When it comes to our child's comfort, we are all worried about how they will adjust to a new situation or meeting new kids. We ask ourselves questions like how much will the other kids influence our child? Will my kid be too shy or too obnoxious when trying to get to know other students? Or the dreaded, what awful habits or bad words will my child learn from his or her classmates? It turns out, these are all completely normal worries. And while some of the unwanted is inevitable, there is a … [Read more...]
The Importance of Programming for Children
A logical mind and computer programming, combined, can create wondrous things. Whether we program robots to retrieve medical supplies, traffic lights to change based on daily congestion, or automobile electronics to apply the right amount of brake pressure -- programming is important. And for our children, we can only imagine what they'll be programming. But to program effectively, we must use sound logic. One of my favorite experiences was with my son, Ro, programming a virtual … [Read more...]
