Apr 14, 20221 minCore Concepts in Child DevelopmentPlay and the Developmental DomainsAs we've already discussed many times in this blog (because it's so important) play is an essential part of our children's healthy...
Apr 4, 20223 minCore Concepts in Child DevelopmentLet'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...
Mar 26, 20224 minCore Concepts in Child DevelopmentScience and early childhood - wrapupEarly this month, we introduced Science in Early Childhood through five topics including: Executive Function and Self-Regulation,...
Mar 2, 20222 minCore Concepts in Child DevelopmentScience and early childhood: why the first five years are so importantWelcome to March! So far this year we have explored two core concepts of early childhood development: 'You are Your Child’s First and...
Feb 22, 20224 minCore Concepts in Child DevelopmentPlay and playfulness: critical to child developmentWe call play the work of children. In play, children have a voice and are the creators of their own experiences and outcomes; play is...
Feb 11, 20221 minCore Concepts in Child DevelopmentImaginative play helps children express and explore ideasIn Discovery Community*, simple materials such as fabric help to promote imaginative thinking in children. One day, a scarf landed on the...
Feb 1, 20224 minCore Concepts in Child DevelopmentPlay 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...
Jan 28, 20224 minCore Concepts in Child DevelopmentThe irreplaceable value of a positive parent / primary caregiverAs we wrap up our first month of Core Concepts in Early Childhood Development, let’s recap the irreplaceable value of the parent/primary...
Jan 7, 20222 minCore Concepts in Child DevelopmentYour 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...
Jan 6, 20222 minCore Concepts in Child DevelopmentWelcome to our 2022 blog series: Core Concepts in Early Childhood DevelopmentAt Norwood Child and Family Resource Centre, we focus on optimal brain development for children under six years old. These early years...