Ignite Children’s Imagination

January 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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This Crayola video is truly inspirational. Check it out at http://bit.ly/W9olz4

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Focus on Positive Reactions in the New Year – Be Careful, Our Responses Can Crush Our Little Ones Creativity

January 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Over the years, I have watched how parents respond when presented with beautiful artwork created by their children. The natural response is, “What is that?” The child looks crushed, almost to say, “What do you mean, what is that?  Shouldn’t it be obvious?” Thinking ahead and preparing yourself with the proper response will save your [...]

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Love School

October 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Hera at school sorting colors

Have you ever seen kids who hate going to school but are top of the class? Not me. Love to go to school is a critical step for kids to learn with passion, and is essential for their school success. Yet many parents don’t realise this. For preschool kids, it’s not uncommon that each morning, [...]

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How Pictures Work

August 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Just because a six month old child smiles at a photograph of her mother does not mean she knows the photograph is a symbol.  Just because a 15 month old child can name a picture of a ball does not mean she thinks about a real object that is not present.  In a study by [...]

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Hilarious Toddler

April 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment

  Language Development In the morning, everybody is getting up. Concerned that Dad is getting too close to Mom, the 2-year-old Hera asks Dad to “Go away!” Poor dad complains, “But I don’t have my clothes on yet”. Hera responds with the first-ever combination sentence of her life: “Put on your clothes and go away!” [...]

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