Building Blocks for Learning
The building blocks for learning happen in stages, each one following the other in a natural sequence. Starting with a solid foundation can help to keep the rest of the stack steady. Your child’s early learning is a bit like this. A good foundation in infancy and early childhood can help to support all later […]
How Early Development Shapes Learning: the role of Retained Primitive Reflexes
Having a child who is falling behind, no matter how hard they try, is a common cause of stress for parents. The answer often lies in their early stages of development. The foundation of all later development is found in retained early movement patterns, known as Retained Primitive Reflexes. Success in the classroom requires much […]
Floor Play and Tummy Time
Babies are amazing. They are born knowing exactly what they need to do to grow and develop. They don’t need us to push or prompt, or provide them with any fancy gadgetry. All they need is a safe place for some floor play and tummy time, and you to watch over them. They’ll grow […]
Development Delay and Links to Classroom Learning
Many parents are at a loss to understand just why their child is struggling at school. There are many reasons for this Development delay makes classroom struggles a familiar story. Many children find the intensity and variety of classroom sensations completely overwhelming. This feeling of overwhelm makes it difficult to concentrate and pay attention. More than […]
Dyslexia – an Holistic View
Are you worried that your child might have signs of dyslexia, or other learning difficulties? Learning to read seems simple enough. After all, how hard can it be to interpret those symbols on the page? For many, however, classroom reading instruction is the beginning of a lifetime of struggle, anxiety, embarrassment, shame and poor self […]
My Story
When our son was born in 1985 I quickly realised I knew very little about parenting. Life gave me plenty of time to think about this and how I might do things differently second time around, before our daughter arrived 11 years later. The learning started all over again when I realised that each child […]