Posts Tagged ‘children’
Children With a Disability
Finding out your child has a disability can happen after an accident or illness, at birth or you may find out something is wrong as your child develops. You may feel worried about their quality of life and grief at the loss of dreams for your child’s future. There are big changes for parents and…
Read MoreLiteracy – More than Reading and Writing
Most parents know that reading and writing are very important for children, but how words help us understand our world and make the most of opportunities is much more than reading and writing – it is called ‘literacy’. Children don’t wait till they start school to learn literacy skills. The experiences they have every day…
Read MoreGood Family Relationships
Good family relationships are enjoyable for their own sake – it just feels good to be part of a warm and loving family, also good family relationships are important for lots of other reasons too. They: make kids feel loved and secure, which helps their brains develop can help to overcome difficulties with kids sleeping,…
Read MoreAfter Separation or Divorce – Helping Children Adjust
Usually, separation and divorce mean big changes for your family life. Your child might feel upset or unsettled if you’re going through divorce or separation. You might even see some behavior you don’t like but it’s normal and OK for your child to feel unsettled or upset, and it’ll help him to know that this…
Read MoreScreening of Developmental Issues
What is a developmental delay? Skills such as smiling for the first time, waving “bye-bye” and taking the first step is called developmental milestones. Children reach milestones in crawling, learning, playing, speaking, moving, behaving, and walking. When your child does not reach these milestones at the same time as other children the same age is…
Read MorePhysical Activity and Reduction of Obesity
Nourishing and attractive food is the cornerstone for children’s health, growth, and development as well as developmentally appropriate learning experiences. Because children grow and develop more rapidly during the first few years of life than at any other time, the child’s home and the facility together must provide food that is adequate in amount and…
Read MoreSingle Motherhood
Single parent families are becoming more common but don’t carry the stigma they once did. You can become a single parent through divorce, separation, the death of a partner or for other reasons. Following divorce or separation, it is often the mother who is the resident parent, with children spending time with both parents separately.…
Read MoreOral Care
Caregivers/teachers should promote the habit of regular tooth brushing. All children with teeth should brush or have their teeth brushed with a soft toothbrush. Children under three years of age should have only a small smear (grain of rice) of fluoride toothpaste on the brush when brushing. Children ages three and older should use a…
Read MoreImportance of Immunization
Early education and child care settings present unique challenges for infection control due to the highly vulnerable population, close interpersonal contact, shared toys and other objects, and limited ability of young children to understand or practice good respiratory etiquette and hand hygiene. Routine immunizations at the appropriate age are the best means of protecting children…
Read MoreEarly Childhood Literacy
Literacy involves meaning-making with materials that humans use to communicate and they can be visual, spoken, written, drawn or sung. Definitions vary according to theories, personal values and culture. Literacy development is a foundation for socializing with others, doing well in school, developing independence, working and managing money. To be literate, children learn in a variety…
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