“I am committed to writing appropriate books for the middle grades. This means no bad language, no gratuitous or explicit violence, and no sexual content beyond what you might find in a PG-rated movie – expressions of who likes whom, holding hands, and perhaps the occasional kiss. The idea that we should treat sexual orientation itself as an adults-only topic, however, is absurd. Non-heterosexual children exist. To pretend they do not, to fail to recognize that they have needs for support and validation like any child, would be bad teaching, bad writing, and bad citizenship.” NeedsShouldWritingMeanChildrenBookIdeasHandsMightWould BeLanguageSupportViolenceFailingTeachingMiddleExpressionKissingAdultsTreatsCommittedLikesAbsurdGradesAppropriateCitizenshipTopicsOccasionalOrientationValidationExplicitHolding HandsBad WritingBad Language Author:Rick Riordan
“Instead of trying to produce a programme to simulate the adult mind, why not rather try to produce one which simulates the child's? If this were then subjected to an appropriate course of education one would obtain the adult brain.” IfsTryingMindChildrenCoursesBrainProduceAdultsAppropriateWhy NotArtificial IntelligenceProgrammesSimulate Author:Alan Turing
“I urge all Texans to answer the call to serve those in need. By volunteering their time, energy or resources to helping others, adults and youngsters follow Christ's message of love and service in thought and deed. Therefore I, George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, do hereby proclaim June 10, 2000, Jesus Day in Texas and urge the appropriate recognition whereof. In official recognition whereof, I hereby affix my signature this 17th day of March, 2000.” NeedsHelpingHumorPoliticalJesusEnergyChristAnswersMessagesAdultsResourcesDeedsHelping OthersRecognitionOfficialsAppropriateUrgesTexasGovernorsVolunteerJuneAprilSignaturesYoungstersPolitical HumorTexanThose In Need Author:George W. Bush
“Young children learn in a different manner from that of older children and adults, yet we can teach them many things if we adapt our materials and mode of instruction to their level of ability. But we miseducate young children when we assume that their learning abilities are comparable to those of older children and that they can be taught with materials and with the same instructional procedures appropriate to school-age children.” IfsChildrenDifferentAgeSchoolYoungAbilityLevelsTeachChildhoodTaughtMaterialsAdultsAssumingAppropriateInstructionProceduresYoung ChildrenEarly ChildhoodEarly Childhood Education Book:Miseducation: preschoolers at risk Source: Miseducation: preschoolers at risk
“Parents are led to believe that they must be consistent, that is, always respond to the same issue the same way. Consistency is good up to a point but your child also needs to understand context and subtlety . . . much of adult life is governed by context: what is appropriate in one setting is not appropriate in another; the way something is said may be more important than what is said. . . .” WayNeedsBelieveMayChildrenSaidImportantLife IsParentIssuesAdultsOur ChildrenSettingSettingsYour ChildrenConsistentAppropriateConsistencySubtlety Author:Stanley Greenspan
“Parents are never forgiven for not giving just the right response at the appropriate moment. Or, rather, there are particular times in the adolescent's or young adult's life, when a certain response is needed, and this need is not met, and the failure to meet this need is forever remembered, and is never forgiven.” NeedsGivingMomentsYoungCertainParentForeverParticularNeededMetsAdultsResponseYoung AdultRememberedAppropriateAdolescenceForgivenNever Forgive Author:Terri E Apter
“Dance therapy provides an outlet for energy and a safe and playful environment in which many areas of conflict can be identified and worked through, and appropriate adult roles and behavior tried out.” EnergyRolesEnvironmentSafeConflictBehaviorAdultsAreasTherapyAppropriateOutlets Book:Dancing for Health: Conquering and Preventing Stress Source: Dancing for Health: Conquering and Preventing Stress
“There are some things that are more appropriate to a children's than an adult book but there's a huge overlapping area and most kids read an age group up anyway.” ChildrenBookKidsAgeGroupsHugeAdultsAreasAppropriateOverlapping Author:Terry Pratchett