As much as our children need to develop their academic skills, how much more so do they need to learn about appreciating those around them and demonstrating kindness and respect. As such, we make a point of interspersing our general themes with themes that encompass values that we hope to impart.
Read MoreInside: 80 of the best conversation starters for kids! Conversation starters are organized by category and kinds of questions: Getting to know your child (even) better, questions to encourage gratitude, questions to foster a resilient mindset, questions to develop critical and creative thinking, questions to foster emotional growth and empathy, fun and funny questions, and what fills your cup? Favorites! For kids of all ages from toddlers to teens.
Read MoreThe Reggio Emilia approach is an educational philosophy and pedagogy focused on preschool and primary education. This approach is a student-centered and constructivist self-guided curriculum that uses self-directed, experiential learning in relationship-driven environments.
Read MoreTu B'Shvat is the day when the sap begins to rise through the tree. In other words, we can’t see the fruit yet, but we are celebrating the process of growth itself, most of which we can’t see because it’s beneath the surface of the ground.
The question arises: Why would we celebrate by eating fruit which has not yet started growing on the trees? Furthermore, why would we celebrate a process that we cannot see and that is only beginning to take place beneath the soil?
The answer lies in the lesson we learn from this. Life is not a destination; rather it is a process and a journey. Such is the journey of early childhood.
If we want children to have quality results, we have to build our relationships with them so that the quality of their thinking and their actions ensure the quality results we want.
Read MoreWe as parents often forget that it is more what we do and what our children see us do when we don't realise they are watching, that guides their beliefs and behaviours than what we say.
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