Patti Teel

Patti Teel

Patti Teel's stories:

Helping Kids Overcome Their Fears and Phobias

by Patti Teel 1 year, 7 months ago

By Patti Teel www.pattiteel.com Children love the fantasy and fun of dressing up in costumes and Halloween is usually an exciting and fun event for them. During October, however, the television networks begin running their annual horror flicks. Remember, young children still have trouble differentiating real life from make believe and many scary movies should be “off limits.” A number of children have developed deeply rooted fears from watching movies that were too adult and scary. It can also ...

Handling Homework

by Patti Teel 1 year, 7 months ago

Excerpt from The Floppy Sleep Game Book by Patti Teel www.pattiteel.com Limited amounts of homework in the primary grades may be beneficial; however, it should not be excessive, especially in the lower grades. The amount of homework assigned varies greatly from school to school and from teacher to teacher. As a rule of thumb, the National Education Association and the Parent Teacher Association recommend that children in elementary school spend approximately ten minutes of homework per grade. For ...

Handling Homework

by Patti Teel 8 years, 5 months ago

Excerpt from The Floppy Sleep Game Book, by Patti Teel www.pattiteel.com Limited amounts of homework in the primary grades may be beneficial; however, it should not be excessive, especially in the lower grades. The amount of homework assigned varies greatly from school to school and from teacher to teacher. As a rule of thumb, the National Education Association and the Parent Teacher Association recommend that children in elementary school spend approximately ten minutes of homework per grade. ...

ADHD and Sleep

by Patti Teel 1 year, 8 months ago

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By Patti Teel www.pattiteel.com Children with ADHD are more likely to have sleep difficulties. However, good sleep hygiene in conjunction with self-soothing relaxation techniques may help to solve your child’s sleep problems. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a neurological condition that is characterized by inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. There are three subtypes of ADHD that are generally recognized by professionals. There is the predominately hyperactive-impulsive type (children don’t show significant inattention); the predominately inattentive type (the child ...