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Bright Horizons | Answering Your Child’s Toughest Questions

Children are naturally curious about how the world works, which means they ask a lot of questions. Some questions are easier to answer than others, and there’s no one right way to respond. Consider your child’s temperament and developmental level, as well as your family’s values on a given topic. 

Below are a few general suggestions for tackling those tricky questions that make every parent squirm:

  • Ask clarifying questions to understand exactly what your child is asking. 
  • Offer a simple, straightforward answers. 
  • Be honest—it’s okay to admit you feel uncomfortable or don’t know exactly how to respond.
  • Be available for follow-up.

Kids’ Questions about Anatomy and Sex

Questions about anatomy and sex can be a challenge, depending on the age of your children and your comfort level with discussing these topics.

Q: “Why doesn’t my sister’s/brother’s body look like mine?” 

A: Most child educators and safety experts agree it’s a good idea to use the correct terms for body parts when you explain to your child about differences in body parts. Especially when your children are young, you can explain “private parts” and what body privacy means: that nobody else should touch them. This is also a good time to let your child know that they should come to you or another trusted adult if anyone does try to touch their bodies.

Q: “Where do babies come from? How did the baby get in your belly?”

A: In a perfect world, talking about sex with our children would be just another topic, like hygiene, math, or sports. We don’t live in a perfect world, however, so conversations about sex can cause a lot of discomfort and anxiety—mostly for the parents. Take a deep breath, and follow these simple tips.

  • Ask your child “What do you think?” before answering questions to get a better sense of what is really being asked and what’s likely to be understood. It always helps to understand your child’s questions and current thinking before trying to educate them.
  • Tell the truth. If you make up a story about storks or fairies, it will only cause confusion and mistrust later on.
  • Avoid too much detail and keep answers short and simple. If your child is not satisfied with your answers, more questions will follow.
  • Make conversations matter-of-fact. When discussing body functions and sex your child, treat the conversations as you would any other important topic—calmly, and matter-of-factly. Children are perceptive, and they will be able to tell if you’re uncomfortable.
  • Be available. One of the best rules of parenting is to spend relaxed time together and have lots of conversations. Let your child know in words and actions that you are available to offer information and answer questions about sex or anything else.
  • Defer when appropriate. If a question about sex comes up in the doctor’s office or in the line at the bank, don’t be afraid to say, “What a good question! Let’s talk about that at home later.” Then, bring it up again at home so your child knows you aren’t avoiding the conversation.

How to Answer Kids’ Philosophical Questions

In some ways, philosophical questions are harder to answer because they’re about existential, abstract, or unknowable topics. For example: 

  • What is God? 
  • Why do we die? What happens to us when we die? Are you going to die?
  • If I’m not allowed to hurt my friends, why is it okay to kill a chicken to eat it?
  • What is a war? Am I safe? Will I be attacked?
  • Why do some people not have homes?

At the heart of most of these questions are the underlying questions, “Am I safe? Is the world safe?”  Your background and values will determine how you answer these questions for yourself and your child, but what if you’re not sure of the answer? 

  • Reflect and open the discussion. Some parents may feel uncomfortable and want to either change the subject or brush the question off with a dismissive remark like: “Never mind. That’s a grown-up question.” Other parents use these tough questions as an opportunity to examine their own beliefs and, depending on the age of their children, discuss these issues as a family. Like with questions about sex, it can be helpful to ask our child, “What do you think?” Not only will it send the message that these thoughts and questions matter, it will signal you are open to discussion.
  • Research and collaborate. There are endless books that cover “what do we believe?” questions. Explore the parenting section of your library or bookstore or consult like-minded parents. If you are a religious or spiritual person, you may also want to consult with your spiritual community to find information aimed at answering children’s questions about religion and the afterlife.
  • Offer comfort and reassurance. Consider why your child is asking the question. Is it in pursuit of information, comfort, understanding—or all three? Has there been frightening news coverage or has a friend experienced a loss? Children generally want to know 1) why a situation has occurred, 2) what is being done to help or comfort those involved, and 3) how it might affect them. It’s okay to acknowledge that life can be unpredictable and confusing, but try to end on a comforting, solutions-oriented note. For example: “People become homeless for a lot of different reasons, such as because they’re sick or they lost their job. We donate to the homeless shelter, and we keep money in an emergency fund to help keep our family safe.” 

Those tough questions your children ask can give you insight into their fears, challenges, and developmental understanding. They can also spark great conversations that build trust. Don’t worry about getting every answer right. You can revisit a topic more than once. 

More on Tough Conversations with Kids

• Being confident in your parenting approach and style will help you tackle tough questions. 
• Is your child feeling stressed? Help your child relieve stress with these expert tips.
• Learn how building resilience can guide your child through challenging life experiences. 

7 Incredible Benefits of Asking Your Child Great Questions • Emerge Counseling Ministries

The late American radio and television personality, Art Linkletter, captured the hearts of millions of Americans 40 years ago when he tried something on television that no one else was doing — asking children questions. He carved out a niche for himself and drew upon his audience’s fascination by giving children the microphone for a change while the adults sat back…and listened. Bill Cosby followed suit on his similar television shows. Linkletter, sort of the “Oprah” of his generation, summed up his motivation for quizzing kids in his book, Kids Say the Darndest Things!: “There’s a vast gulf between the world of children and our own. And every time we bridge that gulf — even if it’s only for a moment — we recapture some of the freshness and spontaneity that make life worth living.”

Questions are one of the most effective, and perhaps underused, tools found in a parent’s toolbox today. Just five minutes of expressing interest in your child will do more to build your relationship with them than five months of trying to get them interested in you. If you’re like me, however, you find it easy to get stuck in the gear of telling your kids what they should do — telling them how they should do it and when they should — instead of taking the time to ask them meaningful questions. To most of us, it seems parenting means telling, not asking. Despite that tendency, I’m finding I cannot force wisdom upon a child; rather, it is something that must often be drawn out.

Just five minutes of expressing interest in your child will do more to build your relationship with them than five months of trying to get them interested in you.

Without a doubt, parenting does involve imparting. You cannot visit the parenting passages of Deuteronomy 6 or Ephesians 6 without catching the action verbs of child-rearing, such as “impressing,” “loving,” “training,” encouraging, and “comforting.”  However, much of parenting could be better described as, not merely imparting, but drawing — drawing out from within the heart of your child. Questions alone do that best! A great question draws upon openness, honesty, cooperation, and friendship. King Solomon put it this way: “The purposes of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out” (Prov. 20:5; emphasis mine).

Ambassadors use questions to build bridges of diplomacy between countries oceans apart. Teachers use questions to build bridges of learning to their students. Husbands, to build intimacy with their wives. Managers, to cultivate teamwork and productivity among employees. The wise parent will use questions to bridge the generation divide with their child, whether en route to the nursery school or on the way home from a high school soccer game.

Questions are invitations. As clearly as an invitation opens the door of your house to a friend to attend a birthday party, bridal shower, or backyard barbecue, questions invite people in. They construct an atmosphere of interest that draws upon the hidden resources and needs of the soul.

 

7 Incredible Benefits

There are at least seven reasons why a parent should always have a ready supply of strategic questions to ask their children:

1. ASKING GREAT QUESTIONS SHOWS YOUR CHILD THAT YOU ARE GENUINELY INTERESTED IN THEM. It is never enough for a parent to merely say “I love you” or “I really do care about you.” Taking a few moments to consider just what your son or daughter needs to talk about is a great way to practically love them. When a parent cares enough to think through and, with a well-suited question, patiently tap whatever may interest or concern their child, they open more than a conversation, they may open a soul.

