Speech & language development in the first three years
Health psychologist & registered nurse, Dr Deborah Johanson guides us through child speech & language development in …
Development
In the first year of life, you have watched your baby grow from a tiny helpless newborn to a real little person with a personality of his or her own beginning to emerge. Between the ages of one and five years, your child will continue this development at an astonishing rate. At one, he or she is beginning to talk and use simple words, by five he or she will be telling complex stories and possibly even beginning to read and write!
To help you follow, and encourage, your child's development, we've put togther a series of articles on the stages he or she may go through as they navigate toddlerdom and the preschool years.
Your child needs to hear 20,000 words a day...here's why!
How much do you talk to your children - really talk that is, not just tell them what to do (or not do!) Research shows that children who hear 20,000 words a day through everyday conversations, are more likely to have higher IQs by age three, …
Ten great habits to teach your preschooler
It can be easy to dismiss your preschooler as too young to get themselves ready, remember their manners, and make healthy choices, but they’re actually more capable than you think, and hankering for opportunities to assert their growing …
How the power of love grows our brains
Miriam McCaleb outlines how the simplest connections are actually building blocks for great brain development, especially in your child’s earliest years. There are only two ways to live your life: as though nothing is a miracle, or as though …
How physical activity helps develop kids' brains
Did you know that clumsiness, writing difficulties, even fidgeting and the inability to sit still are all problems in children that could be helped with movement? There is an important, and often overlooked, link between an active body and an …
What is normal development?
Every parent keeps a keen eye on their little one’s development and concerns mount quickly when your child looks like she’s behind the pack. Paediatrician Dr Anne Tait takes a closer look at the process of development, including what's 'normal' and …
Child behaviour: what to worry about & where to get help
In this live chat, clinical phychologist Dr Melanie Woodfield discusses child behaviour, what to be concerned about and where to seek help, and answers your questions. …
Let them play!
Words to live by when you have a three year old in the house... …
Are we killing our kids' creativity?
This illustration from earlychildhood.com helps explain how we may be stifling our children's creativity. Created by: EarlyChildhoodEducation.com …