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Children’s Learning: Questions For Reflection by Dr. Joanne Foster, joannefoster.ca As one season, month, or year morphs into another, there are plenty of opportunities to reflect on how to encourage your child’s learning. This includes asking yourself key questions about their needs, educational options, learning environments, provisions, and supports. To
LET’S BE HONEST Dr. Joanne Foster – www.joannefoster.ca “An open, honest, and careful response to your child’s questions, made with sensitivity to their level of understanding, can be helpful—even essential—to their healthy self-concept and continued joy in the learning process.” 1 Children need someone they trust and with whom they
Building confidence by Dr. Joanne Foster – www.joannefoster.ca Young children who are outgoing, playful, assertive, creative, and happy are often thought to be confident. They appear to feel good about themselves, as they interact with their environment, and experience the joys inherent in using their competencies and developing new skills.
Am I Overthinking Early Literacy? by Philip Mott, http://www.philipmott.com Parents of young children are bombarded with content about creating the perfect environment for encouraging literacy. You may have been coming into parenthood with your own ideas about how you’ll create this environment. While you weigh different offerings and create your
Simple Pleasures Dr. Joanne Foster – www.joannefoster.ca As thoughts turn to summer holidays in the wake of COVID-related restrictions, families are looking for exciting things to do. Something a little different, perhaps, or just plain fun. Not too pricey or complex. It would be ideal if children could learn at
Play is Learning By Philip Mott, www.philipmott.com If you’ve read many articles on early childhood development, you’ve probably come across the term “play-based learning.” For many parents, play can be a little silly. It’s hard to imagine that it could be all that valuable. “Fun is good,” we think, “but
Children’s Learning: Questions For Reflection by Dr. Joanne Foster, joannefoster.ca As one season, month, or year morphs into another, there are plenty of opportunities to reflect on how to encourage
LET’S BE HONEST Dr. Joanne Foster – www.joannefoster.ca “An open, honest, and careful response to your child’s questions, made with sensitivity to their level of understanding, can be helpful—even
Building confidence by Dr. Joanne Foster – www.joannefoster.ca Young children who are outgoing, playful, assertive, creative, and happy are often thought to be confident. They appear to feel good
Am I Overthinking Early Literacy? by Philip Mott, http://www.philipmott.com Parents of young children are bombarded with content about creating the perfect environment for encouraging literacy. You may have been
Simple Pleasures Dr. Joanne Foster – www.joannefoster.ca As thoughts turn to summer holidays in the wake of COVID-related restrictions, families are looking for exciting things to do. Something a
Play is Learning By Philip Mott, www.philipmott.com If you’ve read many articles on early childhood development, you’ve probably come across the term “play-based learning.” For many parents, play can
