Amber L asked:


They’re all super-smart, are they from the same school or were they chosen somehow?

Lara Lee asked:


In schools and colleges, children are facing more diversified culture and get exposure of different cultural languages. Due to importance of different languages, they prefer to learn a different language online. Many schools offer special courses for kids to learn and speak Spanish. Besides schools and training centers, you can also find interactive learning programs for kids in the form of games and puzzles.

The first and basic way for learning Spanish for kids is through websites as there are number of websites that are providing Spanish courses for students who are capable enough and interested in self learning. It is an easy way of learning as kids don’t have to carry books and they don’t have to go to instructors for learning.. Students can learn with the help of interactive software and programs that are customized according to needs of students and they can easily use these at their home. The software are user-friendly and navigation within programs is very simple.

The second source for kids is to get services of any Spanish Language Teacher who can teach your child basics of Spanish and help him to speak Spanish with pronunciation and correctly. You have to hire a good language trainer that can focus on needs of your kids and provide customize training programs according to their needs. In classifieds and newspaper, you can find good Spanish Language Teachers who particularly teach kids. If later on you want to go for higher level Spanish courses for kids then these teachers are good at providing the same learning resources as for beginners.

Buying a software for kids to learn Spanish is another option you have that is used for self learning If you think that your kid is now young enough to use this software for learning Spanish then you should go for it. However this is quite risky investment in case your child does not know how to operate a computer.

All these ways are easy and can be used according to needs of learner. If your kid has interest in learning foreign language then he can conveniently learn it without getting into any trouble. Hard work and dedication is the key to learn any language.

Linda Kling asked:


Taking a great photo for the family photo Christmas card looks like it should be easy.  But as any parent who has attempted this holiday ritual can tell you, it’s not as simple as it looks.  What you want is a unique, beautiful photo Christmas card. And what you usually get is fidgety, uncooperative kids that blink just as you’re taking the picture.  But don’t give up and throw in the Santa hat just yet.  Here are 6 easy, smart solutions to those top challenges.

Challenge 1: You want a festive holiday background for your family photo Christmas cards, but don’t want to decorate your house with strands of lights and tinsel in November.

Solution: Use the Mall.  Department stores and shopping malls are decorating for the season earlier and earlier, many times right after Halloween.  These holiday backdrops are perfect for family photo Christmas cards.  Gather the kids in front of the twinkling lights and a few camera clicks later, you’ll have a great shot.

Challenge 2: Your toddlers won’t sit still long enough to take the photo.

Solution: Bring in the props. Get out the oversized teddy bear or other toy that fascinates them.  Try posing them with the dog or cat.  Give them something simple to do, like ring a Christmas bell or kiss their sister on the cheek.  Use trial and error until you find the item or activity that interests them long enough for you to take a few pictures.

Challenge 3: Your teenage kids don’t feel like posing for a family photo.

Solution: Don’t make them pose. Instead, make action the focal point of your photo Christmas cards, highlighting things that your teenagers love to do.  Take photos of them showing off their abilities.  Whether they are in the swimming pool, a canoe, sinking a basketball, riding a horse, baking holiday cookies, playing with the dog, or enjoying another activity, your holiday cards will offer a glimpse into your family’s interests and personality.

Challenge 4: You’d like to send photo Christmas cards that are witty and fun, just like your family.

Solution: Create your own holiday story picture, by setting up a scene.  Here’s some ideas. The kids can discover Mommy kissing Santa Claus (Daddy in disguise).  Put the young kids in a bubble bath with Santa hats and bubble beards. Capture a snapshot of each family member grabbing a slice of pizza with the message “pizza on earth”.  Photograph an empty plate of cookies and finished glass of milk in front of “guilty” looking kids with the caption “sorry Santa!”

