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YOU ARE YOUR CHILD'S BEST TEACHER. Read that again. Your child feels safest with you, most comfortable with you, they trust you more than anyone an...
YOU ARE YOUR CHILD'S BEST TEACHER. Read that again. Your child feels safest with you, most comfortable with you, they trust you more than anyone an...
Do you all know that I promote talking in the first person - so saying “I’m hungry” instead of “Mum is hungry”. But even with the best modelling,...
If you've followed for a while then you know we sing ALL THE TIME. We sing kids songs and nursery rhymes all day and now August loves to sing to us...
Is your little one using all of these words to describe their food? Would you say they'd understand all of these words? If the answer is 'no' then ...
It’s so simple - but changing up the way you pose questions to your little one can reduce frustration for the both of you. I posted about this in m...
You really don't have to 'correct' your child to teach them the correct way to speak. MODELLING and REPETITION are incredibly powerful, and you ca...
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the SOUND a letter makes is so much more important to know than it’s name! Yes - the name is also import...
When you prompt your little one to “say please” or “say sorry”, they’re learning that they have to copy what you say to get what they want, but it’...
You don’t always need new books. Sure - it’s nice to have new stories to read but I already know that your little one likes their favourite books ...
The /r/ and /l/ sounds are often quite hard to say for little ones. That’s why they often replace them for a /y/ or a /w/ sound instead. We’ve all ...
Most kids LOVE to look at pictures of themselves when they were younger. I know the mums who went to SPACE class with me thought I was a little nu...
Kids learn more though positive experiences. Praise is important - the more you can praise your child for doing the right thing, the more likely ...