academic results are poor and he sometimes throws temper tantrums when forced to join in. He is not rebellious and does not misbehave. He is just indifferent.

Such a child may be said to have no motivation for school. He seems unconcerned with the need to work hard or the need to even try. It is very hard to help such a child as he is unmotivated.

He was placed in a program which is run by a volunteer group of seniors aged above 50 years-old. The aim of the program is for the seniors to bond with the children through games and discussions of values like honesty, caring for each other and being kind to each other. The intention was to help the children enjoy school, and deal with any emotional issues they might have, in a way that did not focus on academic results. The children in the program either have behavior problems or are latch-key kids with no adult supervision at home.

In the first few weeks of the program, Tom was reserved and distant. He did not talk much but he listened. The other children were often boisterous and sometimes Tom joined in the mischief. The turning point for him came when the volunteers implemented a rewards system.

The names of all the children were written on the whiteboard in the front of the class. Children who were working hard and putting in effort to behave positively were given reward points. Everyone could see who were gaining points. This motivated some to work harder while others did not care. To encourage him, Tom was given as many points as possible. He was soon leading the class in the number of points earned.

For the final activity, the children were given a blank piece of paper and told to write down as many examples of positive behaviors as possible. Each example would earn them a reward point. Alternatively, they could just write the sentence "Take positive actions, have a positive attitude" as many times as possible. The unexpected result was that out of a class of 20 pupils, Tom was the only one who went all out to carry out the assignment. The others took the easy way out and wrote the sentence as many times as possible just to earn reward points.

Tom worked for almost 90 minutes straight on the task, longer than he had ever worked. He wrote and wrote many examples on his own without asking for any help. Even when the volunteers told him he could rest, he still carried on. From being an unmotivated child, Tom had suddenly found self-motivation. The process was so subtle that it caught the volunteers by surprise. Although he did not speak out, Tom was actually observing all that was going on. He was retaining the ideas and values being taught.

We can learn several important lessons from this incident.

1. Just because children are quiet and do not speak out or participate in class, it does not mean that they are not learning. Some children just need to process the information internally in their own time, at their own pace.

2. Some children need to be acknowledged or praised in a low-key way. They may not like to be singled out by the teacher to answer questions but they still crave the teacher's approval.

3. Self-motivation cannot be taught but it is a natural consequence when children feel valued by the adults in their life. Even though Tom saw the volunteers only once a week, he found a way to show them that he appreciated them. It was a gratifying moment indeed for the volunteers.

4. Give children the time they need to flourish. We should never give up on them. It is up to us, the adults who care for them, to try all ways to reach out to them.

Self-motivation, the motivation that comes from wanting to do well instead of doing well to please someone else, is the only kind of motivation that is in the best interest of your child. It is the kind of motivation that will stay with your child a lifetime.

Esther Chum loves writing and helping kids with their school work. Get INSTANT access to effective tips on helping your child to succeed in school and love school from this *FREE* ebook http://www.kidstudyguide.com/loveschool/

By Lisa Crilley Mallis

Did you know that the average college student graduates with $4100 in credit card debt? This does NOT include tuition and books. Now is an excellent time to teach money management tips to your high school student to ensure responsible spending when they leave the nest and enter college.

My first tip is to open a checking/savings account for your kid. This will allow them to start to learn the basics of money management. Many institutions offer a service that notifies you via email or text message if the account falls below a certain balance. Set the threshold high enough that you don't get caught with overdraft fees. You want to teach your kid how to manage money - but you don't want it to cost YOU money! If your kid falls below the threshold - charge him an overdraft fee.

Next, I would set him up with a debit card. It's often difficult to manage money when you are able to withdraw funds anytime you want. Plus, the balance shown at the ATM is not always up-to-date. It is important for your student to understand that checks written do not post immediately. Also, ATMs can charge withdrawal fees. Plus, most gas stations will allow overdrafts if you pay at the pump, but will not accept a debit card inside if there are insufficient funds. All of these scenarios can cause the inexperienced money manager to overdraft their account. Again, chose an institution that notifies you when the balance is low - so you can teach the life lesson without paying for it!

Another strategy that can be implemented while your student is still in high school is to create a budget. How much do they earn at their part-time job? How much do they anticipate receiving for holiday and/or graduation gifts? What are their expenses? Once you create the budget, make a point to revisit this budget each month and revise as needed. This revision process will allow you to help your kid begin to plan for big expenses (college books) and decide how much to put away each week in savings.