2. ASKING GREAT QUESTIONS ASSURES YOUR CHILD THAT YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT WHAT THEY THINK AND HOW THEY FEEL. We tend to trust people who are tuned in enough to our needs to be concerned about them and who respect us enough to hold those sacred trusts in confidence. Parents have an unparalleled opportunity to do both. I’ve found that questions strategically aimed at real needs and feelings within my children are virtually impossible for them to ignore; they are irresistible. Once their interest is tapped, they almost have to respond.

3. ASKING GREAT QUESTIONS CULTIVATES YOUR CHILD’S OWN SOCIAL SKILLS BY MODELING. Every child, teenager, and adult for that matter is ill-prepared to face any social activity or responsibility in life if they are not equipped with a supply of great questions. This is especially true is our technology-saturated culture. Parents who ask their children great questions not only strengthen their own parenting influence, they strengthen the relationship skills of their kids. Learning how to ask great questions is something that everyone can learn to do. This experience alone can save children of all ages from needless days, if not months and years, of uncertainty, loneliness, and insecurity in social settings.

4. ASKING GREAT QUESTIONS ALLOWS YOU TO EXAMINE JUST HOW MUCH OF YOUR TEACHING AND TRAINING AS A PARENT IS TAKING ROOT WITHIN YOUR CHILD. We can spend so much time “pouring into” our children’s lives; it makes sense to take some time to see if they’re actually embracing any of it and in what ways.

5. ASKING GREAT QUESTIONS ALLOWS YOU AS A PARENT TO BRING FOCUS TO YOUR TOGETHER TIME WITH YOUR CHILD, RATHER THAN WASTING THAT PRECIOUS TIME.  I find that just as important as securing significant blocks of quality time with my kids, is making sure I seize the spontaneous moments here and there with them that tend to fill up a day.  These bits of time can add up quickly. It helps me to think of them as the “teachable moments” or pockets of together time when I am available and they are hungry to interact. These include…the ride to school in the morning, the last-minute trip to the grocery store, standing in line at a check-out stand, half-time at a football game, tucking them into bed at night, etc.

6. ASKING GREAT QUESTIONS GREATLY ASSISTS YOU AS A PARENT IN ACCURATELY DISCERNING THE REAL EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF YOUR CHILD. It is risky, and probably presumptuous on my part, to assume that I know what my child’s greatest needs are today, as opposed to yesterday or a month ago without asking them questions. Great questions help a parent get a fresh sense of what is going on in their child’s life, their interests, their doubts, their fears, their dreams, and what’s on their minds.

7. ASKING GREAT QUESTIONS CULTIVATES CLOSENESS & CONNECTEDNESS BETWEEN A PARENT AND CHILD. Considerate questions not only draw insights from within a child, they draw a child himself closer to his parent. They slow us down in our much-too-busy lifestyles and build bridges of interest that often turn to feelings of closeness and authentic connection.

Take time today to ask your child a great question.

5 Strategies For Answering Kids’ (Super) Tough Questions : NPR

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I know she died, but when is Grandma coming back?

Why is your skin darker than Mommy’s?

Why do we live here but Daddy doesn’t?

Are you the tooth fairy?

Anyone with kids in their life knows what it’s like to be surprised by a tough question. It can come at any time, often when you least expect it: at breakfast, at bedtime or from the back seat.

We’re parents ourselves, and it’s these questions — and the awkward, knee-buckling panic they induce — that led us to create a new series of parenting guides for NPR’s Life Kit, a family of podcasts dedicated to making your life just a little bit easier.

Life Kit’s podcast, Parenting: Difficult Conversations, with help from Sesame Workshop, is full of research-tested strategies to help you navigate conversations about death, race and other tricky topics. Best of all, we get help from Sesame Workshop’s in-house child development experts. They’re the folks who review every word that comes out of a Muppet’s mouth to make sure it’s as helpful as possible for kids. This year, Sesame Street celebrates its 50th season, so you know they know what they’re doing.

Parents, grandparents, teachers and caregivers are busy. We get it. So we decided to distill some of what we’ve learned so far, no matter the kind of question that comes your way.

1. When you get a tough question, listen for what the child is really asking.

Don’t rush to answer. Pause and ask for clarification. This does a few things. First, it buys you time to choose your words carefully. It also stops you from answering the wrong question.

Parenting: Difficult Conversations
Is It OK To Lie About Santa And The Tooth Fairy?

Rosemarie Truglio, a developmental psychologist and Sesame Workshop’s senior vice president of education and research, says when her son, Lucas, was 8, he came home from school and asked, “Is Santa real?”

She answered with a simple question back to him: “Why are you asking?”

“They may not actually be asking what you think they’re asking,” Truglio says. “You may be about to give them too much information that they don’t want and they’re not ready for. Pause before you respond, and make sure you’re really answering the question with the just-right amount of information that they can handle at the moment.”

It turns out that Lucas was doubting Santa Claus because other kids at school had voiced their skepticism, but, Truglio says, he was looking for reassurance. And thanks to her quick thinking, that’s just what he got.

We’ll underline this point with a quick joke that has made the rounds of the Internet:

“Where does poo come from?” a little boy asks.

“Well, son,” his father says, “food passes down the esophagus by peristalsis. It enters the stomach, where digestive enzymes induce a probiotic reaction in the alimentary canal. This contracts the protein before waste enters the colon. Water is absorbed, whereupon it enters the rectum finally to emerge as poo.”

“Wow,” the boy says. “So where does Tigger come from?”

2. Give them facts, but at a pace they can manage.

Whether you’re breaking news about the death of a loved one, a job loss or a serious illness, it’s important to understand that children process information a little bit at a time. That means you should be prepared to revisit the topic, perhaps many times.

Parenting: Difficult Conversations
Death: Talking With Kids About The End

A hospice worker who specialized in talking with children about death gave Truglio this advice: Children take in information the same way they eat an apple. Instead of crunching through the whole fruit in one sitting, they nibble, take breaks, then circle back.

Dave Anderson, director of programs at the Child Mind Institute, a national children’s mental health nonprofit, says sometimes we have to adjust our expectations when delivering heavy news. “A young child moves on fairly quickly.”

Anderson recalls one couple who fretted over telling their son about his diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. “They were worried he would feel the weight of the stigma.” Instead, his response was more like, “OK. Where are we going for dinner?”

This goes for not-so-tough topics too. Once, I (Anya) was talking with my then-6-year-old daughter about seasons and why it’s colder in the winter. I may have been monologuing a bit. My daughter spoke up: “Mama, it’s kind of weird to have an answer without a question.”

3. “That’s a great question. Let’s find out more together.”

This is a good response to have up your sleeve for complex issues: science, history, race, gender, politics, scary incidents in the news or any time a question catches you off guard.

Parenting: Difficult Conversations
Talking Race With Young Children

“We can say, ‘Let’s explore this together, because that question is really a big one,’ ” says Jeanette Betancourt, senior vice president for U.S. social impact at Sesame Workshop. ” ‘Let’s go to the library and let’s look at some books. Let’s search for maybe some films or movies or get recommendations from our teachers or librarians.’ Because not everything has to be in the moment.”

Maybe you don’t like the way you initially answered your child’s question. Don’t worry. You can also go back and ask for a do-over: “I am thinking more about what you asked, and I’d like us to find out more of the answer together.”

This approach gets you off the hook — so you don’t feel like you’re making something up that you might regret later. “We often feel that, as parents, we always have to have the answer in the moment,” says Betancourt. “And the thing is, we don’t. And that’s OK. We’re still good parents.

4. Reassure them that they are safe and loved.

Often when kids grapple with a scary or uncertain subject, their questions will have one fundamental motivation: What’s going to happen to me? Will I be safe? Will I be taken care of? Those are the questions you need to answer, even if they aren’t being asked explicitly.

If it’s a school shooting in the news, they want to know whether their own school is safe. You can talk about everything that adults are doing to keep them safe.

If it’s a divorce, they need to hear that both parents still love them and that the split is not their fault. In addition, “both parents talking about consistency and routines would be very helpful,” says Sesame’s Betancourt.

