When I was finishing my graduate studies in psychology, one piece of raising children stuck out to me – that of teaching empathy.
Science now shows that children are born with empathy. It’s the reason they begin to cry when another baby or child cries. This is truly their (our) natural state. However, we get culturally conditioned out of being empathetic.
Q: What can you do to ensure your child’s natural empathetic style stays with them through adulthood?
A: Be empathetic yourself – as a parent, as a partner, as a human being..
if you look closely, they were exploring spatial relationships, honing motor capabilities, practicing social skills and language, creatively thinking, gathering information about the world through their senses, or to put it simply, learning through play.
LOVE LOVE LOVE this blog!! It shows the transformation of a classroom due to a shift in thinking about how young children best learn. It reminds me that this is a process that happens over time and is not as simple as following a series of steps. This is hard thinking and work --- as many of you already know!
With most provinces in Canada now offering full-day kindergarten options to parents, many schools are looking for ways to include outdoor spaces in their learning programs to accommodate the increased number of students.
Ultimate list of Fine Motor Skills Activities for Children that will boost their Fine Motor Development! (Love, Play, Learn created an awesome list of fine motor activities! Great for both therapists and parents!
These synaptic connections essentially lay the foundation of all fundamental learning and development in a child's life. Having established the significance of these synaptic connections in early childhood years, it really ...
We are Sherry and Donna and together we welcome you to 'irresistible ideas for play based learning', a blog designed to inspire and assist Teachers who follow a Developmental Curriculum, Tertiary Students of the Early ...
The 100th day of kindergarten was Thursday. It really was an incredible day to remember! I have tons I want to share so I'll get started! We decided to do this LOUD activity in our kindergarten P.E. portable (I didn't want others ...
Stumbled on an interesting read and began thinking about how we have started to really use photos and videos in our documentation process. Wonder what 30 photos in a day in the life of FDK would look like?? If you are up for it ... would love to see them...what do they say about the day?
Documenting the Learning. Published October 16, 2012 | By Corinne.Scarfo. There are some great webcast found on CSC ”Kindergarten Matters- Intentional Play-Based learning ” about Inquiry and documenting the learning.
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