Critical Thinking: How You Can Help Your Child Develop This Essential Skill When you’re gazing into your baby’s eyes after they are born, you’re probably not wondering “how am I going to develop your critical thinking skills?”. When your toddler is having a meltdown...
Share The Joy Of Gardening With Your Child I love gardening. I love the smell of the earth after you’ve turned it and prepped it for the upcoming season. I enjoying browsing the seed stands at the garden centres, carefully selecting seasonal favourites and deciding on...
Creating a Literacy-Rich Environment at Home Growing up, literacy was always accessible and visible in our home. My parents, older sister and brother were great role models for me. I saw my parents read the newspaper every day. They read letters, magazines and cards...
Vertical Play Most often children play on a flat surface, either the floor or a table and see objects from overhead. Vertical play, however, introduces children to a very different experience. Once play is moved from a horizontal surface (for example, your kitchen...
USING STORY BOOKS TO HELP FOSTER RESILIENCE Do you remember the story of the little turtle who was afraid to sleep in his shell because he was afraid of the dark? Do you remember that he went on a journey and talked to his friends, asking them if they were afraid of...
Nursery Rhymes Help Grow Readers Nursery rhymes such as “Jack and Jill” or “Ring Around the Rosie” used to be the “bread and butter” of children’s literature a century ago. These traditional rhymes have been tucked away in a dusty corner and forgotten for the most...
ENVIRONMENTAL PRINT Children develop a sense of the world around them early in their life. Beginning as infants, then as toddlers and preschoolers, they react to the sounds, sights, smells and tastes of their environment. As your child’s early literacy experiences...
Talk, Sing, Read, Write and Play: Simple Ways to Help Your Child Develop Early Literacy Skills Babies are born to learn and they learn A LOT in the first three years of their life. It’s the experiences with a warm and loving caregiver that support a child’s...