If it’s the death of a loved one, says Truglio, “make sure they know that there are many people in their lives who are like family. So you will always be cared for.”

5. Take care of yourself, and don’t be afraid to share your emotions.

We adults need to have our own support system — and time — when we deal with hard things.

“Without taking care of ourselves, it’s very difficult to help our children,” says Betancourt.

For example, if your family has to attend a funeral, you can ask a good friend or extended family member to help shepherd your children, in case they need a moment away from the service or in case you, the bereaved, need a moment to yourself.

But that doesn’t mean we grown-ups have to “wall ourselves off in our grief” or other feelings, Truglio says. Her mother died several years ago, and she says she still experiences moments of grief. Recently, she says, she cried in front of her son and didn’t hesitate to explain, “I’m sad because I miss Grandma.”

That simple statement is really helpful for kids, says Anderson of the Child Mind Institute. “We don’t tell parents to suppress emotions. If a parent is feeling emotional, it is actually great for their own child’s emotional functioning for a parent to label and self-disclose.

Listen to all our Parenting: Difficult Conversations episodes here.

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How to answer uncomfortable questions of a child

“Mom, where did I come from?”, “Why are boys and girls different?”, “Why is this uncle like that?”, “What do you have there?” and a million more “What?” “Why?” and why?” we hear every day from our growing children. We answer some questions with ease, while others simply drive us into a dead end, forcing us to blush and breathe heavily.

From this article you will learn how to competently answer the most tricky questions of children without embarrassment and stress.

But before we go through the most “uncomfortable” questions, let’s talk about some rules so that next time you don’t get confused, but know what to answer.

Take a pen and notepad just in case.

5 main rules for answering your child’s uncomfortable questions!

Do not lie

Yes, yes, even if the question is very “uncomfortable”. If a child asks you where he came from, don’t say that you bought him in a store or that a stork brought him. Don’t lose confidence.

Do not give details

Tell the truth without giving details. You can tell a child that he came from the mother’s tummy, but not explain how he got there. Everything has its time.

If you don’t know what to answer, say so

“I don’t know how to answer your question right now. Let’s think together or look for the answer in books or on the Internet.

Do not laugh at the child’s questions

No matter how ridiculous they may seem to you The child learns the world and what he asks is really important to him. Respect his interest and always try to respond.

Be careful and dig deeper

There are questions that hide something more than just curiosity. For example: “Mom, why did you give birth to me?”. Such a question may signal that the child is scared or lacks your attention.

Therefore, be careful not to miss anything and help in time.

Examples of answers to “uncomfortable” questions

1. Where did I come from?

Age: from 3 years old

What to answer: You appeared / appeared from my tummy. At first you were small and swam there like a fish. Then you grew up, your stomach felt cramped, and you got out of there.

For older children, the fertilization process can be explained in more detail. For example, take a book by Don Voorhees “All About It – Quickly and Tastefully” and read together.

2. Why are boys and girls different?

Age: 2 – 4 years old.

What to answer: This is how nature works. Humans and animals have differences in order to have children when they become adults. But also boys and girls have a lot in common. Let’s think about what we have in common? (or what do you have in common with your dad/mom/brother/sister?)

3. Mom, are you going to die? Will I die too?

Age: 3 – 4 years old.

What to answer: Yes. All living beings have their own time: plants, animals, people. That’s how nature works. But first we live a long and interesting life. At first we are all small, like you. Then we grow up, study at school, then at the university. And when we become adults, we have a family and children.

You will live a very long and happy life. Do not think about anything and enjoy life.

Most importantly, stay calm during this conversation. After all, the child feels you and reads your inner state. If you are calm when discussing such topics, then the child will not be afraid of anything.

4. Why is this person like this?

Age: from 3 to 4 years old.

A child begins to ask such questions when he sees people who are somehow different from him and his parents. At the same time, he can still point his finger and ask loudly so that you answer him as soon as possible.

What to answer: All people are different. Our appearance is shaped by family genetics and other life circumstances. This person is like this because (find a more accessible explanation so that the child can understand).

In life you will meet different people, but differences do not mean bad, each of us has our own characteristics and so do you.

5. Why don’t you love my grandmother?

Age: from 4 years old

A child can ask a similar question if he notices your negative relationship with your mother-in-law or mother-in-law. In this case, do not lie and explain everything honestly.

What to answer: Adults sometimes swear because their opinions do not agree. Grandma and I don’t get along because (your reason) but that doesn’t affect how grandma treats you. Your grandmother is a good person and loves you very much.

6. Mom, do I want to too? Why can’t I?

Age: from 3 to 4 years old.

This question is about what you or others do that a child should not do. For example, you smoke. The child says: “Mom or dad, what are you doing? I want to try too!” Here it is very important to correctly explain to the child why he is not allowed and why you do not want him to do the same.

What to answer: I smoke. This is a bad habit that I’m trying to get rid of, but I can’t yet. I know it’s bad for my health, so I don’t want you to follow me and hurt yourself. Look what happens to the lungs of a person who smokes (show the picture) – you shouldn’t even try. I do everything to get rid of this habit.

Do not be lazy and try to talk to the child so that he realizes that smoking is really bad and you should not do it.

7. Why am I like this / like this … ?

Age: This question can be asked by a child of any age who goes to kindergarten or school.

Most often these are questions about their appearance, speech and features. And they arise in cases where other children focus on this.

What to answer: You are the way nature made you. You are unique, like every person. We are all different and each has its own characteristics, but this is not good and not bad. It just has to be. Everyone will have their own opinion about your appearance and this is also normal. Just like you can like someone and someone not.

8. Why don’t we live in the same big house as our neighbors?

Age: from 4 years old

Answer: We don’t need such a big house yet. When you have a brother or sister, we will think about moving, but for now we have enough space here.

Do not tell your child about the lack of funds and do not load the little brain with adult problems. Grow up and understand everything. But at the same time, memorize such questions to teach your child financial literacy.

9. Why do you and dad fight?

Age: from 3 years old

What to answer: It happens when people talk, they disagree with each other and start arguing. It happens to me and my dad too. But even if we quarrel, we still make up later, because we love each other and you.

In such situations, it is important to let the child know that he is not to blame and is not the cause of your quarrel.

Always listen carefully to your children, be sincere with them and always answer their questions. Even if you have had some negative experience in your life related to this or that issue, learn to answer in a timely manner – calmly, honestly and competently. And then your child will always turn to you for advice, and will not seek outside help.

Read also:

How not to become your child’s enemy!

No time to play with a child: how to get rid of guilt?

What do teenagers want today? Interview with student Kidskey

The results of the contest “Actual issues of ensuring and protecting the rights of the child” have been summed up / News / Press-center / Menu / Altai branch of the RANEPA

the work of students (cadets, listeners) of educational institutions of higher education “Actual issues of ensuring and protecting the rights of the child”, dedicated to the World Children’s Day. The competition was held jointly with the Commissioner for Children’s Rights in the Altai Territory with the support of the Garant Information Center. The experts of the competition were Olga Kazantseva Commissioner for Children’s Rights in the Altai Territory, Ph. D.; Antonina Sorokina , Head of the Department of Theoretical-Historical and State-Legal Disciplines of the Altai Branch of the RANEPA, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor; Rustam Galiev , Associate Professor of the Department of Theoretical-Historical and State-Legal Disciplines of the Altai Branch of the RANEPA, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor; Elena Titova , Associate Professor of the Department of Theoretical-Historical and State-Legal Disciplines of the Altai Branch of the RANEPA, Ph.D.

In 2021, representatives of educational organizations from Moscow, Yekaterinburg and Barnaul took part in the competition.

Works on the subject of research were grouped into nominations and evaluated by each expert according to the specified criteria, among them: relevance of the topic; scientific novelty of the work; use of empirical data and their interpretation; degree of solution of the goals and objectives set by the author; creativity, originality of methods and methods used in the research.

