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   If you've ever watched a group of 4- or 5-year-olds playing soccer or teeball, you've probably seen a player or two stray away to pick flowers, do somersaults, or watch a plane pass overhead. Such behavior is typical for children of this age, who usually are not yet ready for organized sports.    Somewhere between the ages of 6 and 7, most children develop the mental capacity to understand rules and focus on the game for more than a few minutes. They become more capable of working together as a team and gain the maturity necessary to deal  with defeat. But prior to this point in development, most young children are just not ready to play an organized sport.    Pediatricians also have concerns about sports injuries to children.  Ask you child's doctor about the risks of a specific sport and whether your child is physically ready to play.    Give some thought to your child's emotional development as well. Children vary widely...

Emotional development, like other learning, takes time. And children, being the excellent imitators they are, will follow adult examples. If we yell at children, they will yell; if we hit them, they will hit; if we teach them how to fight--verbally or physically, they will imitate the same behavior.  Or, the opposite may occur where--child or adult--you may become the perpetual victim of other's aggression.  We get better results when we discipline children calmly. Efforts should be made to teach socially how to communicate productively personal points of views such as: Be clear and consistent. Set and discuss rules and consequences. Rules should be clear, simple, and few. Some adults have only one basic rule: "You may not hurt yourself, others, or things" . For example, to stop a child from hitting another child, kneel and calmly state, "You may not hit Tanisha. People are not for hitting." Then add, "I know you are angry. Can you tell me why?  ......

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Be on a mission of reading literature: Who is the author? Are there other books by the author? A series of books? What is the author's point of view of information given? Why is she/he providing such information (to get a point across, to share real facts, to allow you to make an opinion)?  Reading a variety of literature allows you to  understand new information to participate in learning in any group setting (in your own community, in a group or community that you would like to be a part of). make sense of the world around you. communicate your thoughts and opinions, creatively. be able to help others, if necessary. discuss things in a more consistent order. Think. Read a book each day!!!