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How to help your child become a good listener

Sarah Richard-Preston — Sun, 14 Aug 2022 05:14:05 +0000

Believe it or not the most important skill we need to succeed in life is listening. As parents, we all want our children to listen to us, to listen to their teachers at school and to others. But how can you help your child become a good listener? Well perhaps, the key is to be […]

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The Wonderful Benefits of Wonder for your Family

Sarah Richard-Preston — Sat, 18 Jun 2022 02:42:24 +0000

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, how I wonder what you are. There is nothing quite like a vast night sky to evoke a sense of wonder, for children and adults alike. When my eldest child was a toddler she loved looking at the moon. As evening fell she would ask to be taken outside. Sitting upon […]

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Screen Time for Young Children: How to Strike a Balance

Sarah Richard-Preston — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 02:18:00 +0000

Technology is hard to say ‘No’ to I just read that Pink won’t let her 10-year-old daughter get a mobile phone, despite the fact that most of her peers have one. Go Pink – I applaud you on your conviction! My husband and I have experienced the constant pestering of my own 11-year-old daughter for […]

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The Importance of Making Time for Play with Baby

Sarah Richard-Preston — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:53:00 +0000

Becoming a parent for the first time can be a huge transition, from only having your own wants and needs to meet to having a baby dependent on you for everything. There are so many new things to get your head around such as feeding. changing and sleeping. Throw in household chores like laundry and […]

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3 Tips for Introducing Your Baby to a Foreign Language

Sarah Richard-Preston — Mon, 25 May 2015 06:57:30 +0000

You might think it’s impossible to teach your child a language that you don’t speak. But who says you have to be fluent in French, proficient at Portuguese or able to chat in Chinese to introduce your baby a foreign language. Why teach your baby another language? Unless you or another significant person in your […]

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5 Surprise Games to Improve Baby’s Learning

Sarah Richard-Preston — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 06:46:17 +0000

Your baby is a little scientist If you’ve ever watched your baby encounter a new experience, you may have noticed the look on his face as he processed the fresh information and how it fits in with the core information with which he was born. Babies are constantly learning and they can do amazing things. […]

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7 music and movement activities to help your baby develop advanced motor skills

Sarah Richard-Preston — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 06:40:00 +0000

Rocking, bouncing and swinging activities stimulate your baby’s vestibular system You and a friend from your mother’s group are carrying your babies when you stop and talk to each other. As you stand there you both start to jiggle without even thinking. Does this sound like a familiar scenario? We intuitively know what our babies […]

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6 Pre-literacy Skills Your Child can Start Learning From Birth

Sarah Richard-Preston — Mon, 02 Feb 2015 06:36:00 +0000

Preparing your baby for school My “baby” started school this week. It seems like just yesterday that she really was a baby whom I held in my arms and who barely left my side. When I said goodbye at the door of her new classroom this morning all I could think was “how did she […]

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Music Matters – How to Support Your Baby’s Musical Development

Sarah Richard-Preston — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 06:21:34 +0000

If I asked you to list the significant physical and language developmental milestones that your baby is progressing towards I’m sure that you could give me an answer without thinking twice… rolling, sitting, standing, walking…babbling, saying a few words, constructing sentences. All very important stuff, right? YES! The Significance of Baby’s Music Milestones But what […]

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7 Tips for Talking to Your Baby and Building Intelligence Through Language

Sarah Richard-Preston — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 06:16:00 +0000

When dropping my 2-year-old off at daycare the other day the educator asked her for a hug, then smiled and looked up at me. “Oh I’ve missed her,” she said, referring to the week before, which Miss 2 had off due to illness. “She and I have the best conversations”. I knew exactly what she […]

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5 Fascinating Facts Every Parent Should Know About Baby’s Brain Development

Sarah Richard-Preston — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 05:54:44 +0000

There’s much more going on inside your baby’s brain than you ever imagined possible! The new idea in brain research is that there’s a “big bang” in learning and it happens in the first 2000 days of life. What happens in those first 5 years stays with baby for life.After learning about this idea and watching […]

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7 Powerful Reasons Why You Should Sing to Your Baby Every Day

Sarah Richard-Preston — Wed, 07 May 2014 05:36:21 +0000

There are just so many fantastic reasons to sing to your baby every day. Research has shown that there are many benefits of exposing babies to music. Here are my top 7 reasons why singing to your baby every day is a win-win, for you and your baby to “make the most of precious baby time.” […]

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Introducing Art History to Young Children

Sarah Richard-Preston — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 05:19:00 +0000

Why introduce young children to art history? You may think toddlers and preschoolers are too young to be introduced to art history. How could a young child possibly understand and appreciate Vincent Van Gough’s ‘Starry Night’ if you aren’t sure that you do? The point of sharing great works of art with young children, however, […]

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Why Quality Counts in Child Care – The Importance of the National Quality Framework

Sarah Richard-Preston — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:55:16 +0000

The Australian government established the National Quality Framework for early childhood education at the beginning of last year. The Framework has introduced improved child to educator ratios, new qualification requirements for educators and a focus on learning outcomes. The term “child care” seems less appropriate for this new system, which has a clear focus on […]

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Why the Creative Arts are Important for Young Children

Sarah Richard-Preston — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 04:04:38 +0000

The Creative Arts are a Universal language Art is a language that crosses the boundaries of countries and time. There are many ways in which we can have artistic experiences that not only affect our thinking and our emotions but also our connections with each other and sense of spirituality. Throughout history, music, art, drama […]

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How to Instil a Love of Music in Your Child

Sarah Richard-Preston — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:03:01 +0000

Making music is for everyone Do you like to sing along at the top of your lungs in the shower? Perhaps you dance around your kitchen to music when you are making dinner. You might tap your foot along to music during a performance. There is no doubt that music brings humans joy and plays […]

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