Utilizing these tips will assist your student in becoming a better money manager and hopefully keep them from adding to the growing college student debt. It is important to remember this is a process. Budgeting is a learned skill. There will be bumps along the way - but the experience will pay off in the end.

Lisa Crilley Mallis the owner of SystemSavvy Consulting and the creator of the College Success Initiative. She has assisted many students, solopreneurs, and busy moms, increase productivity and decrease clutter. If you have a high school or college student, visit http://www.systemsavvyconsulting.com/CSI.html for information on the College Success Initiative.

By Lisa Crilley Mallis

What does your student's book bag look like? If they took everything out, would you find books, binders, and pencils? Or, would you find books, binders, pencils, loose papers, old permission slips, phys. ed. clothes, a bag of chips, a CD, an overdue library book, an unfinished art project, and a football? Often, students do their homework, but then can't find it in the deep abyss otherwise known as "the book bag." If the bag looks more like the second example than the first, your student probably is not turning in their homework consistently.

How can you help? First, it's important to get them on board. Help them make the connection between being unorganized in class and the state of their book bag. Secondly, I always advise parents to respect their child's privacy and boundaries. Separating the essentials from the extraneous should be up to your child. Respect these boundaries by allowing your child to lay the items out themselves.

After everything is out of the book bag, group like items together. Put the textbooks in a pile, loose papers in a pile, pencils, etc. Now that you have everything in piles, decide how to contain them. File the loose papers in the corresponding notebook or binder. Put pencils in a pencil case. Decide which items actually belong in the book bag and make a plan for how to deal with the other items (trash, lunch bag, gym locker, etc.).

Now that we have decided which items belong in the back pack - it's time to re-pack. It is usually easier to find items if the student re-packs by size. For example, the tallest items go in the back, the shortest items in the front. If the small English novel is stuck between the geometry and earth science books, chaos reigns.

Next, where are we going to put completed and unfinished assignments? Some students like to keep completed assignments still to be turned in on the left side of a folder, and unfinished work on the right side - and one folder per class. Some students follow the same process, but keep all assignments (complete and incomplete) for all classes in one folder. Other students put assignments that still need to be turned in a clear plastic envelope inside their 3-ring binder and assignments that need to be completed inside their assignment notebook. Whatever the process, labeling will make it easier. Label the folders "To Do" or "Turn In" or "DONE" or "Urgent"... Pick a system and try it out for a quarter.

The final step is to create a maintenance system. Set aside time on the weekend or during the week to empty out the back pack and repeat the steps listed above. I find that a consistent schedule of maintenance works best - every Wednesday or Sunday. Over a few weeks, this process will start to take less time. (Usually kids see the value in this when parents empty out their purses or briefcases also.)

Wow! Imagine how organized and productive your student will be with this new and improved back pack. A word of warning - don't be surprised if it reverts back to its original form in a few days. Backsliding is common with any new habit. Talk about what happened to allow the back pack to become filled with "stuff" again. Then, "problem-solve" ways to fix this. It may be as simple as building in additional maintenance times.

Lisa Crilley Mallis the owner of SystemSavvy Consulting and the creator of the College Success Initiative. She has assisted many students, solopreneurs, and busy moms, increase productivity and decrease clutter. If you have a high school or college student, visit http://www.systemsavvyconsulting.com/CSI.html for information on the College Success Initiative.

By Patrick Esposito

At what age do we first realize the value of money? Who really knows, but we do know that eventually everyone realizes the value of money and wants to earn it, if not win the lottery. How can kids make money fast? Why do they need to make it fast? Because kids, by nature, want things fast and now. They grow so big and so fast that their preferences and interests change. If they don't make it fast, they may lose interest. So, how can kids make money fast? While the job market for kids is different than it is for adults, there are ways how kids can make money fast.

In some ways, kids can make money faster than adults. Just ask anyone who has tried to open up a store from scratch. After finding a location, and negotiating with the landlord, there is the build out, and possibly having the city do inspections. This may sometimes take up to a year before business may be open. A kid on the other hand can make lemonade in his mother's kitchen, and put a table in front of the house, and he or she is in business. For kids who have the motivation, determination, and persistence, there are opportunities to make money. Besides the lemonade stand, there are other ways how kids can make money fast. Garage sales are always popular, as are washing cars. A kid can offer to help paint a fence, a room, or a porch. There is always an attic or a basement waiting to be cleaned.

