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Parents, quite rightly, wish to mould their children into the adults they’d like to see them become. However, such moulding needs to be done carefully or it can end up doing more harm than good. Why? Because, in their desire to steer their child in Read More …
Having a good vocabulary is an essential skill for many areas in life. Some of these, such as reading, writing and academic success, will be relatively obvious, but this is not necessarily true for all of them. For example, having a good vocabulary is one of Read More …
Having a good vocabulary is essential if a child is to be able to read, write, spell and, indeed, express themselves, their needs and wishes, and how they are feeling about any situation they may find themselves in. A child who cannot express themselves is one that Read More …
What Is It? Critical thinking is the ability to take information, assess it for reliability and accuracy, and then decide whether it is sufficiently trustworthy to be accepted at face value, or whether additional information is required to support it before it can be accepted Read More …
Making and flying a paper aeroplane is one of those fundamental childhood activities. It’s simple, it’s cheap, it’s a lot of fun, and in the process of doing it, your child can practice a number of important core life skills. This is an experiment which you Read More …
Screens are everywhere these days, and many parents worry that their children are spending too much time looking at screens rather than interacting with the world around them, but how much screen time is too much? It would be nice if there was a simple, Read More …
How Many Christmas Lights Can You Spot? is a seasonal counting game that’s very simple to play. All you need to do is count how many houses with Christmas lights on them that you spot during a car journey. It’s fun as well as being perfect Read More …
Around the upcoming holiday time, and despite the excitement surrounding the big day itself, there’s a good chance that, at some point, your kids will end up complaining that they’re bored. If this happens, then you may find this video very useful as it details ten experiments Read More …
Monsters In My House is a unique activity book designed to help children improve their word interpretation skills, especially of the evocative ‘wow’ words that help bring writing to life, their drawing and coordination skills, and their imaginations, all while having fun. How is this done? Read More …
This is a nice little festive experiment that can be used to introduce your child to chemistry, and the concept of solutions, crystallisation and evaporation. It’s very simple, and it can be done with either a ready-made kit, like the one featured in the time-lapse video Read More …