Some years ago Barbara Morris set about researching and producing a wonderful book, not a manual on how to teach your child to read, but a book full of fun ways to get your child ready for reading. Recently the Education Review Office identified a gap in early literacy teaching and learning. The covering letter [...]
The DVD ‘Raising Children in New Zealand’ is out now! From September 2011, a free copy of the DVD is to be given to parents of every baby born in New Zealand on the first visit by their Plunket or other Well Child/Tamariki Ora Nurse. Parents and caregivers who don’t qualify for a free DVD, [...]
Stress is part of life these days but we need to watch that it doesn’t become a way of life! The world is so busy and we can easily get caught up in the frenzy. As the stress response, i.e. how we react when faced with a challenging situation, is set in the early years [...]
Praise has had some bad press lately but hey do we mind if someone tells us what a nice meal we’ve cooked, how nice we look or what a great job we have done etc? The main thing about praise is it needs to be genuine and not over the top. Constantly telling a child [...]
Everyone learns best when they can select their particular area of interest. Research shows that young children learn best by exploring, trying things out, finding out what works and what doesn’t. Young children learn best through playing in an environment created for their learning were their interests are supported rather than just having information “told [...]
Young children react in various ways to starting kindergarten; even some of the most confident children take a while to become used to the new environment. The first day Be prepare to stay and help settle your child Some children take several visits to kindergarten before they feel comfortable enough to stay on their own. [...]
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