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Early Learning Blog

3 things every parent needs to know about fine motor skill development

by Robyn Papworth
3 things every parent needs to know about fine motor skill development
3 things every parent needs to know about fine motor skill development   1 – Be well informed about the risks of technology With the advancement o...
Posted in early learning fine motor activities, fine motor skill development, handwriting activity ideas, handwriting refusal ideas, technology fine motor skill development

Top 5 ways to play with your baby

by Robyn Papworth
Top 5 ways to play with your baby
Top 5 ways to play with your baby   Share the moment in tummy time When you place your baby in to tummy time position lay down in tummy time too, ...
Posted in early learning nursery play activities, infant play activity ideas, newborn play ideas, nursery play activity ideas, parenting play activities, tummy time play activities

The day my son taught me what life is all about

by Robyn Papworth
The day my son taught me what life is all about
The day my son taught me what life is all about   I underestimated my own baby's learning and development and when my son was 3 days old my eyes o...
Posted in child development blog, parenting child development blog, parenting support blog

Why is crawling important for infants, toddlers, and school aged children

by Robyn Papworth
Why is crawling important for infants, toddlers, and school aged children
Why is crawling important for infants, toddlers, and school aged children   Most babies will start crawling between the ages of 8 months to 12 mont...
Posted in early years crawling activities, how to encourage crawling, when should babies crawl, why is crawling important

How technology use is impacting children’s spatial awareness skills

by Robyn Papworth
How technology use is impacting children’s spatial awareness skills
How technology use is impacting children’s spatial awareness skills   Spatial awareness skills include understanding where our body parts are on ou...
Posted in children spatial awareness activities, early learning improve spatial awareness, how to improve spatial awareness, spatial awareness ideas, technology use is impacting spatial awareness

4 ways to make a trip to the café educational for kids

by Robyn Papworth
4 ways to make a trip to the café educational for kids
4 ways to make a trip to the café educational for kids I went to get my hair done yesterday by a young family friend of mine. She is 24 years old,...
Posted in children out of the house, early learning cafe activities, homeschool cafe activities, reduce children tantrums, reduce meltdowns shopping, trip to the cafe with kids

Mindfulness kids activities - How to teach children mindfulness

by Robyn Papworth
Mindfulness kids activities - How to teach children mindfulness
Teach children and adult mindfulness – how to listen, feel and learn with our whole body When I am asked to help students with learning difficulti...
Posted in early learning big emotions ideas, early learning mindfulness activities, kindergarten mindfulness activities, teach children mindfulness

3 ways to avoid children’s technology overuse these school holidays

by Robyn Papworth
3 ways to avoid children’s technology overuse these school holidays
3 ways to avoid children’s technology overuse these school holidays As a busy and overwhelmed mum I am often tempted to turn on the TV, bring ou...
Posted in busy family play activities, busy toddler play activities, how to reduce screen time, reduce children technology use, stop screen time

What is visual tracking - a key component of reading for children

by Robyn Papworth
What is visual tracking - a key component of reading for children
What is visual tracking?  So you may have come across this page because you have a child who has difficulty with visual tracking or you are finding...
Posted in how to improve visual tracking, visual tracking early learning activities, visual tracking reading, visual tracking strategies for children, what is visual tracking

6 activities to do today to help children master the skill of sitting still

by Robyn Papworth
6 activities to do today to help children master the skill of sitting still
6 activities to do today to help children master the skill of sitting still   There are two main reasons why a child's body struggles to sit stil...
Posted in children struggling to sit still, early learning sitting still, help children to sit still, improve focus in the classroom, sitting still strategies

Helping students to line up and sit down in the classroom

by Robyn Papworth
Helping students to line up and sit down in the classroom
Lining up in the classroom is more challenging than you may think.   As a Developmental Educator, part of my role is to help children cope in a bus...
Posted in classroom behaviour management lining up, classroom sit spots, classroom spatial awareness

What is technology doing to children's fine motor skill development?

by Robyn Papworth
toddler technology learning development
With the advancement of technology, children’s fine motor skills have declined. Some children start school with a 2 year old pencil grip (grasping...
Posted in children technology use, impact of technology on learning, technology fine motor skill development