The spurt in rent a car UK services has helped visitors going to UK for holidays and on business, save substantially in their spending on the car rentals. The wise visitors thus try to compare the facilities offered and the rates charged by each of the car hire portals to source the best bargain. The [...]

Children can develop language skills only if they have many opportunities to talk, listen and use language to solve problems and learn about the world. Long before your child enters school, you can do many things to help her develop language. You can: ★ Give your child opportunities to play. Play is how children learn. [...]

Children start school with different degrees of social and emotional maturity. These qualities take time and practice to learn. Give your child opportunities at home to begin to develop the following positive qualities. ★ Confidence: Children must feel good about themselves and believe they can succeed. Confident children are more willing to attempt new tasks—and [...]

Seeing to it that your preschool child has nutritious food, enough exercise and regular medical care gives him* a good start in life and lessens the chances that he will have serious health problems or trouble learning later on. Food Preschoolers require a healthy diet. After your child is born, she requires nutritious food to [...]

Scientists who study how the brain works have shown that children learn earlier—and learn more—than we once thought possible. From birth through age 5, children are developing the language, thinking, physical, emotional and social skills that they will need for the rest of their lives. This booklet is for families and caregivers who want to [...]

Taking responsibility and working independently are important qualities for school success. Here are some suggestions for helping your child to develop these qualities: *| Establish rules. Every home needs reasonable rules that children know and can depend on. Have your child help you to set rules, then make sure that you enforce the rules consistently. [...]

Libraries are places of learning and discovery for everyone. Helping your child find out about libraries will set him on the road to being an independent learner. Here are some suggestions for how to help: *| Introduce your child to the library as early as possible. Even when your child is a toddler, take him [...]

American children on average spend far more time watching TV or playing video games than they do completing homework or other school-related activities. Here are some suggestions for helping your child to use TV and video games wisely: *| Limit the time that you let your child watch TV. Too much television cuts into important [...]

Let your child know that you think education is important and so homework has to be done. Here are some ways to help your child with homework: *| Have a special place for your child to study. The homework area doesn’t have to be fancy. A desk in the bedroom is nice, but for many [...]

Talking and listening play major roles in children’s school success. It’s through hearing parents and family members talk and through responding to that talk that young children begin to pick up the language skills they will need if they are to do well. For example, children who don’t hear a lot of talk and who [...]