When should a child begin to train, and why the old fear was wrong
Most parents think lifting weights is dangerous for children. Twenty years of paediatric consensus disagree, and the reason has more to do with the nervous system than with muscle.
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Why You Shouldn't Observe Your Child Doing Their Homework: How Trying to Help Actually Halts Their Focus
We sit with our children to help them with homework, but new research reveals this well-intentioned habit backfires. Here is why your physical presence causes the exact struggle you are trying to prevent.
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Most of us spend a significant portion of our lives helping to educate our children. We sit beside them while they work through math equations, reading assignments, or writing tasks. In these moments, the urge to intervene is constant. When our child pauses or struggles with a word, we naturally lean closer to offer a hint, a correction, or a word of encouragement.
We do this because we want them to feel supported. But new research reveals that these good intentions are more likely to backfire, and by trying to help our children we may be unwittingly hindering their progress.
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