When was the last time you received a hand-written letter in the mail? In this age of email and texting, letter writing is fast becoming a lost form of communication. I, personally, am not ready to say goodbye. So I urge you to keep this worthwhile … [Read more...]
Education needs to Change
The world is changing rapidly, creating unknown challenges, opportunities and unpredictability. We, as educators, are trying to educate a generation without being aware of the different kind of jobs which will be available 10 years from now, yet we … [Read more...]
I got the power!
In the initial years of our life, the brain is our fastest growing organ. Did you know that a newborn baby's brain is only around 25% of the size of an adult brain? And by the time your child is 3 years old, his brain reaches more than two-thirds of … [Read more...]
How to Get Your Child to Actively Engage the Text
Once your child is at an age where he/she is reading fluently and comprehending, there is still work to be done. But this stage is richly rewarding because your child can start to really engage with a text. The words and sentences on the page begin … [Read more...]
Talk Up!
An aunt recently wrote to an advice columnist saying that she didn’t know how to “talk down” to her preschool age niece. The columnist suggested that the aunt find things they can do together—and that the talk would come naturally. That answer was … [Read more...]
