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Questions tagged [teaching]

Teaching methods, motivations, resources, etc. Also see Education, Learning, and Development for related concepts.

Teaching methods, motivations, resources, etc. Also see Education, Learning, and Development for related concepts.

Use this tag when you are asking a question about the act of teaching, as opposed to asking about your child's learning.

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How can I teach my son to ride a bike?

My son is almost seven years old and still can't ride a bike. He loves to be outside and play, and he wants to ride a bike. His bike has training wheels, but the moment I take them off and try to help him ride, he's not even close to exerting any…
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Kid hates lessons - Dropping Kumon English

This question is similar to Worried that Kumon tutoring is not working for our daughter - but different enough that the answers there don't adequately cover my problem (this is about English rather then maths, my son has never enjoyed it and is…
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Teacher called my sons statement racist

My son is in class with 2 people named Matt. He was trying to get one of the Matt's attention. They both were talking to my son. The conversation likely could be paraphrased like this: Matts: Which one of us are you trying to talk to? My Son: The…
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How can I convince my son to try to ride without training wheels?

I have a 3.5-year-old son, and now I'm trying to teach him to ride a bicycle. He already can ride a balance bike. Now he's able to pedal quite fast, but only with training wheels. The issue is that he strongly refuses to try to ride without those…
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Toddler is a real glutton with sweets

Our youngest eats normally at meals, but when she gets sweets she wolfs them down. Her big sister enjoys them more, saving some for later. I think it's a good to be able to restrain yourself, so I would like her to eat slower and enjoy the sweets…
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Should we tell a child to say Thank you

Many parents tell their children to say "Thank you" and some parents prefer making an example by saying Thank you themselves. I personally think telling a child to say Thank you may back fire as saying Thank you is artificially enforced. What is…
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