Child Development . Parenting . Wellness
How ambitious is your child? Do they help you around the house when the nanny is not around? Do you answer on behalf of your children? Do they know how to make ambitious decisions? And most importantly, do you respect their decisions? I ask these questions to parents with older children – 5 years and... Continue Reading →
This post is to help the pre-kindergarten children (4 years and below). For this age group, we can focus on their fine motor and gross motor skills, concentration, building vocabulary, and of course art and craft.
Have you wondered what activities you can do to help your child’s fine motor skills develop? Does your child have weak fine motor skills? The easiest way to answer this question is by assessing the small movements your child can do. This is mostly seen through activities that involve his/ her fingers, wrist, arm, and... Continue Reading →
Holidays are a recurring thing in our children’s calendar. It is time for the children to rest, play, socialize and spend time with family. Holidays are different for our children compared to how they were for us as children. We were shipped off to shags and played in our estates with our neighborhood/ farm friends.... Continue Reading →
Dear parents, It is with a heavy heart that I write this to you. It has come to the attention of many teachers, and educators that parents have taken the need for physical activity lightly. Children are really struggling to do some basic physical activities and its not their fault. IT IS THE PARENTS FAULT!... Continue Reading →
Dear parents, Every child wants to be number one to class in the morning! The best way for a child to start the day is through play with their classmates in the morning. This allows the children to socialize and for most children, it's a time to release any negative emotions they have. As teachers,... Continue Reading →
“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.” -Fred Rogers It is impossible to meet a preschool teacher that does not believe in play as an instrument of learning. In every education system, there are... Continue Reading →
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