Today we look at kids and experience. What kind of experience? Well, getting over shyness, going back to school and more.

The first article I found addressing the shyness issue is from the Child Study Center in New York called, Helping Shy Kids get the Most Out of Their School Experience. It's good.

Parental experience is next. Parents have to be ready for school, in order to help their children be ready for school. Here is a helpful article called, Parents: Start the School Year Off on the Right Foot, which may help both parents and students together.

"Study: Game experiences can provide hands-on learning opportunities" By Kristin Kalning. It is called, Can games make your kid a better citizen?

Here is a consideration which isn't usually thought of, as it is outside the experience of most people. The education experience of military children. Here is a US DoD article which helps explain it better than I can. It is called, Ensuring Kids get Quality, Consistent Education. A quote from the article, "In some of our small and remote locations we need to ensure the kids are getting the same kind of qualities and 'the comprehensive high school experience' that they are getting in our larger schools".

There are summer camps, road trips, overseas trips, ski trips and more, all designed to give kids an experience they haven't had before. Here is one long term experience that most haven't heard of doing.
What kids can do - Yupik Eskimo Youth Embrace Subsistence Living and Renew Community.

Experience counts! Programs such as Venturers or Civil Air Patrol are great confidence builders as well as gaining life experience.

That's all for today...

Cheers - Mike