Children's Reading Interest

It's been a long time since the pandemic, I haven't been to a bookstore. Thank God, the lockdown is over. I'm so excited, my son asked to go to the bookstore. So, we headed to our favorite bookstore.

A little sharing about children's reading interest:

1. Parents who like to read can inspire children to like reading too, but of course this is not absolute thing.

2. The love of reading cannot arise by coercion.

3. The habit of reading such as; story telling or children'd bed time story also plays a big role in building their reading interest.

4. We have to realize that there are times when children don't want to read books. As parents, don't push them too much in reading, just take it easy.

Agribusiness: Premium Local Strawberry (Strawberry Production in West Java, Indonesia)

Indonesia is an agricultural country. West Java is one of the centers of agriculture in Indonesia. The industrial sector plays a major role, while the agricultural sector is the second largest business opportunity. Strawberry production in West Java is high, but the amount of strawberry production has been decreasing. 

The table shows that the production of strawberries in West Java has decreased from 2017 to 2019. According to BPS, Horticultural Agriculture Statistics, the decline in strawberry production has decreased along with the decreasing of agricultural area. It occurred because some of conventional strawberry farmers no longer cultivate strawberries due to the ease of attack by pests and diseases that require high maintenance costs, so many farmers replace them with other commodities.

Why Cycling is Good for Us?

What is your favorite activity on weekend? My son and I love to ride bicycle in the morning, especially on weekend. Morning ride makes our inner blood flowing. It wakes up our body. Study has proven than morning rides can create more encouragement. It also can increase our happiness level.

Health benefits of regular cycling:

• Increased cardiovascular fitness.
• Increased muscle strength and flexibility.
• Improved joint mobility.
• Decreased stress levels.
• Improved posture and coordination.
• Strengthened bones.
• Decreased body fat levels.
• Prevention or management of disease.

By the way, who invented the bicycle?

Boredom-Busting Ideas to Try at Home during Pandemic

Sometimes, I feel bored over something. Why do people get bored easily? They can get anxiety or even depression. It's a feeling of unsatisfied or uninterested which can lead to boredom. In some cases, people may complain of boredom when they're uncomfortable dealing with their thoughts. 

James Danckert, PhD, a professor of cognitive neuroscience at the University of Waterloo, found that people highly prone to boredom perform poorly on tasks that require sustained attention (Experimental Brain Research, 2012). A review of boredom research that was conducted in educational settings suggested that boredom is some combination of an objective lack of neurological excitement and a subjective psychological state of dissatisfaction, frustration or disinterest, all of which result from a lack of stimulation.

How to deal with boredom? How can we overcome it?

The Surprising Benefits of Online Video Games for Children

Some children play video games for recreational and they still can maintain excellent performance in school. There's a research shows benefit of playing video games. Research by the Queensland University of Technology has found that games can improve thinking ability in children. Games often require children to follow instructions, respond to problems, and consider their actions. It can help develop thinking skills. 

Some of online video games can help players developing leadership skills, problem-solving skills, and the ability to deal with unexpected consequences, because they enhance a player's skills of observation, intuitive abilities, alertness, and concentration.

My son loves to play video games as well. We might not realize that video games actually can improve social skills. How come? Online games have created a fun and engaging way of connecting with other players. My son and his friends usually use a platform, it's a VoIP (instant messaging and digital distribution platform), with this tools they can communicate to each other with voice calls, video calls, text messaging, and send media/ files in chats.