According to the total points of assessments, the places were distributed as follows:

In the nomination “Modern problems of protecting the rights of the child in telecommunication networks”:

  • Barnaul;
  • 2nd place – Ekaterina Zhalybina, 3rd year student of the Law Institute of Altai State University, Barnaul;
  • 3rd place – Sofia Kovalenko, 3rd year student of the Law Institute of Altai State University, Barnaul.

In the nomination “Foreign experience in ensuring and protecting the rights of the child”:

  • 1st place – Anastasia Shapoval, 2nd year student of the Altai branch of the RANEPA under the President of the Russian Federation, Barnaul;
  • 2nd place – Elena Mogilevtseva, student of the 5th year of the Barnaul Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Barnaul.

In the nomination “Actual issues of ensuring and protecting the rights of the child in the Russian Federation”:

  • 1st place – Alena Likhova, 4th year cadet of the Barnaul Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Barnaul;
  • 2nd place – Daria Marishina, 2nd year cadet of the Barnaul Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Barnaul;
  • 3rd place – Natalya Brusentseva, 2nd year student of the Altai branch of the RANEPA under the President of the Russian Federation, Barnaul.

In the nomination “Problems of realizing the child’s right to a family”:

  • 1st place – Anastasia Kolomeets, 3rd year student of the Law Institute of Altai State University, Barnaul;
  • 2nd place – Ekaterina Korendyasova, 3rd year student of the Altai branch of the RANEPA under the President of the Russian Federation, Barnaul.

In the nomination “Current issues of international protection of the rights of the child”:

  • 1st place – Gagik Dalakyan, 4th year student of the Faculty of Law after. MM. Speran Institute of Law and National Security, RANEPA under the President of the Russian Federation, Moscow;
  • 2nd place – Artyom Kondratiev, 3rd year student of the Law Institute of Altai State University, Barnaul;
  • 3rd place – Alena Raikova, 3rd year student of the Law Institute of Altai State University, Barnaul.

In the nomination “Ensuring and protecting the rights of children with disabilities”:

  • 1st place – Daria Degtereva, 2nd year cadet of the Barnaul Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Barnaul.

In the nomination “Ensuring and protecting the rights of the child by law enforcement agencies”:

  • 1st place – Valeria Dmitrievna Petrovskikh, 2nd year cadet of the Ural Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Yekaterinburg.

In the nomination “Actual issues of ensuring and protecting the property rights of the child”:

  • 1st place – Anna Agababyan, 5th year student of the Barnaul Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Barnaul;
  • 2nd place – Nikita Drozdov, 3rd year student of the Law Institute of Altai State University, Barnaul.

The winners will receive diplomas, and the rest – certificates for participation.

It was very difficult for the Competition Committee to sum up the results, and not because there were more works in comparison with previous years, but because they all represent the results of a study on very topical issues of protecting children’s rights. The contest participants analyzed domestic and foreign experience in regulating and protecting children’s rights, international legal standards for the implementation of the status of minors. Many works were distinguished by a non-trivial approach to solving problems, a deep analysis of the relationship between the principles of regulation and the norms that implement them, and a large amount of studied empirical material. The competition was attended by students in the areas of training jurisprudence and law enforcement at undergraduate and specialist levels of all years of study, from the first to the fifth, which indicates an unconditional interest in the issues under study. I would like to thank all the participants and supervisors for the work done and wish them further scientific achievements.

Antonina Sorokina

Head of the Department of Theoretical-Historical and State-Legal Disciplines of the Altai Branch of the RANEPA

SPbSPMU expert answered parents’ questions

A child throws tantrums in a public place: what to do? The Parents. ru portal is answered by Maria Korgozha, Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Clinical Psychology at St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University.

Question from a reader: “Going to the store or the park with my son turns into a theatrical performance. but how a baby can start lying on the floor, calling names and stamping their feet. I don’t know how to react correctly. Usually my nerves can’t stand it, and I buy him what he needs. I know that it’s wrong, but I don’t see another option to calm down. ”

— The question is quite complex and depends on the individual characteristics of the family environment in which the child is brought up. The behavior of the child and the parent requires detailed consideration.

In the overwhelming majority of cases, the reasons for such behavior are the inconsistent educational position of the parent. At 4 years old, a child is already well able to manipulate, if this gives him the opportunity to get the desired result. This happens if the unambiguous principle “What is “yes” and what is “no” is violated in the family. That is, if in the family the word “no” does not mean an unequivocal refusal and after 5 minutes can be transformed into “yes”, the child learns: if he throws a tantrum, screams louder, stomps his feet, then he will achieve what he wants.

At this age, the baby does not yet feel ashamed of his behavior, as adults expect him to, he just wants to get a toy and uses those means that work effectively. Therefore, the problem needs to be solved comprehensively and it will not be possible to do it quickly, because such behavior in a child has been formed over a long time.

What should parents do?

First, see if the child demonstrates this behavior with all family members. If the baby manipulates only the mother, then she can observe the behavior of the child with her relatives and correct her actions by analogy. If a child is equally persistent with all households, then this indicates a system of rules within the whole family that do not work. This is a more difficult option.

The next step is to analyze the child’s behavior and his interaction with his mother in daily household activities. See in what other situations the child does not follow the instructions of the parents. For example, when a mother asks her baby to put away toys at the end of the day. They agreed on this in advance, before going to bed, my mother reminded her of her request. The child does not want to collect toys. If the mother cleans the room herself, then a dysfunctional failure occurs – the parent himself violates his own rules. This means that the child does not need to comply with the agreement. That is, the question is not only in the behavior of the child in public. The situation will have to be systematically changed in all areas of everyday life.

In order to minimize the possibility of hysterical reactions in the store, it is important to discuss with the baby a plan of action – what awaits him in the near future. Discuss that we will go for a walk, go to the store and return home. We need to discuss why we are going to the store, what products we need to buy to prepare dinner. If you plan to buy a toy, then it is important to agree before going to the store that we are going to the store for a specific toy and only for it. Let the child decide which one toy he wants and is ready to receive. And after this contract is concluded, in no case do not buy more than discussed. It is important that both partners fulfill the contract. If the child fulfilled all the agreements, be sure to praise him. Emotionally support by saying that he did well, showed himself to be independent and responsible, and also express his joy, as a parent, that they managed to do everything the way they planned together.

If it has not worked yet and a tantrum has occurred, do not leave the child to lie on the floor, leave, hide or ignore. It is necessary to protect him from injuries, let him express his emotions and say in a calm voice: “I see that you are upset, I understand that you really want this machine, but we agreed that we would only buy potatoes and milk. I’ll wait until you calm down, we’ll take the milk and potatoes and go home. Your toys and your cars are waiting for you at home. You can play with them as soon as we get home.”

That is, it is important to indicate what is happening with the child and the parent and show ways to get out of the situation. Pulling the baby, distracting attention is not worth it. The situation is significant, serious, emotionally charged – it must be resolved here and now.

If in the early stages the parent realizes that he is breaking his own rules because he can’t stand his nerves, you can practice on simpler situations that will not potentially cause a tantrum. While working out new skills, you can limit trips to the store.

Manipulation ends only when it is clearly and unequivocally ineffective.

If a child suddenly throws a tantrum, behaves unconstructively, you need to understand that parents are not omnipotent and the reaction of passersby may be disapproving.

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51 unique Hawaiian baby names and their meanings

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We talked to experts and scoured the web to come up with this curated list of unique Hawaiian names for boys and girls and names that are gender neutral, too.

Many Hawaiian names sound almost like lullabies: They have beautiful cadence and flow, rolling off the tongue in a melody of vowels and syllables. In addition to their sweet sounds, Hawaiian names also carry powerful depth and meaning.