Those after Halloween costume sales can come in handy when trying to set up a whimsical photo.  How about posing your little angels with angel wings you picked up at discount?  Other possibilities could be your kids dressed as cats (Meowy Christmas), super heroes (have a super Christmas), a baby in a pea-pod costume (”peas on earth”) or a lion and a lamb costume for two children.

Challenge 5: You’d like a beautiful photo Christmas card that doesn’t look like the same, tired, group family photo you send out every year.

Solution: Change the location of your photo shoot. If you’re within driving distance to a beach, there are a lot of unique photo opportunities.  Pose the kids on a sleigh on a sand dune.  Write Merry Christmas on the sand, and have everyone sit behind the inscription.  Build a sand snowman with a straw hat, sunglasses, and seashell nose.

Autumn provides a lot of great possibilities for photo Christmas cards.  Try taking photos of the kids playing in a pile of leaves, in a pumpkin patch or on a hay ride.  Make lovely scenery your backdrop and it can create atmosphere that elevates your photo Christmas card to a new level.

Challenge 6: When you struggle to take a family group photo, someone always blinks their eyes, turns their head or doesn’t smile.  It seems nearly impossible to get one perfect shot where everyone looks good.

Solution: Choose a card company that offers photo Christmas card designs that contain multiple photos of your family.  The latest trend in holiday photo cards is to include several of your photos on one card in a unique, holiday layout.  This has become popular because it is much easier to take great, individual photos of your family members than one acceptable group picture. 

Whatever particular challenge you face when composing your photo Christmas cards, there is an easy solution.  Try these creative approaches and soon you’ll be hearing from your friends, relatives, coworkers and neighbors how much they loved this year’s family holiday photo card.

jason j asked:


i actually own a small fashion boutique which just only bringing in a small profit which i think it’s not sufficient. i taking the risk running this business and would like to have bigger return. so, anyone here can give me some opinion what i could do to improve my sales?i would like to see who is the smart kid who can help me solve up this.

Arthur Levine asked:


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Keywords: Johnny Oops, Genius, Sex, Clumsy, Guru

The following is an excerpt from my novel – Johnny Oops. From time to time I will post a little excerpt to tantalize you and create a desire on your part to read more. I’m not only a prophet, I’m a marketing genius, don’t you agree? The reason I am not giving you the rest of the first chapter is that it has a fairly high sexual content. You will have to go to my blog to get all the titillating details in the first chapter.

CHAPTER 1 — I’M A GENIUS

You can’t stop the future from happening. You can only alter the reality of it. That’s where I come in. I’m a philosopher genius. I can effect change.

My real name is Jonathan Wilbert, but everyone calls me Johnny Oops because I’m a clumsy twelve-years-old who is always knocking things over and saying, “Oops.” I may have the gangly body of a 5 foot 2 inch tall 95-pound awkward boy, but I have the mind of a genius. My I. Q. is off the wall. I’m not one of those nerdy mathematical geniuses or a piano impresario. I’m a philosopher genius on the style of Nietze or perhaps Freud. He hated mothers too, didn’t he? My father is a political science professor at Yale University. He holds some kind of Chair or something. I say why bother. My mother has a PHD from Radcliff College in Behavioral Science. She hates me because I interrupted her career; fat chance of that being the truth. She thinks I’m strange. I guess she thinks she learned something from all those liberal arts courses she took in college. I’m not strange; I’m just different. I try and act like a normal twelve-year-old boy, but it isn’t working. I **** soccer. Playing the trumpet in the band makes my lips swell up, and the idea of watching cartoons with the other kids on the block really turns me off.

I’m a philosopher genius. When I grow up I’m going to be one of the leading intellects of my time. For now I have more important things to do with myself than watch Bugs Bunny say, “What’s Up Doc?” What does that mean? It’s a stupid passé children’s colloquialism that will do nothing to change the chaotic state of the world we live in, and the one I have to grow up in. I can’t be expected to diddle away my precious time on such trivial pursuits. I have deep serious thinking to do. I have a contribution to make to the welfare of our society and it’s not going to be as some stupid observer of an imbecilic animation even if it’s in color and sonic vision. Deep down inside me I know I have promise. I am going to be someone special. I’m going to be a Guru of great renown. I’m a genius.

