{"id":1702,"date":"2018-09-14T13:23:43","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T18:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drroxannedaleo.com\/roxie\/?p=1702"},"modified":"2018-12-14T13:27:14","modified_gmt":"2018-12-14T18:27:14","slug":"there-isnt-anything-average-about-your-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drroxannedaleo.com\/roxie\/there-isnt-anything-average-about-your-child\/","title":{"rendered":"There isn\u2019t anything average about your child!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Our schools are designed for the \u201caverage\u201d student\u2014<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">but in my experience working with both genius and learning challenged children,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">here is what I know, for sure\u2014<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><b>there isn\u2019t anything average about your child!<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The more understanding you have about standardized tests, how much kids vary in their working memory and how these tests are designed to force kids to jump through unnecessary hoops that may not highlight their strengths, the better you\u2019ll be helping your child help himself.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><b>Discover 3 essential keys when you sign up here for free<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">1. To <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><b>optimize your child\u2019s learning style<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">2. To <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><b>optimize your child\u2019s learning environment<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">3. To <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><b>optimize your child\u2019s strategies for success.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Intelligence is not only cognitive, it is emotional and social. If you know how to develop <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">all three, it is more likely your child will enjoy not only academic achievement, but even more importantly, social adaptability and emotional stability as well. Research in neuroscience which investigates cognition and learning are pointing to specific methods which build the various intelligences necessary to succeed in all educational settings and life.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Just as we must teach our child penmanship, first by writing letters, then words, then<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">sentences. So too, we must teach them behaviorship and thoughtmanship.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">You can work on this immediately.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\">Now I<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span lang=\"fr-FR\">\u2019<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">m wanting to offer something that is even more in-depth: for me to offer<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><b> all my best insights, coaching, strategies, visioning and support. In-depth personal advising and\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><b style=\"font-size: small;\">empowerment,<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Basically, I<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">\u2019<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">m offering to become the personal mentor to an exceptional parent or teacher<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">When you teach young children to ride a bicycle, it\u2019s not so easy at first. But once you learn how, you know for life. Many children start by using training wheels, which are gradually raised higher and then removed as they get their balance.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">In a sense, guided imagery meditations are like training wheels that you use until you learn how to cultivate the art of paying attention for yourself. Over time, we develop the<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">capacity to improve our quality of attention to other aspects of our moment-to-moment<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">experience- breathing, body sensations, hearing sounds, all sorts of perceptions of the eyes, ears, nose, mouth and body and then to the whole domain of thoughts and emotions. This is how we cultivate \u201cintimacy with the spaciousness of awareness. An <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">awareness that can hold any or all objects of attention and then bring that awareness into everyday life.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Thus, the true meditation practice becomes how you live your life, not how well you sit on a cushion. What we are really talking about is <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>awareness.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The various objects that we can pay attention to are of importance\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">but most importantly, is the attending itself, <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>awareness<\/i><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"> itself.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The use of rhythm and rhyme throughout the guided imagery is a mechanism intended for appeal to children t<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">apping the unconscious mind\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">tapping their inner resources, inner strength<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2026<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">which brings about a shift into deep relaxation of the mind\/body\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">with daily practice you and your child can actually experience peace right here in your own body, in your own mind, in your own life.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>You can take my word for it- guided imagery is a powerful tool helping children\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>help themselves.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Tell me about your experience and successes!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Visit: <\/span><\/span><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drroxannedaleo.com\/\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">www.drroxannedaleo.com<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our schools are designed for the \u201caverage\u201d student\u2014but in my experience working with both genius and learning challenged children,\u00a0here is what I know, for sure\u2014there isn\u2019t anything average about your child! 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