Informational
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Is Your Child Too Shy?
I still feel like cringing sometimes when shyness comes as a topic of conversation. I was labeled as a shy girl when I was young and this has remained in me until now, although it’s not as strong as before. Whether it is negative or positive, if we continuously say something to young children, it…
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If Your Child Only Likes Superheroes
I often see boys talking about superheroes while they are playing with peers. So it’s not so uncommon to like superheroes at the preschool age. But, if superheroes are the only things that your child likes to play, I think it’s concerning. The preschool stage is an important stage since they still have a lot…
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Cultivate Empathy || Book “A Sick Day for Amos Mcgee”
Have you ever seriously thought about teaching empathy to your young child? Empathy is “the ability to understand and share the feelings of another” (from Oxford Languages) and this skill is needed in more situations than you think. Yes, even for our young toddlers and preschoolers. Let me tell you an example of where empathy…
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Widen Your Child’s Perspective || Book “There Was an Old Astronaut who Swallowed the Moon” by Lucille Colandro
How often do you lift your head up and look at the sky? How often do we get to see or think about a bigger world? When we look at a bigger space, our perspective is broaden. There can be many ways that we can help our children to have a broaden perspective. But what’s…
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Being Okay with Being Alone
“Being okay with being alone” is not just a lesson for adults. Young children also experience moments when they feel different and alone in their social world. It’s more likely if your child is attending daycare or school. The moment that we feel different and avoided can be hurtful and it can decrease our self-esteem.…
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Are You Being a Nice (Always-there) Mom or Helicopter Parenting?
Do you know the word “helicopter parenting”? “Helicopter parenting” is a parenting style where the parent pays extremely close attention to her/his child’s experiences, over-protecting, over-controlling and being overly involved. I had some situations recently that made me think about helicopter parenting and I’m sharing my thoughts about it in this week’s podcast episode. I…
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If You Want an Ambitious Kid, Be Ambitious
Have you ever heard of the phrase “Anxious mom, anxious child”? I’m a big believer in role-modelling and I believe a mother/father is the greatest role-model for her/his child. Role-modelling is the main strategy that I recommend in all my classes. So when I saw this sentence, “If you want a gentle child, be gentle”,…
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How To Keep Dreams Alive
Did you enjoy making a vision board with your child last week? What was your main reason of making the vision board with your child? Among many reasons I shared last week, the important one would be not to forget our goals and visions for the year. What do you do to remember your yearly…
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Vision Board with Children
How was your first week of new year? Do you feel like it’s going in the direction that you’ve planned? Mine is …… not clear! I was sick for the last two days and now it’s Friday! Haha. Everything’s fine. Now I’m back on my desk and I just continue from where I stopped. Do…
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Holiday Gifts for Growth Mindset
1.Wooden Threading Toys with Animals & Fruits What I found 2.Wooden Puzzle Dinosaurs What I found 3.Wooden Hundred Board What I found *If your little one likes to put things inside her/his mouth, you have to supervise. 4.Felt Christmas Tree Set What I found Happy learning and quality time! Teacher Gela 👩🏻🎀