Chores – ideas for encouragement from an early age

How young should you encourage children to start household chores? As parents we constantly look to others, fellow parents and experts alike, to confirm that we’re ‘doing it right’. Nutrition, milestones, health, schooling, extra-curricular activities – how much, when, and… Continue Reading >

How to Encourage a Correct Pencil Grasp

From a very early age we see babies begin to navigate using their hands and fingers to explore the environment around them. Fine motor skills move through different stages of development as an important part of early childhood. When it… Continue Reading >

Sibling Bullying … is it a “thing”.

It started early in her life and like any form of abuse the effects have been lifelong. From the age of 3 we have established our subconscious beliefs about ourselves and found our coping strategies that will sit with us… Continue Reading >

The impact of ‘Reading Aloud’ to children

 from a teacher’s perspective  Written by Jennifer Rennie for Reading Out of Poverty Foundation.   ‘Reading Aloud’ is the road to being literate, construction of language for a child begins from a very early age and exposure is key. Children… Continue Reading >