Yesterday in {Day Twenty Seven} I shared my first books to read to discover play. Today I finish off this list with a brief review. Out of sync child has fun This book and the other books by the author are well thumbed in our home. For what seemed like a long time we were looking at Sensory processing disorder… View Post
We’re often locked in a way of play and playful thinking that’s based on our experience. More often than not that gives us some ideas but things change as our learning about play and young children increases. We also find we have children that behave differently and wish to tackle play in a different way than before.Wherever we are along… View Post
There are times when you have a spare 5 minutes and want to start something with the children. It helps to have an idea about where to find things to reduce the time spent in frustration looking for that one things. And yes it usually is one final thing that derails us and causes us to abandon the activity due… View Post
We do a lot of things on their behalf. We make sure they have good food, good play experiences and good times. I still get battles with my three year old though. He doesn’t often /always appreciate the choices he has…..can we say in a small voice- tantrum or melt down. “It’s not enough to be busy, so are… View Post
Transmitting your values and goals via a mission statement is one of the most effective ways of ensuring a direction for your playtime. You can overcome many obstacles to good play experiences that recur daily. Dan Miller is the creative thinker, career coach, speaker and author of 48 Days to the Work You Love and No More Dreaded Mondays. He’s appeared frequently in… View Post
Did you get a smartphone, ipod, or Kindle recently? Chances are you are loving the freedom of looking things up at a moments notice. Audio and video is something to look out for in the Early Childhood world. No I’m not talking about our little tots this time. I’m talking about us. We don’t always have time to flip through… View Post
Some days you just get blown away by the simplicity of a message. Today was that day. Do you ever find yourself doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. What about the children do you see that in them? How do you get them to move to a point where they can set simple goals… View Post
Ever been derailed by an outburst or tantrum? Our instinct is to rise above it. Sometimes you need to but not always. We do need a strategy for when a tantrum strikes. A strategy presumes then that you’ve tried many different ways and you have something now that works for you and your family. What works for one doesn’t always work for… View Post
So many things are coming at you in Early childhood and often for the first time. Some things we may instinctively know and others we have to seek advice. We have talked about knowing your mind and where to see good play ideas from and how to increase our knowledge about play to find something that fits for our family. However it’s… View Post
Close observation of children at play suggests that they find out about the world in thesame way as scientists find out about new phenonoma and test new ideas. Youngchildren may not be able to verbalize new ideas forming in their heads, but they may stillapply similar processes to scientists. During this exploration, all the senses are used to observe and draw conclusions about objects and events through simple, if crude, scientific investigations.–Judith Roden, Lecturer,… View Post
