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Myyoungchild.org is an Internet site for online stories about different good qualities.

Stories have always been a part of life for every kid around. In old times when there were joint families there grandparents were always having bundles of stories to share with little ones of the family. These stories touching various topics like importance of honesty in life, helping others, were quite helpful in teaching kids the basic values of life. In today’s times when most families are nuclear then site myyoungchild.org will definitely help parents to occupy their kids in some quality time spending on Internet. Information below is a sort of official information regarding site-

As a parent, do you get a sinking feeling when you turn on the television news and hear tales of children shooting children, of parents hiding their son in an attic to attract attention to their weather balloon invention, of famed performers and sports players spewing disrespectful comments—to say nothing of swindlers like Bernie Maddox?

Myyoungchild.org provides just the resources parents and educators need to help teach children values and ethics in a world that sometimes seems adrift.

Sixteen beautifully illustrated online stories present situations that 3-7 year old children can relate to: learning right from wrong, sharing at school, respecting friends and grandparents, telling the truth, being fair and responsible, developing patience, dealing with bullies, showing good manners and more. The stories on the easily accessible site use entertaining characters in situations that children can connect to their daily lives. Each story is followed by parenting tips targeted to specific social and ethical skills—tips that explain to parents at what age children can understand different moral concepts, how to talk to their children about these issues, and examples of how parents can help their children develop these values and ethics. A 3-minute online video illustrates through pictures and quotations the rewards of parenting, and is ideal to be used in a school setting with parents. Other educational sections on the website include suggestions for parents on how to teach literacy, suggestions for educators on how to teach values and social skills in the curriculum, and how to use the stories to develop literacy. All the materials on Myyoungchild.org can be downloaded and used freely with children, parents and educators.

Myyoungchild.org is a non-profit site developed by the Early Parenting Foundation. It was begun by Wilbur S. Edwards, a recent retiree from a long career in the educational video production market, who felt strongly that certain values were lacking in our society. He enlisted Nancy Morgan, an educational consultant he had worked with before, and Holly Bell, a preschool teacher and illustrator, to create the online stories. “Our stories give parents and teachers the tools so they can discuss important values with children such as honesty, integrity, respect, and civility—values that are so needed in our society today. Our goal is to help children make good choices and lead more satisfying lives,” says Edwards.

For more information, visit Myyoungchild.org or contact Wilbur Edwards of the Early Parenting Foundation at 847.381.0768.

A must visit site for every parent!

Neha

Neha Modi Banthia and Preety Agarwal, together formed “Sparkz”, a very new IDEA for kids activities.

Sparkz deals with party affairs-decoration, games, entertainment, etc. Main focus is to keep kids busy in some creative work while their mothers can enjoy the party fully.

Neha’s background includes an MBA from a premier Institutes in India. At present she is working for an MNC in Singapore. Her zest to be an entrepreneur and her inclination towards Art and Craft made her to work on this line.

Preety is from finance background and is a Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary. She has worked with Tata Steel (one of the largest steel manufacturers of the world) for more than 6 years. But underline their always lied a zeal to become a successful entrepreneur which turned on when this concept came in her mind. 

The success story and life of two females who hail from very small towns in India (Giridih, Jharkhard and Hind Motor, West Bengal) is putting wave among those parents who want to enjoy and socialize freely in Parties and Get-Together.

How the idea came into existence?

Neha feels two incidents in her life made her to work on this line:

Incidence One – During her childhood, her mother use to go for Kitty Parties. During one of the party at home, a lady bought her daughter along with her. Neha was in Class X and was working on a project given in the class. The kid helped her in completing the project and lady was quite satisfied since Neha kept her child busy and she had a nice time enjoying the party.

Preety

Incidence Two – Sometimes back Neha attended a cousin’s marriages in India. Her cousin sisters were having difficult time managing there naughty kids along with the marriage ceremonies. She was preparing home made envelops (typically used in India to give gift in terms of money) for the marriage. She again used the same style to keep the kids busy with her and let her cousin sisters enjoy the marriage fully.

These two incidents made Neha realize that parents especially women really find difficult to enjoy parties as they have to take care of their kids in the parties too.

Preety is a mother of 4 year old very naughty kid. She tries her own ways to keep his son busy in creative activities apart from his daily routine. She understands the problem faced by mothers during such parties as she herself faces the same in any of the get-together. She has learned while upbringing her son how to be patient and to make them comfortable by enjoying various activities at the same time.

