Nurturing Growth: How to Help Your Child Build a Growth Mindset
As parents, we all want our children to flourish and succeed. One powerful way to facilitate this growth is by helping them develop a growth mindset. In this blog, we will explore what a growth mindset is, why it is essential for your child’s development, and practical tips on how to nurture it. Understanding a […]
Are letter reversals a sign of dyslexia?
During the phase of learning to read, children sometimes mistake certain letters for similar ones, especially ones that can easily be reversed. For example, the child may read “bear” as “dear” or look at the word “dog” and read it as “god”. These types of errors are referred to as “reversals”. But are word and […]
How to best support your child during divorce
Divorce can end some unhealthy situations, and can sometimes be the best solution for a struggling family. But if you’re a parent going through a breakup or divorce, you’re thinking about more than just yourself. If you’re worried about how your relationship breakup or divorce might affect your child, you’re not alone. In this article, […]
Helping your daughter to develop a healthy body image
Today, girls face an array of unprecedented pressures. They are expected to pursue successful careers, but they’re also expected to be beautiful — more so than ever before. These pressures are enhanced by the rise of social media and certain programs on TV. While we can’t keep our kids away from their phones, computers and […]
Looking after your mental health as a mom
Between cooking, dressing your kids, taking them to school, helping with homework and making sure everyone gets to bed on time, looking after yourself can be a tricky task. Motherhood is all about constantly choosing to put your children’s happiness, needs and wellbeing before your own. This can lead to you feeling drained, anxious, stressed […]
How to handle sibling rivalry
With more than one child in the house, sibling rivalry is often inevitable. Sibling fighting may leave you feeling exhausted by all the bickering, and wondering why your kids fight so much. Luckily, by approaching conflict the right way, you can stop those feuds for good. Let’s explore the best way of dealing with sibling […]
What to say to a shy child
In today’s video blog I wanted to chat about the language we use around our children when they are not feeling confident. I see it happen so often. A child may be in a public space when her parents and unexpectedly she is confronted with an unfamiliar person, or even someone she knows but hasn’t […]
Early Learning: How to teach your child to read
Today we discuss a topic that is probably one of the most exciting within Early Childhood Development. Because during this video I am going to be showing you how to teach your child to read. As exciting as this prospect is though, I do want to caution you. Teaching a child to read is NOT […]
Early Learning: Visual Perceptual Skills – part 2
I am so excited to share this 6th video blog in our article on Early Learning with you! In it were are going to be looking at the Visual Perceptual Skills of Discrimination, Closure and Analysis & Synthesis. Welcome to all our new followers as well. If you are new here, remember that all the […]
Behaviour Therapy for ADHD – what you need to know
I’m guessing that if you’re reading this, your child has already been assessed and has been diagnosed with ADHD. At this point you’ve probably chatted to various medical and educational professionals and also done some research yourself. And you’ve likely found most research suggests that a combination of medication and behavioural therapy seems to be […]
