The developmental domains: physical development
It’s May already? Where has the time gone?! As we make our way into this month, let’s recap all that we have learned about since January....
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- Apr 28
Social development and your child under six
When families come to Norwood Child and Family Resource Centre, one of the main goals they have for their children is to develop socially...
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- Apr 18
Social development activity: make a 'creation station!'
A 'creation station' supports children to develop social skills such as turn taking, cooperation, negotiating, back and forth...
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- Apr 14
Play and the Developmental Domains
As we've already discussed many times in this blog (because it's so important) play is an essential part of our children's healthy...
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- Apr 4
Let's explore the Developmental Domains!
All children grow and change at their own pace through a set of Developmental Domains: social, physical, language, intellectual, creative...
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- Mar 26
Science and early childhood - wrapup
Early this month, we introduced Science in Early Childhood through five topics including: Executive Function and Self-Regulation,...
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- Mar 2
Science and early childhood: why the first five years are so important
Welcome to March! So far this year we have explored two core concepts of early childhood development: 'You are Your Child’s First and...
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- Feb 22
Play and playfulness: critical to child development
We call play the work of children. In play, children have a voice and are the creators of their own experiences and outcomes; play is...
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- Feb 11
Imaginative play helps children express and explore ideas
In Discovery Community*, simple materials such as fabric help to promote imaginative thinking in children. One day, a scarf landed on the...
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- Feb 1
Play is the work of children!
Something crucial to healthy childhood development is too often overlooked in our busy scheduled lives today. This something isn’t...
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- Jan 28
The irreplaceable value of a positive parent / primary caregiver
As we wrap up our first month of Core Concepts in Early Childhood Development, let’s recap the irreplaceable value of the parent/primary...
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- Jan 7
Your child's first and most important teacher is ... YOU!
Maybe you’re looking down at your first newborn in your arms or maybe you’re sending your third child off to kindergarten. In either case...
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- Jan 6
Welcome to our 2022 blog series: Core Concepts in Early Childhood Development
At Norwood Child and Family Resource Centre, we focus on optimal brain development for children under six years old. These early years...
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