Maria asked:


They know all about sex, drugs, and violence at toddler - ******* years but are immature and can not handle the responsibility of their actions.

SweetRoller asked:


i work as an Assistant teacher and it seems like the kids in the 2nd grade wo have glasses seem way more smart than those who dont have them, is there any proof to this?

Owen Smith asked:


When the children begin to toddle, they behave actively and scamper about, and they are unaware of tiredness in whole day. Some parents think that the games are physical activities, so they are not good for intelligence. Actually, it is not so. The children play the games joyously with scientific guide from adults, which is very helpful to intellectual development of children. Games are not only the world of children, but also the world created by them. There are five benefits of games to the intellectual development of children:

Firstly, the convivial, delightful, and vivacious atmosphere is the significant environment to cultivate the initiative, creative spirit and elaborative faculty of children. Joyful emotion of children is an important environmental factor for the formation of growth and sound psychology. The children, who are devoid of the love from parents and are always beaten and scolded by parents, lack convivial atmosphere; therefore, their intellect and health conditions are not fine. The games could build joyful mood and leave profound memory trace in Children’s mind, so they are the active means to develop the intellect of children.

Secondly, games are propitious to the formation of children’s quick response and judgment capability. The children need to make response and judgment in games; however, this kind of response and judgment is quite dramatic and lively. Unconsciously, the children cultivate quick reflection and response ability, which is very helpful to the brain growth for the children in this stage.

Thirdly, games are good for developing children’s imagination and ideation. Some visual games, such as “Hawk snatches chick”, etc, could develop children’s imagination, while the children could consider how to win and why they fail in the game.

Fourthly, the games make for cultivating the interest of physical and intellectual activities from children and inspiring their aspiration to knowledge. In childhood, they often gradually apperceive and cognize the world through some games. The secret of genius lies in strong interest and boundless passion, and the games add a portion of power for the genius.

Fifthly, games redound to train the willpower of positive confidence and effort for children to gain their ends, which is an extremely important psychology quality for children to become useful people. The accomplished scientists and inventors all have striking confidence and willpower; whereas the children have so clinging expression and vigorous energy to capture the victory in the games, which is just the bud to cultivate these two psychology qualities.

After the parents know the benefits and importance of games, they will not think playing the games is a behavior of wasting time and will not always ask the children to spare all their time on playing piano or learning painting and calligraphy. Therefore, in the games, some scrupulous parents could observe children’s ideality, desire, anxiety, etc. The game is the first success for children on culture and psychology; they express their own thought and sentiment which could not deliver in the games, and sometimes, they even depend on games to overcome now or past complicated mental harassment.

In order to make the games have better effect on children’s physical and mental health, parents could combine the games with edifying the thought of children; that is, when children play the games, parents may put forward various questions to make children reflect. Parents also could participate in the games with children, which make children feel more happiness and avail to the sound mentality formation of children. Simultaneously, parents shall pay attention to that physical games should not be too tired while cerebral games should not be too long.

OFG30 asked:


Nat’l Spelling Bee: 3rd year won by homeschooler.
Public School kids = drunk, drugs, tatoos, pregnant
Home School kids = engineers, mathmeticians, biologists

nanii asked:


I mean seriously, when did this become such an issue? Lead? are you kidding me!! I’m sure every single one of my toys contained lead and i turned out just fine.. a dora lamp isnt safe? a spinning daggar? please! what about our easy bake ovens or the creepy crawler bugs you could put in the oven with that extremely hot plate that burned me well over a dozen times. kids learn, their not dumb! god bless.. sorry I had to get that out…… your thoughts?

Sammy R asked:


plz answer

BuzzillionsEmma asked:


I’m wondering what other parents would say are toys are good for learning for a young child and/or toddler. Has anybody else heard about or bought the LeapFrog Phonetics letter set http://buzzillions.com/dz_696467_leapfro… ? I also found the fischer price laptop, but I think it’s for kids a little older :http://buzzillions.com/dz…

angelbaby asked:


My daughter is very good about sharing some things, like snacks, but her and the sitter’s daughter go back and forth with each other over toys. They are 2 yrs. and almost 3 years, and both like to say Mine. Do they ever learn to get along with each other that way?
The sitter is great with them, she’s good at dealing with it, and trying to teach them the right way. It’s just one of those things that seems like no matter how often you try, it doesn’t work. But I guess it will eventually when they both understand better…

sincere12_25 asked:


kids play with ever-more-complex toys and learn what? Kids play with each other and learn social skills. Is this one big reason why things are not going so well any more?

(And I wonder if someone will break this long-overdue tie by voting)
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AioLpCfG.xMSDMAOSi3T0S7sy6IX?qid=20060722110641AAloBka

desmeran asked:


My kids were until a few months ago the only grandchildren on both sides of the family, so unsurprisingly they have way too many toys already (no fault of ours!). So I’m a bit at a loss for what to get them this Christmas. They don’t really have a wish-list (aside from art supplies, and my little guy wants more trucks), but obviously we’d still like to find them something they’d love.

I’m not interested in any toy that beeps, talks, lights up, or otherwise drives parents insane. I’m not interested in what’s trendy or ties in with a tv show or purports to be a learning toy. I’m just wondering for the following age groups what toy or other item your child *plays with* the most? Not the one that cost the most or that they were most excited to get at first or that they’re asking for, but the one that they truly love and keep on using month after month?

I’m looking for a 9-year-old, 7-year-old, 5-year-old, and 3-year-old. They’re girl-boy-girl-boy, but the girls are pretty tomboyish and the boys are pretty flexible in what they play with, too.

Thanks for your input!
I know 9-year-olds are pretty much past playing too much with toys per se … it doesn’t have to be a toy so much as something that your kid really loves.
they would love a pet, but can’t because of allergies and asthma (and parental overload … there are enough living things in this house already!)
okay i apparently missed all the troll/dog drama and am really not trying to be a forum for trolls here. talk about so high school….

thanks to the people giving actual help….