MANILA, Philippines — How do you enhance your child's visualspatial intelligence?

Children who manifest this type of intelligence should be encouraged to dabble with BREAD PALETTES.

B - Begin or join an art club in the school.

R - Redesign their room, move the furniture around.

E - Enroll in graphics sofware programs.

A - Appreciate symbols or icons in lectures or presentations.

D - Do jigsaw puzzles or work on Rubic's cubes.

P - Play Pictionary, tic tac toe or other visual games.

A - Attend painting, sculpting or other art exhibits.

L - Learn visual art activities like drawing, painting, sculpting.

E - Explore scene tripping in a favorite quite place.

T - Take up photography class.

T - Talk with artists, architects, or designers.

E - Engage in art activities with family and friends.

S - Study geometry and photography.

How do you enhance your child's interpersonal intelligence? Children who manifest this type of intelligence who be encouraged to takle more GRILLED STEAKS.

G - Get to know people or other culltures.

R - Read about the lives of well known personages.

I - Initiate and organize intellectually stimulating activities.

L - Lead volunteer civic groups.

L - Learn more about behavioral patterns by "people watching".

E - Establish service-oriented organizations.

D - Develop friends, acquaintances through regular correspondences.

S - Share time and talent in church, school or community.

T - Take the lead in hosting a party.

E - Encourage friends to team up on a project.

A - Assume leadership roles in organizations.

K - Know other people through the internet.

S - Spend time with family and friends in get together parties.

How do you enhance your child's intrapersonal intelligence? Treat your children to a BACON SANDWICH if they manifest this type of intelligence.

B - Begin a business undertaking.

A - Attend a seminar on self-improvement.

C - Concentrate on motivational audiocassettes.

O - Observe time for regular reflection in a quiet place at home.

N - Note down notes, feelings and memories in a daily diary.

S - Share time with people with strong sense of self.

A - Attend retreats and recollections.

N - Note accomplishments and life stories of famous personages.

D - Develop short term and long term goals on a regular basis.

W - Work on a new skill in an area of interest on self.

I - Initiate self-discovery by reading self-motivation books.

C - Compose affirmation statements.

H - Have self talks and learn to meditate.

How do you enhance your child's natural intelligence? Children who manifest this type of intelligence should be given servings of TUNA SASHIMI.

T - Take responsibility for particular animals and plants.

U - Undertake the growing of an organic garden.

N - Note marine life during visits to lakes, rivers and beaches.

A - Assume leadership roles in hands-on scientific projects.

S - Study under the shade of tree.

A - Advocate environmental consciousness on the danger of ozone depletion.

S - Study archaelogy and visit archaeological sites.

H - Have regular trips to the forest.

I - Initiate tree planting activities in school.

M - Make time to visit botanical gardens.

I - Initiate an information drive about harmful effects of solid waste.

How do you enhance your child's musical intelligence? Children who manifest this type of intelligence would progress with a CORNUCOPIA of cacophony.

C - Compose a song related to interests.

O - Organize a singing group or school choir.

R - Read about the lives of famous musicians.

N - Name tunes randomly played on the radio.

U - Use background music while doing homework.

C - Create musical instruments.

O - Orchestrate music with musical software program.

P - Play at least one musical instrument.

I - Improvise on other famous singers' styles while singing to karaoke music.

A - Attend musical concerts.

(The author is the president of the Center for Learning and Teaching Styles and MINDful IDEAS, an affiliate of the International Learning Styles Network, based at St. John’s University in New York. Email him at htenedero@yahoo.com or call 0917-473-0307.)