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Experiential learning activities are the practice of learning through doing. They encourage children to have first-hand experiences with the materials, rather than learning through someone else. For children who have not yet started reading or those who struggle to read experiential learning offers an effective way to learn. With the […]
Lately, new parents are so competitive and face such social pressure to begin their child’s education way too early. The importance of experiential learning for your child, can’t be understated. It is important to understand that young children need unstructured play and experiential learning to develop to their full potential. […]
I discovered Montessori learning at home when I began researching school options for my first child, Nina twenty years ago. I began a training Montessori diploma and observation programme and started applying it at home. Nina was only one and a bit at the time and using these principles worked […]
There’s a reason why they call that time in the late afternoon to early evening the witching hour (in my case I called it suicide hour) – when your baby goes into meltdown for no apparent reason. Overstimulation, hunger and tiredness can lead to a world of misery for both […]
Your child’s brain grows at an explosive rate during the first three years of his life. During these critical brain-growth periods, long, thin nerve pathways grow inside the brain. These are wirings that connect and carry electrical impulses from brain cell to brain cell. The resulting network, which grows daily in […]
Parenting is a balancing act. Don’t be too strict or too lenient. Don’t hover, but still have enough boundaries. One area we can easily forget to temper is how much we focus on our kids. Are you giving your child too much attention? As conscientious parents we are committed to […]
My oldest child is in her third year at Wits. I’ll never forget when I hugged her and said goodbye that first day at preschool. Now, as I look back over how I parented, I see many things I could’ve done better, but I also see things I somehow got […]
Take time out of your day to remind your children how proud you are to be their mom. Tell your children you love them. Say it several times every day. We rarely think about the fact that every phrase we use and every word we say to our children can leave […]
As the saying goes, our children will remember what we do, not what we say. Don’t let this fool you into thinking your words don’t matter. The way we reflect, the way we wonder with our children will prepare them for a lifetime of compassion. When a child wonders, he […]
As families across South Africa continue to navigate life in lockdown, the absence of extracurricular activities and social events is making way for more time together at home. Without constant playdates and having friends over some households are seeing a strengthened bond form between siblings. Let’s encourage sibling sleepovers. When […]