“Naming children, places and objects is important since a name carries mana [the spiritual energy of power], along with the hopes and dreams of family members,” explains David J. Wallace — better known by the honorific Kahu Dave — who is a native Hawaiian healer and author. “Names can serve as protection from evil or illness, and remind us of who we are and our purpose in life.

The meaning behind Hawaiian baby names

Most Hawaiian names, Kahu Dave explains, describe things in the natural world. “These metaphors have multiple meanings, known as kauna, that can change over time, revealing themselves at different stages of a person’s life,” he says. 

Elements of nature are frequently used in Hawaiian baby names include ocean (Kai), heaven (Lani), mountains (Mauna/Pu’u), water (Kawai) and many more. 

“Each element or combination of elements will create a story and new meanings to the new word,” he says. “For example, by pairing Kawai (water) with Lani (heaven) we create the name Kawailani.”

Kahu Dave explains that Hawaiian names carry the hopes and dreams of parents and ancestors. “It tells a story, like a hula, with its imagery and hidden meanings that change over time,” he says. “Since there is so much meaning to a Hawaiian name, being able to share the story behind your name helps you connect to your ancestors as you prepare yourself for the future.

Cultural sensitivity and Hawaiian baby names

For all the transporting beauty and symbolism behind Hawaiian names, do be mindful of sensitivities if you choose to give your baby any name outside of your own culture.

“Name appropriation is a form of cultural appropriation and is something for white parents to consider when naming their children,” notes Jennifer Moss, the founder and CEO of BabyNames.com and one of the country’s foremost baby name experts.

“It is considered offensive for Caucasian parents to use baby names from cultures that were oppressed, slaughtered or exploited by white people, which includes indigenous Hawaiians,” she says. “It’s especially egregious to use names of royalty, tribes or revered persons in a particular culture.”

If non-Hawaiians want an inoffensive Hawaiian-sounding name, the best, most respectful option is to use names created from western names, Kahu Dave explains. (See examples of these in our list below.)

To help inspire your Hawaiian baby name search, we sourced ideas from our experts, as well as scoured baby names websites to come up with our own curated list of 51 beautiful and unique Hawaiian baby names.  

Hawaiian baby names created from western names

  1. Kawika (kah-WEE-kah) is a Hawaiian form of David. David is an English name derived from the Old Hebrew name “Dodaveha,” which means “beloved of Yahweh.”
  2. Keoki (kee-OH-kee) is a Hawaiian form of George. It means “alive.” 
  3. Kaniela (KaaN-iyEHL-AH) is a unisex Hawaiian version of name Daniel or Daniela. It means “only god is my judge.” 
  4. Kiana (key-AN-ah) is the Hawaiian version of Danianne or Diana. It means “divine.”
  5. Mele (MEH-leh) is the Hawaiian equivalent of Maria or Mary, which comes from the Hebrew name Miryam. Multiple meanings exist, including “wished for child” or “rebellious.”
  6. Mikaela (mah-KAY-lə) is the Hawaiian version of the Hebrew name Michelle, meaning “who resembles God.”
  7. Peni (PEH-nee) is a Hawaiian derivative of Ben.

Popular and trending Hawaiian baby names 

  1. Kai (KY) is a unisex name (currently more popular for boys) meaning sea. Famous Kais include actor Kai Owen and surfer Kai Lenny. It currently stands ranks as 93rd most popular name in the U.S., according to the Social Security Administration.
  2. Kaia (KI-uh) is a Hawaiian girl’s name that means “sea.” It currently ranks as the 302nd most popular U.S. name, shared by celebs like Cindy Crawford’s daughter Kaia Gerber.
  3. Kaimana (KIE-mah-nah) is a unisex name (more popular for boys) meaning “power of the sea.” In recent years, it has ranked among the top 100 most popular boy’s names in the state. (It’s also the name of a beach in Honolulu.)
  4. Kanye (CON-yah) — same spelling as the rapper Kanye West — is a Hawaiian boys’ name meaning “free.” The name Kanye was most popular in 2004. 
  5. Keanu (kay-AH-noo) means “cool breeze over the mountains.” (This name has fallen within the top 1,000 American baby names for decades, and peaked in 2020 — the year Keanu Reeves started filming “The Matrix 4.”)
  6. Moana (MOH-ah-na) means ocean or sea. It peaked around the 1,500th most popular name in 2017, the year after the release of the Disney movie about the intrepid daughter of a village chief who becomes one herself. 

Hawaiian names for girls

  1. Iolana (ee-oh-lahn-ah) means “soaring like a hawk.”
  2. Leilani (LAY-la-knee) is a traditional Hawaiian name meaning “heavenly flower.”
  3. Kaena (KAY-ah-na) means “praised” and is also the name of the westernmost point of the island of Oahu.
  4. Kakalina (kah-ka-LEE-nah) comes from the name Katherine. It means “chaste and pure.”
  5. Kamaka (kah-MAH-kah) is a unisex name (more commonly given to girls) meaning “child” or “eyes.” It’s also the name of an island in French Polynesia.
  6. Kulani (koo-LAH-nee) means “rising towards heaven.”
  7. Halia (ha-LEE-a) means “remembrance of a loved one.”
  8. Leimomi (LAY-moh-mee) means “daughter of pearls.”
  9. Malana (Mah-LAY-na) comes from the Polynesian and means “calming, relaxing.
  10. Mahaelani (mah-heh-LAH-nee) means “dive mist.”
  11. Makana (mah-KAH-nah) means “gift” or “gift from god.”
  12. Noelani (noeh-LAH-nee) means “heavenly mist.” It comes from the name Noel, which is Latin for “born on Christmas.”
  13. Ona (OH-nuh) means “sweetness.”
  14. Waiola (WIE-oh-lah) is a Hawaiian version of Viola, from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, meaning “violet flower.”

Hawaiian names for boys

  1. Akamu (UH-ku-mah) means “of the earth.”
  2. Akoni (ah-KOW-Niy) is frequently used in Hawaii, but it comes from Latin. It’s a variant form of the English name Anthony.
  3. Ekewaka (eh-keh-WAH-kah) means “protector or guardian of riches or wealth.”
  4. Kaipo (KAI-po) is a unisex name (more popular for boys) that means “sweetheart.” Kaepo, Kapo and Kaypo are all variations.
  5. Kale (k-ALE) is pronounced just like the vegetable. It means “man.
  6. Keon (KEY-on) comes from the Hebrew word for John. It means “God is gracious.”
  7. Liko (LEE-co) means “bud,” like the burgeoning flower.
  8. Nohea (NOH-eh-ah) is a commonly given name meaning “lovely” or “handsome.”
  9. Ori (OR-ee) means “my light.”
  10. Tua (TOO-ah) is a Polynesian name meaning “behind or at the back.”
  11. Uluwehi (oo-loo-WEH-hee) conjures lushness and earthiness, meaning “flourishing plants.”

Unisex Hawaiian names

  1. Akela (ah-KEH-lah) is the Hawaiian version of Adela and Asher. It means “graceful and noble.”
  2. Aloha (ah-LO-hah), the one word that evokes Hawaii above all others, is a unisex name meaning “loving or kindhearted.”
  3. Kahula (kah-HOO-lah) is an older name that means “dancing.”
  4. Kalua (kah-LOO-ah) could be an ideal pick for a second baby’s name — since the name translates to “the second child.
  5. Kawai (kah-WIE) means “coming from water.”
  6. Keao (keh-AH-oh) means “the light of day.”
  7. Lanakila (lah-nah-KEE-lah) means “victory.”
  8. Leialoha (LAY-ah-loh-hah) means “darling child.”
  9. Lilo (LEE-low), the name of the main character in Disney’s popular “Lilo & Stitch” movie, means “one who is generous.”
  10. Lono (LOH-noh) comes from the name of the Hawaiian god of agriculture and rainfall.
  11. Makani (mah-KAH-nee) is a traditional Hawaiian name meaning “wind.”
  12. Moani (moh-AH-nee) is a unisex name (currently more popular for girls) meaning “breezes of scent.”
  13. Ulani (uw-LAW-Niy) means “cheerful.”

