Writing with children

  7 sure shot ways to better your child’s vocabulary without losing your cool !! Words are so important. Often we are at a loss of words as they don’t exist in our arsenal of vocabulary. Children struggle to write essays, stories and other writing tasks as they lack the correct words to use. How then can we increase our child’s vocabulary? Here are simple ways to build your child’s vocabulary. 1. Describe the word. Provide a description of the word. E.g. If you are introducing the word “typhoon”, you can talk about its effects and how dangerous they can be. You can even show photos or videos of these. 2. Ask your child to describe it his own way . Once you’ve described a new word, ask him to come up with his own way to describe it. For example, after explaining how  privileged  you are to attend such a nice school, your son might explain how  privileged  he is to have a new bicycle. Once a word is understood and used, it is never forgotten. 3. Prefixes...

Children express themselves in many ways. Whether it be art, craft, dancing or singing, they enjoy expressing themselves. Writing too is an expression of their thoughts. Today, writing has become a difficult and boring task as we ask children to write dull meaningless assignments for an unknown audience. They also complain of what to write. They don’t seem to have the correct words to express themselves. They are not confident writers. What then is the solution to this? Here are some hacks to help you. 1. Select a topic your child will enjoy writing . Discuss before assigning the task. 2. Create a spark! Do something different . (Play a game, watch a movie together) Ask your child to write on it immediately. Compare your perspective with her. 3. Ask simple questions to build up a story . E.g. Who are the characters in the story? Are they people or animals or a fantastic creature? Are they in trouble and so on… 4. Let their creative juices flow. Do not argue or say that thei...