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Parenting
Parenting in the early years is a journey of guidance, patience, and connection, where everyday moments become opportunities for growth and learning. By creating a supportive and nurturing environment, parents can help children develop confidence, independence, and strong communication skills. Simple practices such as playing together, encouraging curiosity, setting consistent routines, and modeling positive behavior all contribute to a child’s emotional and social development. Thoughtful parent
Parent, Teacher, Child Partnership
Whose Child Is This? “Whose child is this?” asked the teacher one day Seeing a child come up the school path way “Mine”, said the parent with an anxious smile “Whose child is this?”, the teacher asked herself one day As the school door opened and a child came in “Mine”, said the teacher with the tender smile. “Mine, to keep just for a little while. Whose child is this?” the teacher asked after a while, “Ours”! replied the parent and teacher “Ours to love and guide an
Sep 12, 20172 min read
The Secret of Happy Children
By Julia Gorham Children grow and develop the way they do, largely as a result of what we say to them and the way we say it. A child’s mind is full of questions, especially questions of self definition or identity “Whom am I?” We base our lives as adults and make key questions on these very questions. A child will be influenced remarkably by statements with the words, “ You are … ” These statements go firmly into the child’s unconscious . “You” messages work at both the cons
Aug 22, 20171 min read
Gems of Good Parenting Skills
Written by Julia Gorham How does one cultivate love, respect, sharing, encouragement and responsibility? Here are some tips. Teach your child to love and feel loved with hugs and give your child terms of endearments with your tone of your voice and expression of love often given. Assist your child develop a sense of importance and his contribution to family, school, volunteer work etc. Spend quality time with your child which should include family meals, special events, sup
Aug 22, 20172 min read
Instilling Your Child’s Sense Of Independence And Confidence
Written by Julia Gorham. How do we create independent, confident children? Montessori has some practical guidelines we can use. WHAT CAN YOU DO AT HOME? Let your child have real things. Take time to show him/her how to handle objects with care. This builds self-esteem and independence as well as concentration, coordination and responsibility. When you teach your child new skills, break it down into small, precise steps. “Clean your room” is overwhelming; show the child ho
Aug 21, 20173 min read
Benefits of sending your child to a playgroup
Written by Julia Gorham One of the first challenges that parents have to face is whether to send their children to a Playgroup or to leave them at home with Child Carers. Benefits of sending your child to a Playgroup: Becomes more independent, building of confidence and able to deal with separation . Learns to stand on his/her own feet. Learns to handle conflicts. Breaks co-dependency on the care giver. Grows in self esteem. Learns relationship skills and life skills, Inter
Aug 18, 20172 min read
Pets Complete Our Families
Written by Julia Gorham For most of us, our best childhood memories are growing up with our beloved cats or dogs. A great addition to any family, is the gift of giving your child a dog or cat . A pet will be constant companions, best friends providing unconditional love, with a positive impacts in your children lives. The relation between man and pets has existed since thousands of years. Studies have proven that the presence of pets promotes sociability with children is
Aug 8, 20171 min read
Happy Families
What makes a happy family? Belonging It is important that each member of the family feel that they are loved, that they belong and that they matter. Being a cohesive family could mean that you spend every spare minute together doing family activities but keep in mind that everyone is different. Creating a strong family unit is great but each person should be allowed the space and freedom to explore the activities they think they may enjoy. People are more courageous and more
May 16, 20163 min read
Things That Parents Can Do With Their Children
Refrain from doing for a child what he can do for himself. Organise your child’s things in appropriate containers and on low shelves. Whatever your child is doing, encourage him to work with one thing at a time. Help him become aware of sounds. Eg what begins with ‘a’ (say phonetic sound eg a for apple, c for cat, e for egg) this will also assist him at school with the I spy game and sandpaper letters. Aid your child in absorbing a sense of beauty: take a walk in your garden.
Mar 20, 20163 min read
What To Do When Your Child Has a Fever
These notes were taken from a course on first aid and CPR run by Survival CPR and led by Sr Belinda Yu. This is a run through of exactly what to do when your child has a fever. First of all, it’s a good idea to have a reliable measurement of temperature. Sr Belinda recommends that you have both the mercury and the electronic scanning one. You can pick up if a child is not well if they aren’t being their normal self or they are cranky or sweating. Normal body temperature is be
Feb 21, 20162 min read
Parenting Tips and guidelines
Refrain from doing for a child what he can do for himself. Organise your child’s things in appropriate containers and on low shelves. Whatever your child is doing, encourage him to work with one thing at a time. Help him become aware of sounds. Eg what begins with ‘a’ (say phonetic sound e.g. a for apple, c for cat, e for egg) this will also assist him at our school when we play the I spy game or introduce the sandpaper letters. Teach your child precise names. eg hibiscus no
Feb 23, 20153 min read
Non-Toxic Household Cleaners for your home
Window and ceramic tile cleaner: Mix 1/4 cup vinegar in a gallon of warm water. Apply solution with sponge or by spray bottle. Drain cleaner: Pour 1/4 cup baking soda into drain followed by 1/2 cup vinegar. Close drain until it stops fizzing, then flush with 2 quarts boiling water. Tub, sink and tile cleaner: In a bowl mix 1/2 cup baking soda and 2-3 Tbsp. liquid soap. Use sponge or micro fiber cloth to apply and scrub surfaces. Rinse with water. Floor cleaner: Mix 1/2 c
Aug 20, 20122 min read
An Essay in Life
What’s Important? We are confronted with things that are important- but to who? What’s important to me may not be important to you. We can ask ourselves what’s important, but what does that really mean? Does it mean that what we consider important may not really be important in the big scheme of things? Maybe we’re not important at all, or maybe we are but just don’t know it yet. Or maybe we need someone else to compare ourselves to feel important, or maybe we need someone t
Jul 25, 20125 min read
Outside play for children is vital
Outside play for children is vital. It enables them to enjoy their natural environment which provides them with exercise, fresh air and develops their gross motor skills. Children need to run, climb, shout, jump, release pent-up energy, hide, explore and have imaginary adventures! #Outsideplayforchildrenisvital
Jun 25, 20121 min read
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