The act of reading and writing are communication skills that every human being needs in order to survive and participate in our gradually narrowing global community. Therefore it is not surprising that parents and teachers place a lot of emphasis on children learning these skills. In fact, it can be said that, we tend to … More Teaching Your Child To Read
Several years ago, I remember waiting in the Waiting Area of a school with my husband, we had an appointment to see the Head Teacher of a School one of our children was starting the following term. The children in the school were going into the IT room for a lesson, they were whispering, winking … More Teach Them About Sex Now
Rhymes Nursery are very important to me. They remind me a lot of my childhood and I believe that our children should be taught lots of these rhymes, to help them with learning language and using it correctly. Rhymes like ‘There is fire on the mountain’, also serve as an introduction to poetry and … More There Is Fire On The Mountain
The Importance of Homework Homework is a controversial issue that always comes up when children, learning, and school is discussed. A lot of parents question the practice and yet so many other parents encourage and demand that their children get lots of work from school every day. I have heard parents query teachers and schools … More Understanding Your Child 102
How Children Learn A lot of people ask me why and how the Montessori Method differs from the traditional method of educating a child. My simple answer to that question is that in the traditional, we teach children how we as adults want and think they should learn. The Montessori way, on the other hand, … More Understanding Your Child 101