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TRADITIONAL WAYS OF KNOWING: Words of Rain

Listen to The Water Fall

Native plants gather water in Waikamoi forest, known as the heart of Maui.

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Listen to the water fall on the ʻāmaʻumaʻu fern (Sadleria cyatheoides), ohelo (Vaccinium sp.), hāpu̒u – Hawaiian tree fern (Cibotium glaucum), and Pilo (Coprosma stephanocarpa).

  1. Waikamoi Forest — Native Plants Gather Water

Hawaiian Words of Rain

The Hawaiians were intimately aware of the importance of fresh water, and of rain, to their lives. In fact, the words for water and wealth have the same root:

  • Wai is the Hawaiian word for fresh water.
  • Waiwai is the Hawaiian word for wealth.

There are hundreds, and maybe even thousands, of Hawaiian words for rain. Here we share some of the information collected in Hānau Ka Ua by Collette Leimomi Akana with Kiele Gonale*.

Hawaiian words for rain describe:

  • Rain in specific places (nāulu is a sudden shower, asscoeated with Kawaihae, Hawaiʻi, Niʻihau, and other areas).
  • Types of rain (nahua is a hard, cold, pelting, stinging rain; there are also names for misty, cold, white, heavy, warm rains, etc. ).
  • Characteristics of rain (Ua kualau rain that comes from the sea; there also names for rain along cliffs, sneaking by, duration, scent, etc.).
  • Seasonal rain signals (for example, the ʻuala farmer counts the kuāu showers to know when to plant, Hānau Ka Ua, p. xvi).
  • Figurative meanings of rain (like Kanilehua, the name for a chattering rain, which refers to birds in lehua trees and can also be used to mean gossiping).

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Puʻupuʻua i luna ke ʻawa a ka Nāulu
Huahuaʻi nā huawai a ka ua i ka lani
Swollen above is the cold rain of the Nāulu
The water gourds with rain from the heavens gush forth
– Hānau Ka Ua, p. 198 #43.

  1. Rain of Kauaʻi

The Hawaiians had many terms to describe the misty rains and clouds that settle over mountains. A few examples are listed below.

  • Lilinoe is the Hawaiian word for the fine mist that covers mountains and cliffs on Hawaiʻi and Maui (Figs. 1 and 2 show examples of mist that might be called Lilinoe). Lilinoe is also the name of a goddess of mists.
  • Ua Noe is a light rain and mist that clings to the plains (East Maui). Noe mist is lighter than the uhiwai but heavier than ʻohu, ʻehu, and ʻehuehu fog.
  • ʻOhu is fog, smoke, a light cloud on a mountain.
  • ʻAwa rain is a fine mountain rain. 

ʻO ka uahi noe lehua ē

ʻO ke ʻAwa nui i ka mauna 

The vapor that mists the lehua blossoms 

The thick ʻAwa fog of the mountain

(Hānau Ka Ua, p. 15)

  • ʻAwaʻawa rain is like ʻawa. It is cold and bitter smoke (may be acidic) of the mountains (associated with Pele) that smothers the cliff and is inhaled. ʻAwaʻawa is also used as a descriptive term for grief.


* Much of the information for this section was learned from Hānau Ka Ua by Collette Leimomi Akana with Kiele Gonale (Fig. 3). It is an amazing resource for learning more about Hawaiian rain names, place, and culture.


Hawaiian Weather Vocabulary:

  • ʻAwa: a fine mountain rain
  • ʻAwaʻawa: like ʻawa. It is cold and bitter smoke (may be acidic) of the mountains (associated with Pele) that smothers the cliff and is inhaled; also used as a descriptive term for grief.
  • Ho‘oilo: the wet season
  • Kanilehua: a chattering rain; gossip
  • Kau: summer
  • Kuāu: a shower; rain without wind extending over a small area
  • Lilinoe: the fine mist that covers mountains and cliffs on Hawaiʻi and Maui; the name of a goddess of mists
  • Makai: ocean side, or an area located next to an ocean
  • Mauka: mountains, or an area located next to the mountains
  • Nahua: is a hard, cold, pelting, stinging rain
  • Nāulu: a sudden shower
  • ʻOhu: fog, smoke, a light cloud on a mountain
  • Ua kualau: rain that comes from the sea
  • Ua Noe: a light rain and mist that clings to the plains (East Maui).
  • Wai: fresh water.
  • Waiwai: wealth.

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Hawaiʻi Magazine: Hawaiians have more than 200 words for rain

AMONG WATER AND FIRE. Enchanted Hawaii

AMONG WATER AND FIRE

I wonder what is the best route to get to Hawaii? I came here from three sides: from the west – from Micronesia, from the south – from Polynesia, from where their first inhabitants came to the islands, and, finally, from the east – from the USA, the country to which these, as they say, “the most beautiful in the island world.

After a long flight over the waters of the vast ocean, I ended up on Hawaiian soil. However, the plane landed not in Honolulu, the capital of the archipelago, but in Hilo, a port town on the easternmost island of the archipelago and closest to the United States, which is also called Hawaii.

In Hawaiian, hilo means “half moon”. The name of the town corresponds to the layout. Hilo is located like a crescent in an amazingly beautiful bay, where two rivers with similar names flow – Vailuku and Vailua.

Water is everywhere in Hilo, a lot of water, because almost every night heavy rains flood the town. On one side of the embankment there are rocks (the famous “Rainbow Falls” crash against them), on the other – the pier, which ends the main street and the park, descending to the bay and named after the Queen of Hawaii, Liliuokalani. The waves of the Great Ocean, for some reason called the Pacific, beat menacingly against it.

In the very first hours of my stay in Hawaii, I realized that these islands are the property of the ocean; having once risen from its waters, they can easily be reabsorbed by it.

I wonder how in fact – not according to the peculiar Hawaiian mythology, but according to geological data – this magnificent archipelago arose?

Approximately twenty-five million years ago, in the depths of the ocean, reaching six thousand meters near the Hawaiian Islands, hot lava began to erupt from cracks in the ocean floor. Dozens of underwater volcanoes gradually formed, stretching from the northwest to the southeast for a distance of many hundreds of kilometers. Fire and water led a truly titanic struggle. For every square centimeter of the bottom, the ocean presses here with a force of five hundred kilograms. Nevertheless, the fire managed to overcome this terrible weight and push out through the thickness of the cool, dark ocean waters the lava from which the Hawaiian Islands arose. Millions of millions of tons of red-hot lava flowed and cooled, forming a giant underwater mountain system, the highest peaks of which rose above the ocean surface.

The first islands of volcanic origin are located in the northwest. They are miniature in size. In contrast to them, in the southeastern part, the Hawaiian chain, stretching for two and a half thousand kilometers, eight much larger islands were “created” by fire. These were the ones that were later settled. This “magnificent eight” is actually the Hawaiian archipelago. Ninety-nine percent of its entire territory is concentrated here. On seven of these eight islands (one island – Kahoolave ​​- is now uninhabited, it is the site of the American naval aviation), the entire island population lives. The small, so-called Northwest Islands (the easternmost of them is Nihoa, the westernmost is Kure) are completely deserted. In addition, they are practically impregnable.

