St. Thomas-Elgin
A child learns self-regulation through face-to-face serve and return, and co-regulating social interactions with adults and peers in their lives (Clinton,179). We sometimes forget that children experience a lot of emotional ups and downs just like us. We try to hurry...
Eating together as a family can sometimes feel overwhelming. Everyone has such busy schedules these days. Getting everyone off to work, school, and then activities after, doesn’t leave much time for sitting down for a meal. Plus, who wants to think about making dinner...
Although human babies are pre-wired with certain skills and reflexes that help us survive; it’s also our ability to learn from our environment that sets humans apart from other mammals (Yost P., 2007). An infant is still dependent on caregivers, it is that novelty to...
Children use their senses to explore and try to make sense of the world around them. They do this by touching, tasting, smelling, seeing, moving, and hearing. Sensory play focuses on any activity that engages your child's sense of touch, taste, smell, sight, or sound....
As a male Early Childhood Educator, I have encountered both stigma and acceptance for my employment in the early years sector. When I was deciding my career path in high school, I faced challenges by peers and derogatory comments regarding my professional career...
Children have amazing imaginations and creative processes, when encouraged children learn and grow at an astonishing rate. Providing welcoming spaces that foster inclusive creative play provides children the opportunity to flourish.
The weather is wonderful, and summer is in full swing. Before the season changes, plan to hit the road and get the family out of the house and visit all the wonderful places Southwestern Ontario has to offer, even if it’s just around the corner. These tips are more...
Toilet Training 101 Toilet training can be very scary for some parents but with these tips, I am hoping it will make this adventure a bit easier to get through. When it comes to toilet learning parents have so many questions about how to approach this toilet learning...