How to encourage imaginative play through small world exploration
Through imaginative play your child is acting out situations they have seen or been a part of, which is great for learning how to navigate social situations…
April 5, 2017
Tag Archive: social development
Children’s Autism: Can early intervention improve symptoms?
Expert Psychologist, Dr Amanda Gummer, comments on recent findings that early parental intervention can help to reduce the long-term symptoms of autism.
October 26, 2016
How to Improve Your Child’s Social Skills
Social Skills are very important to teach and develop early on in your child’s life as it provides them with essential tools to communicate with others
June 3, 2016
COMMENT: How reading can teach children empathy
Dr Amanda Gummer discusses how reading can teach empathy to children and recommends some Toys and Apps to help support this social skill.
May 24, 2016
COMMENT: Should children be taught life lessons in school?
Should Schools be Responsible for Teaching Children Life Lessons? By Dr Amanda Gummer 1 The American website, Quartz, recently published an article about how schools around the world are starting to teach children not only about academic subjects like science, maths and English, but also emotional and social subjects like perseverance and gratitude. Governments have started…
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May 20, 2016
Personal, Social and Emotional Development through Play
Personal, social and emotional (PSE) covers topics such as confidence, sharing and managing feelings. Good development is incredibly important as it affects how a child interacts with the world; because of this, it can have a large impact on a child’s progression in many areas, including learning in a school environment, in addition to their well-being. In…
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October 1, 2015
How can an App spark a Pre-schooler’s Imagination?
One of the best loved and most played with toys that we own is a toy boat my son was given for his first birthday. He’s coming up for 5 now and yet he and his little sister still play with it most nights in the bath. Like most pre-schoolers, much of their free time…
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August 26, 2015
Social Development Through Role Play
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