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Learning through play: It's all about the process

Feb 23
2 min

Core Concepts in Child Development

Learning through play: It's all about the process

As children develop, it is important to give them the opportunity to explore materials in an open-ended way. What does that mean? It...

S.P.L.I.C.E : the six areas of child development

Feb 1
2 min

Core Concepts in Child Development

S.P.L.I.C.E : the six areas of child development

There are many areas that make up a child’s whole development. These areas of development can be easily remembered by the acronym...

Build a block tower to learn about "turn-taking"

Apr 27, 2022
1 min

Social Development

Build a block tower to learn about "turn-taking"

"Turn-taking" is a back-and-forth interaction where each person has the opportunity to have a “turn”. This is a great introduction to...

Bedtime stories for building parent-child relationships

Apr 21, 2022
1 min

Social Development

Bedtime stories for building parent-child relationships

Read bedtime stories together nightly! It sounds so simple but it means so much. When you read a book with your child, you are spending...

Apr 18, 2022
1 min

Social Development

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...

Apr 14, 2022
1 min

Core Concepts in Child Development

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...

Let's explore the Developmental Domains!

Apr 4, 2022
3 min

Core Concepts in Child Development

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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