The first day of big school is a tremendously important one in your child’s overall development. If you are well-prepared, then you have no need to worry about how it will go; it will be smooth. Your child will pick up on your confident demeanor and feel confident as well. Below are a few tips [...]
As a parent, there are a number of things you can do to help your child prepare for their first day of Kindergarten. It’s of course important to visit the school, with your child as well as the maximum number of family members as their support team. It shows that you’re positive about their schooling [...]
Often, we find that parents stress about how to soften the transition for their children into Kindergarten. This will happen more often with their first child, as they feel a little as though they are drifting into the unknown. We can help put their minds at ease by providing practical, actionable, strategies for them to [...]
Preschool and Kindergarten are certainly different worlds for a child. They go almost overnight from being a big fish in a very small pond to the exact opposite. And ensuring they are completely prepared for this transition is the best way to minimize the stress and adjustment difficulties that many children experience. Preschool is an [...]
I have worked in a range of preschool throughout my career, with a variety of early childhood learning philosophies. Some embraced the concept of a Kindergarten readiness assessment or ‘test’, while others simply despised the idea. In my experience, there is not necessarily a lot of value to a testing system, however it is executed. [...]