Archive for February, 2009

Activities That Encourage Fine Motor Development

Fine motor skills involve the movement and dexterity of hands and fingers. These skills are the ones that allow your infant to grasp her toys and are used by your toddler when he manipulates and turns his toys between his hands. The primary use of fine motor skills in everyday life is for [...]

Encouraging Children’s Language Development

Parents and carers can use a range of strategies to encourage children’s language development. We thought of the following:
Talking to the child – even before a child can speak it is important for the adults and children around him to talk to him, for instance, by explaining what you are doing together (‘It’s time for [...]

Selecting the Right Toys for your Child

Every year, hundreds of toys flood the market, providing a wide range of choices for the discerning parent, godparent, grandparent, aunt, uncle and whoever feels like Santa the whole year through.
But are you really discerning in your choice of toys? child development and play experts warn that there is such a thing as “sentimental buying”. [...]

Child Creativity Development and Education Through Play Time

We take pride in saying that this article on child creativity development and education is like a jewel of our articles. This article has been accepted by many parents as a most informative article on child creativity.
Here are five play time activities you can use to help your children develop their creative faculties and other [...]

Knowing the Correct Toy to Buy

When visiting a toy store you will notice that most of them arrange their toys and products by age range of the child, since the store has made this easy for you, you can head to the section for your child. Many children love to spend time drawing or coloring, this is great but sometimes [...]

Advantages of Home Tutoring Service

It is heart breaking and stressful to find that your child is doing badly at school.
The best way to get your child do better is to find a good tutor, who will teach your child the information that they need.
Tutors work in one to one environment with your child, which is better than classroom, since [...]