Speaking of didleing and changing things, I just had my first experience with ***. It was great. The best part is I can do it alone. I don’t need any girl to help out. I certainly don’t want to make any girl a mother. I read about how that works. The baby might turn out like my mother. I don’t want that kind of guilt on my hands. That would be awful.

“No Mom nothings wrong, I’m OK, just a little diarrhea. I’ll be out of the bathroom in a minute, I’m coming.”

Anyway, this is what happened.

Cy asked:


I have a daughter and son that are 3 and 5, respectively. What are some fun games I could play or things I could do that would be a lot of fun but will teach them something?

Duncan Kelly asked:


Getting teenagers to do any work around the house can be quite a mission, unless you resort to draconian measures and spankings. But there are ways, some more effective than others, to get them to work voluntarily. And it’s a fact that a volunteer is worth 10 pressed men.

As parents of teenagers are aware, teenagers have strong desires to own expensive gadgets and clothes, which the struggling parents usually cannot afford. The richer you are, the more expensive these gadgets become. But this teenage desire is a power source that we parents can tap into. Keep your ears open for what the kids want: it may be a Nintendo Wii, or expensive Name brand jeans, or an iPhone. (OK, OK, or a Porsche.) Then talk about this thing a lot, saying how wonderful it is, and that kids really like it, and so on, until your teenager is really drooling. Then introduce the following scheme.

Instead of giving the kids an allowance, or pocket money, which is basically money paid to them for doing nothing, rather scrap the allowance altogether and institute a new system of “pay as you go” wages. Draw up a list of jobs that you want the kids to do around the house every day and every week. Things like draw the curtains, make coffee/tea, wash dishes/unpack dishwasher, wash the car, vacuum the car, cut the grass, feed the animals, water the pot plants, empty the garbage, bring in the washing, and whatever else ytou can think of.

Then allocate a “wage” for each item: how much you are willing to pay them to do each job. Be careful here that you don’t bankrupt yourself - add all the amounts up to see how much it will come to in a month! Small, easy jobs will get a small amount, and jobs like cutting the lawn will get larger amounts.

Print out a blank table where the kids can fill in the date, what job was done and the amount to be paid, with a place where you can sign next to each job to confirm that it was actually done. No signature, no pay.

So if the kids want their allowance, they have to work proportionately for it. If they work harder (or smarter) they can get paid more. This has the benefit of taking the burden of getting the kids to do their chores off the parent and makes it the teenagers responsibility. And once they realise that their iPhone will be in their sweaty little palms a lot sooner if they work harder, the jobs soon get done.

Another hidden factor here is that it instills a work ethic in the kids . The soon realise that one has to work for what one wants, that nice, shiny things don’t just fall out of the sky into their laps, but they have to be worked for. And because of this they appreciate what they have a lot more. They treat their belongings with care, because that possession cost them a lot of sweat and energy and sacrifice.

We have been amazed to see our kids slaving away in the hot sun, vacuuming the car, cleaning patio furniture, brushing cats and taking out dustbins - jobs we usually wound up doing ourselves before the introduction of this system.

So it does work. Bit more expensive than an allowance, but at least you get your money’s worth, in more ways than one!

Elva O’sullivan asked:


Early exposure to science is critical because science knowledge is cumulative. Learning science requires a solid foundation of knowledge that can be built upon through further study and exploration. Children should be introduced to science at home as early as possible. Don’t make the mistake of thinking that your child learns all the science they need to know at school. The truth is science education in school is limited and the subject is not usually a high priority for educators. As parents, it is important that we share our knowledge with our children. Every day activities such as growing plants, cooking and caring for animals involve science. Take a look around and you will see that science is everywhere. Parents can choose to engage in scientific activities with their children when they are not in school to build scientific comprehension, encourage scientific exploration and foster a love for science and the pursuit of knowledge.

