Children think what they have is cool! The truth is you can use this to fact to inspire your children intellectually and artistically.

For example I am currently teaching my 6 year old niece to read, skipping back I have not seen her since she was a baby as I lived in another state. She knew her abc’s and her phonics fairly well but could not read. Straight to the point I had her reading in days and everyone was so impressed especially my niece. But how did I do it is the real question, I changed the environment in her house, and we removed the TV because TV damages the developmental process of neurological developmental process. Then I used TV as a reward for reading. I replaced the TV with books in a fun way. I bought computer programs with games, DVD’s, books, logged on to internet reading sites… basically her and I together made her life letter, words, books and reading; in a very light hearted way. The point is, is that she is a child she will do what is provided in her environment as long as it fun (So Make it Fun!!) so we made her environment fun reading. Therefore she now reads. This can be done for any subject, and the arts saturate the environment and the child will regurgitate what is shown.

The hardest thing for most parents to admit is that children are only a product of their environment… mainly. So when we see our children failing in school, or being a nuisance around the house, it’s hard for us to except that the child was once a blank slate and is only what we helped them to become. All that being said, change the environment around your child and you will change your child’s future, many people over complicate this matter, meaning their environment is your house so change your house into what you desire your child to become. Children think what they have is cool! So if what they have is books, they won’t know the difference between that and a video game.