A new study found that kids who perform acts of kindness are happier and more accepting.
Researchers in Vancouver, Canada studied how performing kind acts influenced behavior, emotions and even popularity of 9 to 11 year-olds. The researchers had two groups: one was asked to visit three places each week, while the other was asked to perform three random acts of kindness each week.
The experiment lasted for four weeks and, in the end, when compared to previous test results, both groups of children were deemed happier. The ones who performed random acts of kindness, however, were also deemed more accepting of their fellow classmates.
Researchers believe that because the acts of kindness were intentional and planned, they created more positive, accepting attitudes among the children. Observers believe that this could be a solution to bullying in schools. By encouraging kind acts in children and creating more open-minded attitudes, the hope is that the acceptance will spread throughout school children.
Sources:
-“Acts of Kindness Make Kids Popular.” Parenting.com
-“Random Acts of Kindness Can Make Kids More Popular.” NPR
-Photo courtesy of Ambro/freedigitalphotos.net
Looking for some easy crafts to keep you and your little one busy? Check out this felt board that’s both educational and fun. You can use it to teach colors, shapes, letters and more.
What you need:
-Different colored pieces of felt
-Large picture frame
-One plain piece of adhesive felt about one inch l inch larger than the frame
-Scissors
-2 pieces of cardboard board the ½ inch smaller than the frame
-Duct tape
-Kraft paper
Instructions:
1. Remove and discard of the glass from the frame.
2. Cut about 1 inch of the corners off of the large piece of adhesive felt.
3. Tape the felt around the cardboard.
4. Place the felt-covered board within the frame.
5. Add a second piece of cardboard to the back for extra support.
6. Secure with kraft paper and duct tape.
7. Cut fun shapes out of the different colored pieces of felt. Here are a few ideas:
-Letters
-Numbers
-Basic shapes
-Animals
Sources:
-“Felt Board for Kids.” Martha Stewart
-Photo courtesy of Grant Cochrane/freedigitalphotos.net
Happy Valentines Day from the MomTrusted.com Team!
Just click the image above to download the printable coloring sheet.
We’ve had a lot of fun lately doing activities with the kiddos and wanted to share them with you. Try our latest preschool activities with your kids this weekend or after school!
Learn how to draw your hand in 3D using this simple optical illusion technique.
Painting with balloons gives your child a new squishy, flexible tool to work with.
A bunch of ideas for teaching your child about the five senses.
Recipe for how to make flubber. This stuff has an amazing consistency and isn’t as messy as it looks. :)
This is an adorable printmaking idea that your kids will love. I want to try this on canvas next time!
Fun little science project that’s easy, you probably have everything you need on hand, and the kids get to keep their experiment to play with.
We made this as a gift for my mother’s garden. She loved it and was surprised at how easy it was to replicate this project.
I am totally fascinated by spin art. My kids could do it for hours because each piece turns out different.
Cute printable coloring page for your little friendship bracelet makers. Just in time to start the school year.
Looking for a gift idea for grandparents? This one is perfect. Click through to see how to make this reverse hand print artwork.
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List of Early Childhood Education, Preschool, Child care, and Daycare Conferences for June, July, and August 2012
See the Child Care and Early Education list for all of 2012
Are we missing a conference? Have a correction? Contact us!
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How do you Promote Your Profile with your very own Provider Widget?
It’s easy!
1. Just login to your MomTrusted.com account and click on the “home” tab at the top of the page.
2. Use your mouse to select the Widget Code from the Your Widget Code box.
3. Copy the code from the box by holding down the Ctrl button on your keyboard and clicking on C (button on your keyboard) at the same time. (OR you can normally right click the mouse and choose “copy” from the menu that pops up).
4. Now go to your website, facebook profile, or wherever you are going to put your widget. Paste it there by clicking in the text area (somewhere you would be able to type text normally). You can paste by holding the Ctrl key and the V key at the same time OR right clicking in the text area and selecting “paste” from the menu that popped up.
Use your MomTrusted Personal Provider Widget to professionally link to your profile. Here’s an example:
Your widget shows your profile picture, provider name, provider type (facility, preschool, nanny, babysitter, inhome), the number of positive parent reviews you have, the first few lines of your descriptions, and links to your child care or preschool profile. This way new parents can easily find more information about your services and your current parents can quickly leave reviews. It’s like an online business card for your child care business or preschool!
Here’s a few other ideas for how to use your child care or preschool profile widget, use it in
– your email campaigns to your current parents
– your email signature
– classified ad postings across the web (craigslist, facebook, etc)
– your classroom blogs
– your website
– your signature on forum and chat sites (cafemom, momslikeme, babycenter, etc)
– all your social networking profiles (facebook, myspace, bebo, friendster, hi5, orkut)
– all your social media sites (youtube, yahoo profiles, bookmarking sites, etc)
– ANYWHERE you promote yourself on the web! (if you have other ideas we would love to hear them!!)
If there are any places that do not allow you to use your provider widget code but will allow you to put a link to your website or profile…simply click on “View My Profile” from your “Home” tab (after you login on MomTrusted.com you will automatically be directed to this page). Once you are on your public profile, copy your unique url from the address bar of your internet browser. It should look something like this:
http://momtrusted.com/in_homes/3243-NannyMable
Use this url as your own personal website to allow new parents to get important information about your services quickly.
If you have any problems please feel free to contact me! :)