Of the eight Hawaiian Islands proper, the geologically oldest are those that “float” at the western end of the chain: the small Niihau and the larger Kauai. They are followed by the islands of Oahu, Molokai (sometimes called “Friendly Island” by the Hawaiians), Lanai (“Pineapple Island”), Maui (“Island of the Valleys”), the small, bomb-ravaged Kahoolawe, and finally, across the Alenuihaha Strait, the most noble member of the Hawaiian family , still very “young” (he was barely half a million years old) – the so-called Big Island, or the island of Hawaii, which overtook its counterparts in size. Its area exceeds the territory of all other islands of the archipelago combined. Therefore, it is often called the Big Island. The latest volcanic explosion added another five hundred acres of land to it. At the same time, the island constantly pays tribute to the ocean, which takes away its coastal strip. I stood on the main street of Hilo and everywhere I noticed traces of the activity of fire and water, traces of creation and destruction. Behind majestic volcanoes – the highest in Oceania. One of them smoked. The ocean stretched ahead and the waves crashed. Powerful chords were surprisingly consonant with the wonderful view that opened up. But underwater volcanoes still breathe fire. As in the old days, they both give and take away life.

The terrible danger that threatens the ocean is called a tsunami. This name came to Hawaii from Japan.

Tsunamis are inconspicuous in the ocean, although they move at the speed of a jet plane. They are imperceptible, because it is not millions of tons of water that move, but only an impulse, a blow that raises the ocean only in the immediate vicinity of the islands. Suddenly, in the shallow coastal waters, a shaft of tens of meters grows, which destroys everything in its path with the ruthlessness of an atomic bomb. In a matter of seconds, he breaks ocean ships, like matchboxes, like garbage, sweeps houses from the surface of the earth, leaving ruins from the villages.

By a sad coincidence, the Hawaiian Islands, located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, and hence the town of Hilo with its famous bay, almost always lie in the path of the waves of death.

Perhaps the most destructive tsunami in the Hawaiian Islands was in 1868. In the post-war years, Hilo was the victim of a tsunami twice. One wave came from the Aleutian Islands, the second, shortly before my first visit to Hawaii, rushed here at a speed of seven hundred and fifty kilometers per hour from the coast of Chile. It was at 1960 year. I was surprised that the terrible “experience” of the previous tsunami caused by the Aleutian seaquake did not teach the locals anything.

Hawaiians, despite the warning of floating, automatic wave stations, instead of hiding in safe places on the slopes of the mountains, went to the city embankment to look into the face of danger from the closest distance. It was some kind of mass madness! The tsunami did not disappoint. Again, a wave eighteen meters high rose from the depths of the ocean. She did not crash on the parapet of the pier, but swept on, taking with her all the curious.

Two hundred and seventy-two people were seriously injured, sixty “spectators” disappeared into the waters of the ocean. And no one ever saw them again. One woman was lucky enough to escape. The woman’s name is Ito. She still lives in Hilo.

The impact of the wave knocked Mrs. Ito off her feet in her courtyard. The water destroyed the dwelling, the front doors, together with the owner of the house, were carried away by the wave into the ocean. For many hours, this unusual “raft” was carried across the ocean. When the wave finally moved on, the rescue ship found the woman at a great distance from the shore.

Most of the houses on the main street were destroyed, dozens of cars disappeared. The wave uprooted hundreds of coconut palms, sank several ships, and destroyed the famous park.

The total damage caused to the town of Hilo by the tsunami was estimated at fifty million dollars. One islander was picked up by the first wave that hit the city. By a happy coincidence, he remained “sitting” on her white foaming crest, sweeping on this amazing “cushion” over the entire Kamehameha street. Houses collapsed under him, power lines fell, people died, and he only screamed in a terrible voice. When at last the wave lowered him to the ground and returned to the ocean, it turned out that this miraculously saved man escaped not only with fright – he was speechless.

I don’t know if he spoke again. As for the town of Hilo itself, then – you can see this at first sight – it continues to live its former life. Carefree and probably happy. Despite the fact that more than any other city in Hawaii, it is exposed to the two powerful and indomitable elements that built this archipelago and are still building and destroying it at the same time. Hilo lives between the waters of the ocean and the fire of majestic volcanoes, lined up at his gates in honor guard.

Water Cult

The cult of water
Honoring Mother Earth, our ancestors also worshiped water. In ancient Russian manuscripts one can read about prayers and fortune-telling near her, about healing with water, about marriages and unions and taking oaths, about sacrifices to water, including human ones. Water Slavs

Heavenly Board of Fire

Heavenly fire council
In heaven, the fire council, the fifth in a row, is headed by Luo Xuan, whose official title is Hode Xin-zhun – “Star Emperor of Virtuous Fire.” There are five ministers under him, four of whom are star gods, and the fifth is “heavenly prince,

Making fire

Making fire
In some runes, Väinämöinen made fire himself – he struck the first spark from his fingernail or with the help of flint and tinder. But the “fire fish” – salmon – swallowed the spark (not without reason it is also called “red fish”), Väinämöinen had to again produce fire from

FUEL FOR FIRE

FUEL FOR THE FIRE
In the king’s chamber, we found only two things worthy of attention. First, it is a rectangular box made of granite, empty and without a lid. Its internal dimensions are approximately 78x27x34 inches, the thickness of the walls and bottom is 6-7 inches. Another interesting detail of

Water World Museum

Museum “Water World”
Shpalernaya street, 56. Tel.: 275-43-25 (excursion department). Metro station: Chernyshevskaya. Opening hours: daily – 10.00-18.00, days off – Monday, Tuesday. The ticket office closes an hour earlier. For people with limited mobility: no special devices

Transformation of fire

Fire transformations
21. XII.66. Pulling, pulling – what? Slackness, bodily and spiritual memory – and all this is from women: the memory of intercourse and anger with one, empathy with the other – that’s why the spirit looks down. I am like the threads of midgets drawn to the pegs of Gulliver. Ignite

3. Taming the fire

3. Taming the fire
It is believed that the ancestor of man began to use fire somewhere at the earliest 1.5 million years ago. The bonfires found at ancient sites date back to this time. However, there is no confirmed evidence that the fire was already used at that time

24. From flying fire.

24. From flying fire.
Flying fire, go to the fire from the servant of God Mikulai, from the white face, from the snout, from the lips. Be my words of modeling and strong. Usage: Read three times to the “castle” over the palm full of salt. When reading the slander three times, a sore spot is outlined. At the end of

25. From the volatile fire.

25. From volatile fire.
Bless, Lord, read this prayer, remove the fire from the servant of God (name). Fire, fire, shim from the servant of God with (name) fire. Chit with flint the end. Read

3. Summon Spirits of Fire

3. Calling the Spirits of Fire
01. Spirits of Fire! Fiery bodies recreating Yav!02. Come to my call, accept my sacrifice -03. Fiery Blood from Lunar Chara!04. With the fiery gaze of the One Who truly Sees,05. I pierce the veils of the Formless,06. Seeing the True Essence of Existence!07. My

Hawaiian Phrasebook

In this section you will find a short list of some Hawaiian words. For convenience, they are grouped by topic. We have included in our list those words and expressions that you will most often hear in Hawaii.

To help you remember words, you can make small word cards and repeat them over and over. You can also learn Hawaiian words with your family or friends. When you arrive in Hawaii, we advise you to write down all the unfamiliar words that you come across.

You will most likely have no problems with pronunciation, since almost all words obey a simple rule – “what I see is what I read”. For all words, the original spelling and Russian pronunciation are given in brackets. If you still have doubts about your pronunciation, then ask any local resident to help you, and he will be happy to teach you a couple of tongue twisters in Hawaiian, which will help you speak like a kamaaina (local resident).

People:

male – Kane

female – Wahine

child – Keiki

grandparent – Pili Mua

local – Kamaaina Mea kipa (mea kipa)

Pele (pele) – “lava”. Pele is the name of the goddess of lava and volcanoes.

Kalakaua (Kalakaua) – “battle day”.

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Daycare in Tribeca, NY for Ages 6 weeks to 12 years

KinderCare has partnered with Tribeca families for more than 50 years to provide award-winning early education programs and high-quality childcare in Tribeca, NY.