Businesses are always looking to increase business, and another way how kids can make money fast is by distributing flyers. Kids can wash the dog, and take it for a walk. There are people who are always looking for someone to help out around the house, or going to the store. Mowing the lawn is always a great way how kids can make money fast, and they can clean up the yard and rake leaves. Many kids have made this into a business and have done very well. For the kid with ambition, the above suggestions are just a start. There are countless stories of kids who have started with nothing more than ambition and desire to make money, and have gone on to become successful business owners as adults.

How many of you remember when the Little Rascals put on a show to raise money? They had some of the cutest kids with some real talent. Spanky, Alfalfa, Buckwheat, Stymie, and the rest of the gang were never at a loss at figuring out how kids can make money fast. We can still learn a lot from the Our Gang Comedies at their resourcefulness, optimism, and creativity. And who could forget the time Beaver Cleaver made money selling water to the neighborhood when he realized the water company would be turning off the water for a few hours? Kids today have more opportunity than ever before, and with desire and resourcefulness, the sky is truly the limit.

Pat Esposito has been involved in real estate for 30 years as an investor, trainer, and consultant. He is the author of The Best Investment You Can Make, and The Informed Real Estate Investor and is the founder of http://www.abundantlife1.com. Check out this website, great resource and lots of information for an abundant life.

By Lisa Crilley Mallis

If you are a parent of a high school junior or senior, you know that the ACT scores were available for viewing online last week. Did your kid score as high as you hoped? Is the ACT prep work finally over? Or, are the scores just a few points lower than expected and back to the drawing board to retake the test?

I work with students each month preparing for both the ACT and the SAT - and I have found a couple of common denominators -

1) Kids who prepare usually do better than kids that don't! I know - it seems like common sense, however, not all students practice before the test - or even are familiar with the guidelines and content covered on the test. Taking practice tests, working with a tutor one-one-one, taking a college exam prep course, doing online practice problems, will help improve ACT and SAT scores.

2) Teens who practice with a plan improve their scores even more. Often, when I help students prepare for the test, I remind them that if they continue to do the same thing over and over again, it's unrealistic to assume the score will increase. Some students learn test taking strategies, but don't implement them when they practice. Then, they don't understand why the score didn't increase. Seems a little counterproductive. Those students that continually review concepts and strategies as they practice tend to increase their scores even more.

3) Finally, teens that are organized and utilize time management techniques in their everyday life and in regards to prepping for the ACT and/or SAT test tend to show the greatest increase in scores. Why? I believe it's because an organized brain makes better decisions. Kids usually have higher GPA's when they are active in a sport, then during the off-season. Busy people get things done. You've heard those statistics. The busier you are, the more organized you have to be to succeed or excel. The same holds true with prepping for the ACT. Students that use a daily to-do list, break big projects down into smaller steps, keep a calendar, schedule practice sessions, keep an organized notebook with content and strategies, look over old practice tests, and learn a new vocabulary word each day, etc. tend to have a greater increase in scores than those that are unorganized.

The above three generalizations are based on my experience working with students over the past 10 years as they prepare for the test. Are there exceptions? Of course. Some students exceed expectations without doing one minute of prep work, while others do full-length practice tests each week for months without the score increasing. However, overall students that are well-organized and practice time management skills every day seem to see a greater increase in scores than those that have papers scattered everywhere, are late to tutoring sessions, forgot to do their homework, etc.

Did your student score as well as you hoped?

Lisa Crilley Mallis the owner of SystemSavvy Consulting and the creator of the College Success Initiative. She has assisted many students, solopreneurs, and busy moms, increase productivity and decrease clutter. If you have a high school or college student, visit http://www.systemsavvyconsulting.com/CSI.html for information on the College Success Initiative.

By Mandie Roberts

To grow into a mature and responsible adult, a child has to undergo all the needed developmental milestones during childhood. So to make sure that all these necessary skills are obtained with no problems or difficulties, parents must be involved in their child's learning and education.

