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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

Early learning case study - 5 year old who has difficulty sitting still and following instructions

by Robyn Papworth
Early learning case study - 5 year old who has difficulty sitting still and following instructions
5 year old who has difficulty sitting still and following instructions I met this young man in March this year. He started the school year one mo...
Posted in help children be school ready, kinder classroom support development delay, not school ready strategies, school readiness developmental delay, school readiness kinder support

Early learning case study - 3 year old boy with poor muscle tone and balance difficulties

by Robyn Papworth
Early learning case study - 3 year old boy with poor muscle tone and balance difficulties
3 year old boy with poor muscle tone and balance difficulties   This little boy comes to mind because I wanted to highlight how amazing children ...
Posted in improve children balance, poor muscle tone balance, poor muscle tone balance poor toddler balance

How to communicate with parents to improve learning outcomes for your student

by Robyn Papworth
how to communicate with parents teachers
How to communicate with parents to improve learning outcomes for your student   If you have a student in your class who you are finding it difficul...
Posted in how to communicate with parents, how to communicate with teachers, how to have difficult parent conversations

Why movement and exercise is important for children's learning and development

by Robyn Papworth
Why movement and exercise is important for children's learning and development
Why movement and exercise is important for children's learning and development As you may already know I am a Masters qualified Developmental Educa...
Posted in children struggling to sit still, children technology use, excessive screen time children, get children more active, impact of technology on learning, increasing children physical activity levels

Feel more confident supporting children with autism in your classroom

by Robyn Papworth
Feel more confident supporting children with autism in your classroom
Feel more confident supporting children with autism in your classroom Last year I supported a teacher who was very reluctant at first to have me in...
Posted in autism classroom support, autism reward chart, autism teacher training, supporting children with autism in the classroom

How to support children with autism in the classroom

by Robyn Papworth
How to support children with autism in the classroom
How to support children with autism in the classroom I started working with children with autism because I could see their frustration with not bei...
Posted in autism classroom support, autism teacher training, supporting children with autism in the classroom

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

Why is balance important for children's learning and development?

by Robyn Papworth
Why is balance important for children's learning and development?
Why is balance important for children's learning and development? Imagine being unsteady on your feet with poor confidence in your balance, and the...
Posted in childcare activity ideas, early learning activities, early learning blog, important early learning milestones, improve children balance

Why I am passionate about working in the early learning sector

by Robyn Papworth
Why I am passionate about working in the early learning sector
Why I am passionate about working in the early learning sector   Warning: This blog post has been unedited and has been typed straight from my hear...
Posted in childhood education blog, early learning blog

How to create a supportive school staff room for overwhelmed and stressed teachers

by Robyn Papworth
How to create a supportive school staff room for overwhelmed and stressed teachers
How to create a supportive school staff room for overwhelmed and stressed teachers In this blog post I reflect on my own experiences working in a p...
Posted in overwhelmed teacher resources, school staff room resources

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