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May 26,2016

Using Photography with Children

By Arvinder Kaur
Child's wellbeing / exploration time / Kinderpillar / literacy / parenting / school readiness / Thinking
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Everyone is taking photos nowadays. It is so easy and it is a great way to build your child’s skills. Families and schools can now use their mobile phones to take excellent photographs. No need to grab a camera anymore, just click the precious moments and memories you want to share with your child

April 07,2016

The Power of Laughter

By Arvinder Kaur
Brain building / Child's wellbeing / Kinderpillar / parenting / school readiness
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“Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.” -Pianist and humorist, Victor Borge We have all heard it…that wonderful sound of a child’s laughter. It can brighten your day and change your mood. We know the power of changing the mood of a difficult situation with kind humor and a

March 15,2016

STEAM “IT” Outside! Taking learning off the page and out the door

By Arvinder Kaur
Brain building / Child's wellbeing / exploration time / Kinderpillar / Multiple Intelligence / parenting / school readiness / science / Thinking
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“Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.”- Educator, Horace Mann The great outdoors is your child’s “other” classroom. Studies are showing that young children need to interact with natural materials in the real world around them to develop higher or

December 12,2014

Understand Your Child’s Emotions

By Arvinder Kaur
Child Discipline / Child's wellbeing / parenting / Thinking
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“To give vent now and then to his feelings, whether of pleasure or discontent, is a great ease to a man’s heart”. ~Francesco Guicciardini If you think all that hugs and kisses, cuddling and skin –to-skin touch during his infant stages or being a toddler is sufficient to built that emot

October 31,2014

How to keep Highly Active Children busy in winters

By Arvinder Kaur
Child's wellbeing / Kinderpillar Playdates / parenting
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“Facilitate opportunities for children to have active play inside or bundle them up and send them outside”- Shari Steelsmith Parents of highly active children face many challenges all year round. But specifically, when the weather gets cold, they feel that children must stay indoors. So, particu

October 01,2014

Playing with Puppets Builds Children’s Brains

By Arvinder Kaur
Brain building / exploration time / parenting / Thinking
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Have you ever had the wonderful experience of introducing a puppet to your child? Children as young as babies are enthralled by the magic and creativity of puppet play. They light up when they see and hear an adorable puppet actually talking to them! While we understand that puppet play is good for

August 06,2014

The Power of Praise for Children

By Arvinder Kaur
Child Discipline / Child's wellbeing / Classroom Management / parenting
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“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” – The Dalai Lama We have all seen it. How children “bloom” with praise and “whither” with criticism. But how do we help guide children to have good behavior? One key is in praising the good behavior. There is the old adage that says,

June 17,2014

“How to Teach Children to Love Learning.”- Part 4 (Home Connection)

There are many ways to communicate the educational value of your early childhood classroom to parents. It is important for you to help families recognize your focus on teaching their child to love learning, so they can also value it as an essential part of their child’s development. The main mes

January 31,2014

Early Literacy and language- Why Begin with Infants?

By Arvinder Kaur
literacy / parenting / school readiness / Thinking
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“Babies need social interactions with loving adults who talk with them, listen to their babbling, name objects for them, and give them opportunities to explore their worlds.”– Sandra Scarr (developmental psychologist ) Literacy is a process of adding new skill to the one before and whi

January 15,2014

“Look What I Did!”-The Science of Kids and Toys- Guided by Ellen Booth Church

By Arvinder Kaur
exploration time / literacy / Multiple Intelligence / parenting / school readiness / science / Thinking
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How many times have you heard your child say, “Look what I did…Look what I found” with delightful amazement? The discovery of an interesting flower, rock, or button may seem inconsequential to adults but can become the basis for great opportunities for thinking, problem solving and fun.A walk