There are aspects of science that are intellectually demanding, but often simple experiences produce insightful learning. To engage your children in science you need to introduce them to stimulating environments that provide opportunities for observing and discussing science. Zoos, nature centers, oceans, parks, yards and even kitchens are perfect educational environments. Children naturally learn through playful exploration. Educational DVDs, and toys provoke thought and develop skills. When children ask questions to satisfy their natural curiosity, it is an open opportunity to be seized by the parent.

For instance, if a child is fascinated by a light switch and wants to know how it turns the light on and off, inquire into the subject with your child. Find out why and how the switch works. Why does yeast make bread rise? How does a spider spin a web? Why do leaves fall? Why do the birds disappear in the winter?

Identify your child’s interests and encourage them. If a child develops an interest in rocks, study rocks, gems, mining and fossils and build on that curiosity moving on to fossil fuels, heat generation and environmental effects. You will find that one inquiry leads to another.

Fuel their natural curiosity. These activities should be challenging without being frustrating. Don’t force them to do things they are not interested in; rather, engage them in motivating activities that build desire for further exploration. Share your own science related interests and you will be amazed by the impact of genuine enthusiasm. Remember that discussion is a key component to developing scientific knowledge and uncovering additional areas of interest. Encourage your child to talk about their experiences, observations and interests. This discussion will help children to construct thoughts, to form concepts and to examine different relationships that are intermingled in their ideas.

Some simple activities that foster knowledge of and interest in science include: "Finding out how and why things work", "Sharing ideas and knowledge", "Making observations and writing or drawing those observations down", "Making predictions and seeking answers", "Starting collections -such as rocks or bugs- and observing similarities and differences", "Figuring out what causes things to change", "Having science parties with family and friends", "Enrolling your child in classes or extra-curricular activities involving science".

Your home, your environment and your surroundings are filled with opportunities to share science with your children. Through engaging their interests and encouraging their search for knowledge, you can ensure success in science!

QuestionQueen mybloop.com/otad12 asked:


EX: I have a college degree. Reading comprehension has always been a weakness for me. So, now I’m trying to sharpen my reading comprehension skills.

Or it can even be about learning new games that kids play.

Matia Bryson asked:


Kids’ online games are wonderful entertainment for children and their parents. However the parent who is an excellent online gamer may need a few suggestions on how to start playing on the computer with their child. There is a world of choices in online games for kids.

One great way to begin is to view your child’s television programs with them and look at the toys or foods that are marketed to kids. Then go to the web and look up the sites that represent those programs and products. Often they will have kid-friendly games. These kinds of websites can be trusted by parents. The companies have a family-friendly offline presence, and their websites typically have no outside advertising links to divert a child into the vast World Wide Web.

Some categories of games for kids that a parent may want to explore are educational games or learning games, including math games, reading games and typing games. I suggest that you do not disparage the kids games intended just for fun. Puzzle games and mazes can be great exercise for the brain. Also very simple but fun games that may seem to the parent to be a great challenge for the child may help a child to learn mouse control and keyboard skills.

There is no need for the parent to call a child over to the computer to play. The parent can begin to play a kids’ online game and in no time the sound effects or music will draw a child closer. They will then become quickly ensconced in their parent’s lap. Let the child begin to participate by answering questions about what is appearing on the screen and choosing the next move in the game. A child’s first instincts will be to touch and point at the screen. Eventually, encourage direct participation by letting the child operate an easy aspect of the game, such as pressing the spacebar. Ideally, the first games for young children should have very few keyboard options and a slow pace of play.

Usually the music, sound effects and colorful images of the game will be encouraging enough to motivate a child to continue to learn to play. At first a child needs a parent right at their side to play, but soon they will be taking over more of the controls themselves and even learning how to start a new game over by themselves.