It is vital for a child’s emotional well-being that he or she forms strong attachments to a small number of key carers. During the formation of these bonds (usually from around 6months) the child develops an increased fear of strangers. This is all part of normal, healthy development.
September 5, 2012
Role Play in the Early Years. Why is role play important to young children’s development? Early social development is highly correlated with academic achievement. The way a child settles into school and interacts with peers and adults in the school setting will have a massive impact on his or her learning opportunities.
September 5, 2012
“Role play provides child care workers with numerous opportunities for enhancing children’s development. It is helpful to distinguish between two valuable methods of using role play in a child care setting in order to identify the different benefits gained by each method.”
September 5, 2012
“I’m a firm believer in learning through play, but some parents want their little ones ‘pushed’ harder with more traditional ‘lessons’. How can I help the parents understand the importance of play in learning?”
September 5, 2012
“Parents are increasingly concerned about bullying, and some accuse the setting of not being supportive. How can we ensure that we are dealing effectively with bullying but are not creating more problems that we solve by focussing too much on it, when falling outs and arguments are part of normal child interactions?”
September 5, 2012
“A little boy in my class often displays very jealous, attention-seeking behavior. For example, sometimes he will grab a toy from another child when he has decided he wants to play with it (even if he does not really). This is a tricky situation because I know that he has been having problems at home and that this behaviour is a result of feeling neglected. How should I tackle this?”
September 3, 2012