Child Development

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the Educational Child's Play Activity Book is a must have for any parent, daycare, homeschooler, or preschool interested in child development.

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Dear Parent,

It feels so good to see your child achieve milestones, absorb knowledge like a sponge and develop a true love of learning.

"Storybooks That Teach and Educational Child's Play" can awaken these senses in your child, bring their brains to attention, get their brain synapses connecting at speeds so impressive even the energizer bunny would drop his drum.

It is this very hunger to learn that needs to be nurtured. You don't want to miss your window of opportunity--the years prior to age 7. Absolutely, hands-down the MOST IMPORTANT and VITAL learning and child development stages of their growth.

I'm a childhood education specialist with years of education, experience and training; but I'm also a parent. I know how it feels to want a manual to navigate your child's latest crisis. I know how it feels to invest yourself in your child, feel every accomplishment and every failure. I want to share my experience and knowledge with you and your child through this website; and my child development books.

"Storybooks That Teach and Educational Child's Play" can do so much more to help your preschool child maximize their potential and child development. I am not talking about hot housing, or creating little geniuses, just common sense activities to help stimulate those areas of a child's brain that science is saying need stimulating before the age of seven.

Imagine you:

Feeling like you are a great parent

Knowing you did a good as, and even better job than your parents

Not feeling guilty that you have "messed them up"

Teaching your child how to learn; developing their potential and nurturing their creativity

Feeling worthy to be the parent of such a wonderful child

Getting hugged by a child who adores you

Being the envy of your friends, who wonder what you are doing to have such a well

developed child

Knowing you have given your child the best start in life they could have

Imagine your child:

	Feeling good about themselves (self-esteem)

	Thinking and solving problems for themselves (thinking ability)

	Telling you and others how they feel and what they are thinking (communication)

	Sharing and playing with other children (socialization skills)

	Having good body balance and coordination (physical coordination)

	Being able to deal with and recognize their own emotions (emotional stability)

	Remaining calm and relaxed and able to reduce behaviors (self control)

	Being able to read and be academic achievers (successful for a lifetime)

Let me tell you a little about myself.............

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Hi there, my name is Paul Mackie, I live in Calgary, Canada

with my wife and children. I am a professional Early Childhood

Educator and a Wholistic Therapist, presently working with

adults with challenges and disabilities.

Let me be blunt here..............THIS IS SERIOUS, "I know what I

am talking about". I've spent many YEARS of my life dealing

with kids in daycares, pre-school, Elementary and Junior High

school. I know what they need, and most importantly.................

I know WHEN they need it!.

As a parent I have been through the parenting mill (so to speak), and totally understand what

you are going through to raise a child and help with child development; if nothing else, please

feel free to contact me (E-mail address below).

A Case Study Using an Educational Child's Play Activity

Several years ago I was hired by a daycare to work with a three year old boy who had severe behavioral problems. As an Early Childhood Educator who had lots of experience in child development and had some experience working with behaviorally challenged children I thought, “How bad could it be?” after all, he was only three years old. Tommy (not his real name) knew a lot of words; he favored “f_ _ _ you!” followed by a string of two to three word sentences of the same language and ran around threatening the other kids with a wooden 2X4 12 inch long block.

At first I tried the usual methods of child development such as behavioral management, time-out, transitional methods (timers, communication of changes in activities etc), rewards and praise for good behavior, but all to no avail. It was at this point that I decided to use a new approach called a Balance Board.

The play-based, child development Balance Board activity included spinning on a rotational Balance Board and throwing some bean bags at a target while standing on a pivot Balance Board.

Tommy started using the board. The first thing I noticed was that Tommy did not get dizzy; he would spin for five minutes, get up off the board and walk away (I later found out this could be a possible indicator that a person may have sensory difficulties). Another thing was his awareness of where he was in space; he would run his hand along the wall all the time (another possible indicator of sensory difficulties) and would slide on his back on the floor, bumping his head quite hard on walls, doors and furniture.

Tommy’s behaviors had decreased a little and he was swearing less, but after two months, I began to doubt whether the balance board activities were having much effect on his child development. It was at this point that an amazing thing happened. One day after our usual five minutes of spinning Tommy stood up and said, “I feel dizzy.” Something had changed, which was not amazing in itself; the truly amazing thing happened the next day.

The next day I was watching as a boy took Tommy’s train set. I quickly stepped in to prevent Tommy from snatching back the train and hitting the boy as he typically would. To my surprise, Tommy came over to me and said, ”He has taken my train!” I asked Tommy, “What should we do about that?” Tommy replied, “He took my train set. Let’s go and ask for it back!” (twelve words, in sentences - truly amazing for this little boy). I helped Tommy get the train back by using his words. From that point on, Tommy’s use of vocabulary increased dramatically. He could communicate his needs and feelings and his violent outbursts decreased. Tommy still had behaviors, but his child development was more at the level of a developing three year old. Another interesting thing was that Tommy stopped running his hands on the walls, although he would still slide on the floor. He would however slow down and gently touch his head to objects instead of hitting them hard.

So there you have it. I believe laughter, compassion and sensory play are the best ways to help with child development. It is not about good or bad; it is not about fixing behaviors; it is not about finding solutions or diagnoses; it is about consistently providing the Sensory Rich Environment; the Balance Board can be part of that child development environment.

What parents are saying about these storybooks:


	I just finished 'A Walk in the Jungle' with my two girls. I'm VERY impressed! My eldest is starting kindergarten this year and she loves following guided activities. She was eager to follow along and create her own animal moves. What I'm also happy with is that my younger daughter who just turned two actually participated. She is naturally very much of a loner. While she normally does her own thing while other kids play she joined us after the second activity and 'opted out' near the end. However, that was very impressive for her. Thanks so much. It's a great tool for parents who want to have fun with their kids, but don't have the imagination or information to make learning fun. Shannon Emmanuel Vancouver B.C.