Hanifa K. Cook | Effective Communications

A Little Help From A Friend

by Hanifa K. Cook | Feb 16, 2009 | Childhood, Language, Learning Skills, Personal Blog

People who love children are usually intrigued by the new tricks that kids can do as they grow. At what age does the child learn to sit, walk, laugh or grip on an object? For me, there is nothing more fascinating and magical than the child who learns to speak before...

You Are A Smart Kid. Learn Out Loud.

by Hanifa K. Cook | Feb 6, 2009 | Childhood, Environment, Internet, Language, Learning Skills, Music, News

Learning out loud is a great way to bounce back knowledge that comes into your head. Kids figure out quickly that being loud does not necessary have to mean about sounds. Bright and gaudy colours are loud. If used as a figure of speech, ‘loud’ takes a...

The Love Of Silence

by Hanifa K. Cook | Feb 3, 2009 | Childhood, Montessori

Silence is golden and ignorance is bliss. How are we to understand the real meaning of silence if it were not for the presence of noise? This is a blog about silence. On a cold winter night, the fireplace in the family room at home would be the perfect place for...

Spanish Lessons Review

by Hanifa K. Cook | Jan 27, 2009 | Language

My page on ning is giving me good Spanish learning experience. It offers most of the variables needed to learn language for adults of any age. You get time, space and lots of friends to mingle with. I am through my first week in the site and am learning more each day....

Chinese Names Incorporated And Tattoos

by Hanifa K. Cook | Jan 25, 2009 | Chinese, Language

If you turn to any page in a Chinese dictionary for names in Mandarin, you may not come across a name like Sugiarto or Gunawan. Honestly, it may not even matter to you now because you will never come across them in your part of the world, say the United States of...