Child psychologists claim that there are five main areas of a child's development: social and emotional, speech and language, fine motor skills, gross motor skills, and cognitive. To hone these abilities, the child must be exposed to different activities that promote growth and development. To develop a child's gross motor skills, for instance, he must perform physical activities like playing and running. And to make sure that the child develops his intellectual abilities, he must be exposed to different mind-stimulating and problem-solving exercises.

One of the basic things that parents can do to help their child grow and mature is by providing a conducive learning environment that promotes progress and development. Aside from sending their child to school, a fairly large room of the house can be set up for his intellectual and motor skills development; and to make sure that this learning space is highly conducive, it must be equipped with essential learning materials.

From books to writing tools, there are hundreds of educational supplies and resources that parents can provide their child; but these learning materials are not complete without a child's school desk.

Advantages of Buying a Desk

Why buy a child's school desk? Here are the top advantages and benefits.

1. Promotes learner autonomy and independence
The true essence of education is equipping the learner with the fundamentals and training him to learn how to acquire knowledge. With a desk, a child can have a space of his own; a space that he can use to solve problems, whether school-related or real-life situations, by himself. It fosters independent thinking and provides the child enough space where he can comfortably spend time and learn.

2. Hones organizational and problem-solving skills
With a school desk to call his own, a child can teach himself to be organized, and how to solve problems by himself. Some desks come with a multi-functional and multi-level hutch, so a child can use the compartments to neatly stack and store his books, pens, and other learning tools and materials.

3. Promotes continuous learning
A child's school desk acts like a little classroom, so a child can still learn continuously even during off-school hours. A child can use his desk to study, read, and take his time to perform activities meant to hone or develop his skills.

Things to Look for When Buying a Child's School Desk

Desks for kids come in many different varieties. When buying a desk, here are some things you need to consider.

• Color
Child's school desks come in different child-friendly colors, from wood brown to pink. To make sure that the desk's color is to your child's liking, take him with you when shopping.

• Manufacturer / Brand
Brands and manufacturers have different reputation. Check out the feedback and testimonials from previous buyers and consumers. Take note of the warranty, price, and performance.

• Design
Desks can be a simple table-and-chair type, or one that comes with a few parts or compartments. Some come with a hutch, while others have compartments located on the side.

• Materials
Always check if the desk is made only from safe materials and substances, so check for safety seals and marks of standard conformance and product quality.

By Casper A Labuschagne

Ever noticed that you learn better in some situations and conditions than others? Are you a "show me and I will understand" type of person? Or are you rather a "here, let me do it" kind of person? The answers to these questions identify the way you prefer to learn. In general, there are three ways by which we learn:

Although we learn by all three methods, many children are naturally more inclined to one of the three. As parents, it is important to be aware of this and to recognize any preference that exists. It is even more important to realize that your own learning style may be different from the learning style of your child. It is most important to establish this as soon as possible so that you can change your teaching style to match your child's preferred learning style.

Visual Learners

Visual learners gain knowledge best through the use of pictures, videos, and other visible forms of communication. To appeal to a visual learner, you must use some form of visual aid to explain a point and to assist the communication process between you and your child. These pictures become their memories, and they recall these pictures when they try to remember things.

The key for these learners is linking pictures with words.

A parent can clarify the meaning of words and actions by the following three methods:

Some children learn best through the creation of their own visuals and observing others in the creation of visuals.

Auditory Learners

Auditory learning is based around what children hear; auditory learning is communication through words. This form of learning happens when a story is read to children and they absorb information through listening. Because auditory learners don't visualize as well as visual learners, auditory learning focuses the most heavily on listening to stories and the osmosis of knowledge through such listening.

A word of caution: many children who are strong auditory learners may appear to be not paying attention when being spoken to or read to.

But be aware that this may not be the case! A strong auditory learner is constantly listening and paying attention to what he or she is hearing. To develop this learning style, the reading and talking parts of lessons are key.

Kinetic (Kinesthetic) Learners

Kinetic learning is learning through experience, by doing things. Many children learn extremely well when they are given hands-on activities that focus on them exploring to learn. This learning is necessary for the development of the fine and large motor skills important in a child's early years.

Kinetic learning is ever present in children, who are constantly growing and learning how to physically conduct themselves. Many children, especially those with high energy, experience profound learning from kinetic movement and exploration of materials.

Children who show a strong affinity for kinetic learning may have boundless energy and be those always wanting to be doing something.

