Creating a Creative Child Part 2
I got this from a newsletter I receive from Quality Care for Children.Foster Your Child’s Creativity!Children are naturally creative. You can help them maintain and expand this creativity into adulthood. There is a strong correlation between stress and creativity. The more stressed you or your child are the more difficult it is for you to solve problems. When you are relaxed, you can see creative solutions to problems you are facing. Creativity improves your child’s self-esteem, motivation and achievement. When you encourage your child to think creatively and independently, your child is likely to become interested

Dreams Part I
I have been remembering some of my childhood dreams. I just need to reminisce. When I was younger, Chinese and Korean children would go to Saturday school. Why can't African Americans have Saturday school too? What do you think?

Families are the First Teachers
I just finished reading the chapter Families, the First Teachers of Claudia Zaslavsky's book "Fear of Math." The main point that I agree with very much is, do not let your children know you have any apprehension of math! Now maybe if you have a story about overcoming math fears that is great. Or you admit there is a lot you don't know but you want to learn it along with the child, okay too. But please, please, please don't say things like 'I never did well in math kid you're on your own.' If you can calculate fractions and percentages when you are at the store this is great. If you are good at art and drawing geometrical figures, great! How about doing simple math in your head, even

Magic Squares for Kids
I'm in love with magic squares. I wish I had done more of these as a child. I worked with my 6 year old daughter on an example problem from Claudia Zaslavsky's book 'Math Games & Activities from Around the World.' This problem involves two imaginary young boys in West Africa. One boy, Ahmed, is challenged by another boy to play. His game board is a square divided up into nine boxes. He has 45 pieces to play. He can place 1-9 pieces in each box but can not play a number more than once. Each row and column must add up to 15. Have your child finish it.