Whether you are looking for a preschool in Tribeca, a trusted part-time or full-time daycare provider, or educational before- or after-school programs, KinderCare offers fun and learning at an affordable price.

  1. Tribeca KinderCare

    Phone:
    (212) 962-1316

    311 Greenwich St
    New York
    NY
    10013

    Distance from address: 0.29 miles

    Ages: 6 weeks to 5 years
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  2. KinderCare FiDi NYC

    Phone:
    (212) 349-2423

    101 John St
    New York
    NY
    10038

    Distance from address: 0. 41 miles

    Ages: 12 Weeks to 4 years
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  3. New York Plaza KinderCare

    Phone:
    (212) 513-7367

    4 NY Plaza Suite 104
    New York
    NY
    10004

    Distance from address: 0.84 miles

    Ages: 6 weeks to 5 years
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  4. Cobble Hill KinderCare

    Phone:
    (718) 260-8186

    112 Atlantic Ave
    Brooklyn
    NY
    11201

    Distance from address: 1. 73 miles

    Ages: 6 weeks to 3 years
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  5. North Williamsburg KinderCare

    Phone:
    (718) 387-0192

    17 N 6th St
    Brooklyn
    NY
    11249

    Distance from address: 2.29 miles

    Ages: 6 weeks to 5 years
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  6. Park Avenue KinderCare

    Phone:
    (212) 661-1021

    90 Park Ave
    New York
    NY
    10016

    Distance from address: 2. 88 miles

    Ages: 6 weeks to 5 years
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  7. Park Slope KinderCare

    Phone:
    (718) 398-1813

    802 Union Street
    Brooklyn
    NY
    11215

    Distance from address: 3.17 miles

    Ages: 6 weeks to 3 years
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  8. Columbus Avenue KinderCare

    Phone:
    (212) 865-1848

    808 Columbus Ave
    New York
    NY
    10025

    Distance from address: 5. 97 miles

    Ages: 6 weeks to 4 years
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  9. KinderCare Learning Center at Newark

    Phone:
    (973) 623-0182

    132/142 Cabinet Street
    Newark
    NJ
    07107

    Distance from address: 9.98 miles

    Ages: 6 weeks to 12 years
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  10. KinderCare at Kenilworth

    Phone:
    (908) 620-1391

    25 Market St
    Kenilworth
    NJ
    07033

    Distance from address: 14. 77 miles

    Ages: 6 weeks to 12 years
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Why KinderCare Is the Best New Daycare in Tribeca

Eight a.m., Greenwich Street, Tribeca. Commuters with briefcases and extra-hot coffees. French bulldogs and their owners out for their morning walks. And strollers—a lot of them—heading to coffee shops, Sarabeth’s for breakfast, and the ship-inspired playground (the S.S. Fun!) in Washington Market Park.

Tribeca’s evolution from industrial district to bohemian mecca to family-friendly neighborhood happened gradually, over decades. And now, just looking around, you can see kid-friendly touches everywhere, from children’s clothing boutiques to parks on nearly every corner.

So, when we were looking for a home for our new flagship center, it wasn’t a hard choice. Kids needed a daycare in Tribeca made just for them for when their families are at work. “Tribeca is a family-centered neighborhood in need of high-quality infant and toddler care,” says our Tribeca Center Director Lisa Bridge. “It’s a great neighborhood for a KinderCare.”

Want a sneak peek at our brand new center? Come on in and take a closer look: Here are some of the early learning philosophies that we’re bringing to life in our new Tribeca KinderCare center.

1. Every child should have space to thrive.

Photo by Amy Sussman

When toddlers enter this room, they know it’s designed just for them—because it is! Our toddler classroom (pictured here) is filled with toys at kid-eye level and places where tots can create, express themselves, play, and pretend. It’s also a “print-rich environment”: Books are readily available and words are everywhere, which help plant the seeds for strong literacy skills. It’s a perfect place for busy toddlers whose personalities are just beginning to emerge (sometimes with gusto)!

2.

Creativity means more than drawing inside the lines.

Photo by Amy Sussman

We’ve got a Matisse in the making! While writing on the walls probably isn’t something you want to encourage at home (unless you invest in some whiteboard paint), you can at Tribeca KinderCare! We designed an entire wall just for drawing in our Tribeca center. For little ones, this fuels creativity, builds fine-motor skills, develops symbolic thinking, and creates a sense of community and ownership in the classroom.

3. Books are within easy reach of little hands.

Photo by Amy Sussman

No tall bookcases here! Placing books within easy reach makes reading super accessible—and that encourages book love! Instead of waiting for an adult to bring a book over, kids can initiate story time all on their own. When they’re little, we teach children how to be gentle with books and treat them kindly. We know that kids also learn to read by associating simple written words with objects. So, in our classrooms, we label things like chairs and tables to give kids a head start on their ABCs.

4. We like to play pretend.

Photo by Amy Sussman

ROAR! Playing with animal toys lets kids make new sounds and play pretend. Also known as dramatic play, playing pretend helps children work on problem-solving and social-emotional skills like cooperation—and it’s also tons of fun! When an adult is playing with a child, it’s important to get down to the child’s eye level (like our teacher in the picture above) to help them connect.

5. There’s no right way to play.

Photo by Amy Sussman

We let kids play their own way. That’s why we build plenty of unstructured play time into the day. Toys and learning materials in our classrooms are open-ended (with multiple uses) so kids can explore their imaginations. Who says trucks have to roll? Weighing his cars helps this little guy learn about cause and effect, and other foundational math and science concepts. (And he doesn’t even know he’s doing some Capital “L” Learning!)

6. Take time to craft outside the box.

Photo by Amy Sussman

Sometimes there’s no such thing as too much glue! Part of being a great artist is doing what you want and not playing by the rules. In art activities, we provide children with lots of different materials and let them decide how they want to be creative. This kind of independent thinking builds critical-thinking skills and self-reliance. In our classrooms, kids are encouraged to think outside the box. It’s all about the process, not the product.

7. We eat our fruits and veggies.

Photo by Amy Sussman

She thinks she’s just playing grocery store, but she’s also learning about healthy eating through dramatic play. But we have more than just pretend fruits and veggies in our centers! Our Nutrition and Wellness philosophy makes it all the way to kids’ plates, where meals are accompanied by fruits, veggies, and whole grains. We never serve a drop of juice in our Tribeca center (or any of our centers), because fruit is sweet enough to eat.

8. Caring for each other is key.

Photo by Amy Sussman

When children pretend to take care of a baby, they’re actually developing critical social skills that will help them become kind and empathetic friends later on. That’s why we believe in nurturing kindness in all kids, starting from day one! Our Tribeca center has plenty of baby dolls, toys, and learning materials that represent all children—it’s okay to play with whatever you want, whoever you are!

9. Yes—you can do it!

Photo by Amy Sussman

Developing fine-motor skills starts with simple toys—exactly what kids need when they’re just learning to solve problems and get those oh-so-cute little fingers to do what they want! Though they may seem “easy,” simple toys (like the one pictured above) teach little kids that they can take on a challenge—and succeed. By working through the toy with an adult by their side who can ask questions like “What color goes next?” and “Which one fits?”, children also develop important language and literacy skills.

10. When in doubt, act it out.

Photo by Amy Sussman

Kids have big feelings—and sometimes those feelings can be tough to cope with. Enter our family of adorable puppets, who make everything just a little less personal. If a child is having a hard time learning a behavior used in a social situation (sharing, for example), puppets are a great tool to help kids understand without making them feel bad. Teachers also use puppets to help kids learn how to manage and express their feelings in a positive way. Our Tribeca center has lots of puppets for teachers to use as tools for learning and storytelling—but when teachers aren’t using them, they’re available for kids to play with whenever they want.

From KinderCare Educators

Starting With KinderCare

Classroom Curriculum

New Baby

Infant

Learning In Our Classrooms

Tribeca KinderCare – New York, NY 10013

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