When your child is in the pool enjoying a good swimming session, as a parent, it is important for you to take proper safety measures to ensure that nothing untoward happens to your little one. professional swimming coach Erika Perez has these tips to share with parents. Continue reading
There is a certain sadness attached to learners who face difficulties in the mainstream school environment. What happens when the learner is facing difficulties not due to a deficit but rather due to a surplus of skills? Those children have difficulties too but of a different kind. Read on… Continue reading
Brain-Based Strategies for Our Kids
Years ago, a parent was concerned about her daughter who wouldn’t stop moving during class time. This little girl had a problem focusing and we did extra multi-tasking exercises with her to help her focus better. She was allowed to move in class, stretched, and skipped during learning. Years later, she’s an accomplished budding junior athlete and a good student who is much better at managing her attention span independently. Continue reading
Have you been to a toddler’s birthday party lately? They seem to cater more for the parents than the little ones don’t they – food-wise, that is? Could one of the reasons be that there’s not that many appropriate or ‘safe’ choice of food to be offered to little ones?
Let’s face it – eating healthy is something even adults struggle with, even though it’s something doable! It’s no secret these days that eating the right kinds of food will help keep all sorts of illnesses at bay, and the younger a person develops the taste for healthy foods, the better! Continue reading
Sensible and smart parenting ways can help build better confidence in little ones. Not all children have the same traits and most times, parents have to deal with different characters even among their own children. If your child seems to lack confidence or seems too shy, this piece is for you. Continue reading
Each day in our lives, we leave behind our carbon footprints – and the environmental impact of our actions and lifestyle. As the world becomes more aware of the negative impacts of carelessness and harshness that our planet is currently undergoing, with deforestation, pollution, etc, we need to work together to ensure that what we leave behind for our future generation is inhabitable. And how do we do that? Continue reading
Young or old, it’s not easy to walk past a toy shop without at least glancing into it for a glimpse (or a long gaze!) at all colourful and inviting sight of all those toys. Still, visual appeal aside, toys play an integral part of a growing child’s life in terms of physical and cognitive development. Continue reading
Consistency is key when it comes to raising tiny humans. One indication that kids crave repetition is in picking up the same storybook to be read to before bedtime. Even if you and your child know all the words by heart, they are still learning from the pictures and interactions you have with them. To them, the familiarity is enjoyable. Continue reading
The growing years are the most important developmental phase of a child’s life, for more reasons than we realise. For one, the right kind (and amount!) of nutrition is crucial so that harmful deficiencies can be prevented. Also, just as important, it’s the best time to build healthy eating habits for a lifetime of benefits. Read on… Continue reading