Conclusion

Make sure you identify the preferred learning style of your child so that you can adapt your teaching accordingly. This will avoid frustration for both you and your child. One "middle of the road" approach is to read colorfully illustrated story books to your children.

Reading colorfully illustrated story books to your children directly appeals to auditory (words) and visual (illustrations) learners. Even if your child is predominantly a kinetic type learner, he or she will still benefit from such reading. Remember, a particular learning style is generally just a preference. In most cases, children learn by all three styles.

Need more information? Casper Labuschagne invites you to grab a free MP3 audio report "The Role Of Parents In Early Childhood Development" from http://mypreschoolerssuccessguide.com/. It's yours free and gives you valuable information of how to lay the right educational foundation before your preschooler goes to Kindergarten.

By Lisa Crilley Mallis

If you are a parent of a high school junior or senior, you know that the ACT scores were available for viewing online last week. Did your kid score as high as you hoped? Is the ACT prep work finally over? Or, are the scores just a few points lower than expected and back to the drawing board to retake the test?

I work with students each month preparing for both the ACT and the SAT - and I have found a couple of common denominators -

1) Kids who prepare usually do better than kids that don't! I know - it seems like common sense, however, not all students practice before the test - or even are familiar with the guidelines and content covered on the test. Taking practice tests, working with a tutor one-one-one, taking a college exam prep course, doing online practice problems, will help improve ACT and SAT scores.

2) Teens who practice with a plan improve their scores even more. Often, when I help students prepare for the test, I remind them that if they continue to do the same thing over and over again, it's unrealistic to assume the score will increase. Some students learn test taking strategies, but don't implement them when they practice. Then, they don't understand why the score didn't increase. Seems a little counterproductive. Those students that continually review concepts and strategies as they practice tend to increase their scores even more.

3) Finally, teens that are organized and utilize time management techniques in their everyday life and in regards to prepping for the ACT and/or SAT test tend to show the greatest increase in scores. Why? I believe it's because an organized brain makes better decisions. Kids usually have higher GPA's when they are active in a sport, then during the off-season. Busy people get things done. You've heard those statistics. The busier you are, the more organized you have to be to succeed or excel. The same holds true with prepping for the ACT. Students that use a daily to-do list, break big projects down into smaller steps, keep a calendar, schedule practice sessions, keep an organized notebook with content and strategies, look over old practice tests, and learn a new vocabulary word each day, etc. tend to have a greater increase in scores than those that are unorganized.

The above three generalizations are based on my experience working with students over the past 10 years as they prepare for the test. Are there exceptions? Of course. Some students exceed expectations without doing one minute of prep work, while others do full-length practice tests each week for months without the score increasing. However, overall students that are well-organized and practice time management skills every day seem to see a greater increase in scores than those that have papers scattered everywhere, are late to tutoring sessions, forgot to do their homework, etc.

Did your student score as well as you hoped?

Lisa Crilley Mallis the owner of SystemSavvy Consulting and the creator of the College Success Initiative. She has assisted many students, solopreneurs, and busy moms, increase productivity and decrease clutter. If you have a high school or college student, visit http://www.systemsavvyconsulting.com/CSI.html for information on the College Success Initiative.

By Mandie Roberts

To grow into a mature and responsible adult, a child has to undergo all the needed developmental milestones during childhood. So to make sure that all these necessary skills are obtained with no problems or difficulties, parents must be involved in their child's learning and education.

Child psychologists claim that there are five main areas of a child's development: social and emotional, speech and language, fine motor skills, gross motor skills, and cognitive. To hone these abilities, the child must be exposed to different activities that promote growth and development. To develop a child's gross motor skills, for instance, he must perform physical activities like playing and running. And to make sure that the child develops his intellectual abilities, he must be exposed to different mind-stimulating and problem-solving exercises.

One of the basic things that parents can do to help their child grow and mature is by providing a conducive learning environment that promotes progress and development. Aside from sending their child to school, a fairly large room of the house can be set up for his intellectual and motor skills development; and to make sure that this learning space is highly conducive, it must be equipped with essential learning materials.

From books to writing tools, there are hundreds of educational supplies and resources that parents can provide their child; but these learning materials are not complete without a child's school desk.

Advantages of Buying a Desk

Why buy a child's school desk? Here are the top advantages and benefits.

