Children are always very intrigued by sand. They enjoy digging into sand, sifting it, making a hole in the sand and seeing how deep it can go, building things with sand, and funny enough, destroying the creations they have made by kicking them down. The thought of allowing your children to play with sand can...
Life is full of ups and downs – and this is particularly true for young children who lack the tools to cope with big emotions. Preschoolers are often not able to verbalise how they feel, and parents can sometimes miss out on the real reason behind their children’s behaviour. Kids may be unhappy in school...
Although Echolalia may sound like a serious condition, it merely refers to the meaningless echoing of another person’s speech. It is probably more common than you think as most young children exhibit signs of it. Echolalia is usually not serious and most of the times, it can be corrected at a young age. Repetitive speech...
Responsibility is a big word to little children. However, that does not mean that they are unable to understand what it means. In the words of Uncle Ben, Spider Man’s Uncle, “With great powers comes great responsibility”. Teaching children the value of responsibility is a life-long parenting challenge that many parents have to go through....
Parents often transfer their children from one school to another for various reasons. However, it can be a struggle for little ones who have gotten used to a certain school, teachers, schoolmates and routines to have to switch over to something completely new and different. Children are surprisingly resilient and usually adapt quite quickly, but...
Most preschools in Singapore hold Parent-Teacher Conferences (PTC) up to two times a year. This kind of meeting provides opportunities for parents to connect with their child’s teachers and find out more, first-hand, about how they can work together for the better of the kids. However, many parents get stuck at this point and are...
Children are natural learners – from the moment that they are born, they absorb information and pick up patterns, ideas and concepts to figure out their environments and how they relate to others. Even as infants, they go through growth spurts that lead to mental leaps as they learn new things. As they grow older,...
Every child has a right to feel safe and secure in preschool. It is therefore distressing for both children and parents when bullying happens. A study in 2015 listed Singapore as having the third-highest rate of bullying in the world. Bullying behaviour can emerge from as early as three years old when children start to...
When we have taken pains to select the best possible preschool for our kids, it can sometimes come as a surprise to realise that despite the adults’ best efforts, our children are not quite getting along with one of their teachers. They may drag their feet when going to school or may refuse to even...
Having the confidence to speak up in public does not come naturally to every child. While some children find it easy to express themselves, some who are more soft-spoken will find it an intimidating experience. If your child’s teacher has feedback that he needs to speak up, dig deeper to find out the cause. There...