The very recent activity held by the duo was at Mandarin Garden Condo in Singapore Diwali Party where they arranged Deepavali  Diya making activity by kids. Their efforts were appreciated by the crowd. The best thing turned out was both parents and kids went happy home: the kids having their own hand made diyas in hand and parents having nice time enjoying the party without being concerned about their kids…………………..and this is what their motto is.

In their near future they see themselves  coming with different ideas for events where mothers can enjoy freely keeping their kids involved with us. They will try to keep their activities in a way such children have learning as well as creative session. They have plans to expand and enter into event management mainly arranging parties for adults as well kids. Their responsibility will start from arranging the place, decoration, entertainment, games etc. Their motto is to try their  best to keep everybody entertained and enjoy and make every moment a memorable one.

Best of Luck to Sparkz to spread their Spark around!

Elinor Ostrom became the first women to receive Noble Prize in field of  Economics!

Hats off to Ostrom

Elinor Ostrom  an  American political scientist was awarded the 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, which she shared with Oliver E. Williamson, for “her analysis of economic governance, especially the commons. She is the first woman to win the prize in this category. Ostrom is on the faculty of both Indiana University and Arizona State University. She is the Arthur F. Bentley Professor of Political Science and Co-Director of the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis at Indiana University in Bloomington and Research Professor and the Founding Director of the Center for the Study of Institutional Diversity at Arizona State University in Tempe.

Ostrom is considered one of the leading scholars in the study of common pool resources. In particular, Ostrom’s work emphasizes how humans interact with ecosystems to maintain long-term sustainable resource yields. Common pool resources include many forests, fisheries, oil fields, grazing lands, and irrigation systems. Ostrom’s work has considered how societies have developed diverse institutional arrangements for managing natural resources and avoiding ecosystem collapse in many cases, even though some arrangements have failed to prevent resource exhaustion. Her current work emphasizes the multifaceted nature of human–ecosystem interaction and argues against any singular “panacea” for individual social-ecological system problems.^{[encyclopaedia]}

^{Ostrom’s achievement is certainly a boost to womenfolk morale around the globe, to foray into the alien fields of research where women have never entered. Womenlines pays hats off  to  her for her wonderful achievement!}

How often you have shouted or screamed at your kids!

Please don't yell at me!

Think about  it. Majority of parents have done it many times, and they cannot recall the exact numbers it is a part of life. When your kid is not listening to you , you scream at him. Your kid is watching television and you ask him to close it as his time is over, but he ignores, the result is , a big scream from your side. I just realized how often I do throughout a week. I was forced to think about this habit after coming across this article in New York Times.

As a parent I have learned a lot, how to control my pitch of sound while interacting with my kid, how to suppress my anger when he goes to extremes, but there are limits and at times I loose my patience and simply scream at him. And then whole day I feel guilty. Again the cycle starts and I control my pitch.This article is really a checkpoint for parents as how they are reacting to their kids.

Doctors   suggests that yelling is ineffective and it damages child’s self esteem.Yelling should be avoided, just think how you will feel when your boss yells at you, then think about your poor kid. It will be very humiliating experience for him.  Think about the reasons for your yelling. At times as a parent we are in anxiety for multitasking, and we are not able to deliver favorable results. That frustration is released while we yell , as most of the parents think.

To yell or not to yell is in our hand. The thing is that we have to realize the fact that it is in our control and every parent loves his child so lets pledge that no more yelling at our kids!

How important is the special time spent with kids!

I came across this article by Dr Karen saze, which opened my mind regarding the way we spend our time with our kids-

http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=16&art_id=88734&sid=25604146&con_type=1&d_str=&fc=3

As homemakers most of the mothers will definitely raise questions regarding this topic. They spend whole day with their kids then whats is special time reference? Indeed mothers spend time with their kids but they never realize that  the quality of time they spend with their kids has lots of impact on your kids personality. As this article guides you about the importance of the way you spend time with your kid, you will also learn that kids need your love and praise not your commands  and orders.

As parents we at times become cops just getting anxious to secure our kids future and preparing them for journey of life. We always forget the importance of  precious moments of life which will never come back once gone. We should try to spend those moments of life filling with love and affection for our kids. They are bundle of innocence. Lets provide them atmosphere of love, praises and serenity around so that they can grow up to be individuals  full of love and emotions.