1. Promotes learner autonomy and independence
The true essence of education is equipping the learner with the fundamentals and training him to learn how to acquire knowledge. With a desk, a child can have a space of his own; a space that he can use to solve problems, whether school-related or real-life situations, by himself. It fosters independent thinking and provides the child enough space where he can comfortably spend time and learn.

2. Hones organizational and problem-solving skills
With a school desk to call his own, a child can teach himself to be organized, and how to solve problems by himself. Some desks come with a multi-functional and multi-level hutch, so a child can use the compartments to neatly stack and store his books, pens, and other learning tools and materials.

3. Promotes continuous learning
A child's school desk acts like a little classroom, so a child can still learn continuously even during off-school hours. A child can use his desk to study, read, and take his time to perform activities meant to hone or develop his skills.

Things to Look for When Buying a Child's School Desk

Desks for kids come in many different varieties. When buying a desk, here are some things you need to consider.

• Color
Child's school desks come in different child-friendly colors, from wood brown to pink. To make sure that the desk's color is to your child's liking, take him with you when shopping.

• Manufacturer / Brand
Brands and manufacturers have different reputation. Check out the feedback and testimonials from previous buyers and consumers. Take note of the warranty, price, and performance.

• Design
Desks can be a simple table-and-chair type, or one that comes with a few parts or compartments. Some come with a hutch, while others have compartments located on the side.

• Materials
Always check if the desk is made only from safe materials and substances, so check for safety seals and marks of standard conformance and product quality.

By Casper A Labuschagne

Ever noticed that you learn better in some situations and conditions than others? Are you a "show me and I will understand" type of person? Or are you rather a "here, let me do it" kind of person? The answers to these questions identify the way you prefer to learn. In general, there are three ways by which we learn:

Although we learn by all three methods, many children are naturally more inclined to one of the three. As parents, it is important to be aware of this and to recognize any preference that exists. It is even more important to realize that your own learning style may be different from the learning style of your child. It is most important to establish this as soon as possible so that you can change your teaching style to match your child's preferred learning style.

Visual Learners

Visual learners gain knowledge best through the use of pictures, videos, and other visible forms of communication. To appeal to a visual learner, you must use some form of visual aid to explain a point and to assist the communication process between you and your child. These pictures become their memories, and they recall these pictures when they try to remember things.

The key for these learners is linking pictures with words.

A parent can clarify the meaning of words and actions by the following three methods:

    using accurate gestures
    showing points in certain pictures
    acting out certain actions that can be confusing to children

Some children learn best through the creation of their own visuals and observing others in the creation of visuals.

Auditory Learners

Auditory learning is based around what children hear; auditory learning is communication through words. This form of learning happens when a story is read to children and they absorb information through listening. Because auditory learners don't visualize as well as visual learners, auditory learning focuses the most heavily on listening to stories and the osmosis of knowledge through such listening.

A word of caution: many children who are strong auditory learners may appear to be not paying attention when being spoken to or read to.

But be aware that this may not be the case! A strong auditory learner is constantly listening and paying attention to what he or she is hearing. To develop this learning style, the reading and talking parts of lessons are key.

Kinetic (Kinesthetic) Learners

Kinetic learning is learning through experience, by doing things. Many children learn extremely well when they are given hands-on activities that focus on them exploring to learn. This learning is necessary for the development of the fine and large motor skills important in a child's early years.

Kinetic learning is ever present in children, who are constantly growing and learning how to physically conduct themselves. Many children, especially those with high energy, experience profound learning from kinetic movement and exploration of materials.

Children who show a strong affinity for kinetic learning may have boundless energy and be those always wanting to be doing something.

Conclusion

Make sure you identify the preferred learning style of your child so that you can adapt your teaching accordingly. This will avoid frustration for both you and your child. One "middle of the road" approach is to read colorfully illustrated story books to your children.

Reading colorfully illustrated story books to your children directly appeals to auditory (words) and visual (illustrations) learners. Even if your child is predominantly a kinetic type learner, he or she will still benefit from such reading. Remember, a particular learning style is generally just a preference. In most cases, children learn by all three styles.

Need more information? Casper Labuschagne invites you to grab a free MP3 audio report "The Role Of Parents In Early Childhood Development" from http://mypreschoolerssuccessguide.com/. It's yours free and gives you valuable information of how to lay the right educational foundation before your preschooler goes to Kindergarten.