To me it seems that to give happiness is a far nobler goal that to attain it: and that what we exist for is much more a matter of ...relations to others than a matter of individual progress: much more a matter of helping others to heaven than of getting there ourselves.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Of course children benefit from positive feedback. But praise and rewards are not the only methods of reinforcement. More emphasis... should be place on appreciation--reinforcement related explicitly and directly to the content of the child's interest and efforts.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
As you consider whether to move a child into formal academic training, remember that we want our children to do more than just lea...rn how to read and write; we want them to learn in such a way that they become lifelong readers and writers. If we push our children to start learning these skills too far ahead of their own spontaneous interest and their capacity, we may sacrifice the long-range goal of having them enjoy such pursuits.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Experts generally agree that taking all opportunities to read books and other material aloud to children is the best preparation f...or their learning to read. The pleasures of being read to are far more likely to strengthen a child's desire to learn to read than are repetitions of sounds, alphabet drills, and deciphering uninteresting words.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »