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• Lateral Thinking and Jumping Children

  

  For too long, thinking has been linked to sitting still and reflecting. Let thinking out of the box and let it jump around!In 1967, Edward De Bono invented the... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Wild and Juicy Questions

  

  A key skill that children should learn is to ask questions. Yet question asking is seldom taught. The focus is on making sure that children give the answer,... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Think Dive into New Waters and Explore the World

  

  Children play imaginatively. Exploring possibilities and testing to see what happens. Children pretend to be whales and dolphins. They test what happens when... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Interactive Book – Petting Zoo

  

  Can a dog breakdance?Where does an octopus hide?What makes a panda sad?Christoph Niemann’s interactive picture book, Petting Zoo, for ipad and iphone manages... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Wild Child by Jeanne Willis

  

  I am a child,the very last child,The very last childleft in the wild. Who is my father? Wind and sunAnd lightening fire and thundergun. Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Creative and ImaginativeToys

  

  Hakan Gürsu has taken a refreshingly modern twist on wooden toys. The toys are designed to encourage creativity and they inspire imaginative play. Children can... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• A Deep Think Dive

  

  Children have a love and a capacity for puzzlement and curiosity. Their minds are open to many tricky problems of our existence and the world. “Where do our... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Creative Lying

  

  What a paradox – we often lie but we value honesty in our children. During a week, we tell many lies. Around 11 untruths per week are told by Americans! Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Focus the Attention

  

  Focusing and directing the attention to different aspects of the world is a vital part of thinking. Teaching a child to ignore distractions and funnel her... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Are You Childish?

  

  Adora Svitak is an American girl filled with ideas. Listen to her talk about “What adults can learn from kids”. She says the world needs “childish” thinking:... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Book Review – Easter

  

  Grendel: A Cautionary Tale about Chocolate By David Lukas “Grendel loved his mum. Grendel loved his dog. But most of all Grendel LOVED chocolate.’ A true... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Googleable Or Not Googleable

  

  Yesterday when my daughter and I was looking for some information in a book, I gave up and said, “It’s quicker to google than to search for the answer in the... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Philosophical Questions and Children – Who Owns the Sky?

  

  I love this new TV series for children that challenges their thinking! Each film contains an animated parable, that can be used in the classroom or at home to... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Creative Spark – Neuroscience, Feelings and Creativity

  

  What role do emotions play for children’s learning and their skills to solve problems in a creative way? Mary Helen Immordino-Yang says that neuroscience can... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• The Black Dog by Levi Pinfold – Book Review

  

  What a surprise! A great lovely scary surprise.    I love books about monster and the title and cover of “The Black Dog”  by Levi Pinfold did not prepare me... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Nightmares, Fantasy and Reality

  

  Monsters, dragons, and ghosts– many children experience some sort of nightmares. Most children grow out of their fear of the dark and they learn to cope with... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 CREATIVITY, FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Metacognition and Think Diving

  

  Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to my email feed or look at my eBook. When a child solves a math problem, reads a book, or design ... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2013 CREATIVITY, FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Creating a Creative Environment for Children

  

  Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to my email feed or look at my eBook. “Creativity is inventing,... [[ This is a content summary... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2013 CREATIVITY, FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Ways to Boost Your Child's IQ

  

  Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to my email feed or look at my eBook. Intelligence and intelligence testing is a controversial... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2013 CREATIVITY, FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Infinity and Me - Book Review

  

  How do you imagine infinity? Well, infinity is a concept that many children ponder about. But until now, no one has made a children's book about infinity. The... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2013 CREATIVITY, FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING