Archive: Month: November 2017
Building Resilience in Children
How do we manage to parent from a place of love and understanding, not fear and paranoia? It's not possible to protect our children from the ups and downs of life. Raising
Language activities for the holidays
Language can be taught with almost anything around us. By talking to your children about the things that you are doing, buying, making or seeing, you are stimulating their
Language development in primary school children aged between 5 and 8 years.
Early language researchers used to think that by the time a child reaches school age their language skills are almost fully developed, but in fact there is enormous growth in all
Making Maths Fun! Ideas for over 2's
You will be amazed that what you are doing every day with young children is already laying strong foundations for mathematics, like algebra, statistics, measurement and
Making Maths Fun! Ideas for under 2's
So much of what children are discovering in early childhood has a mathematical spin. Everyday experiences in early childhood centers are helping little ones learn early
Why Read To Your Kids
A quiet time, a quiet place, some tasty food, a good book - read by a loving parent - is a stepping stone towards intelligent children and a happy home. Reading to your kids
Study Tips For Exams
Learning new material is challenging. It is normal to think I will never learn this or it's too hard. Get a wall planner and put your exam dates on it. Use a homework
Life can be like a roller coaster
Life can be like a roller coaster – sometimes it’s great and thrilling and sometimes it’s just scary and stomach-churning! Have you noticed how some people approach life with
Saying goodbye to those Primary school years can be hard
We often know the staff well and feel comfortable going in to talk to teachers to sort things out. We’ve been to sports days, concerts, helped out in classes, on school trips and
A Fresh Start - Good tips for Year 7 & 8's transitioning into Year 9
These early days of a new school years are really important for how our young people will learn to get the best out of their school year. Encourage the “merge like a zip”
