Category: Child Development
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Attachment in Young Children
Attachment in Young Children What is attachment? The way I see attachment can be broken down into four main points.
4 min readResolving Conflict and Aggression in Childhood
Resolving Conflict and Aggression in Childhood “Conflict is observed early in human development, it is likely to arise as soon as an infant crawler or toddler is able to pull, prod…
4 min readPretend Play is a Child’s Work!
Pretend Play is a Child’s Work! He taonga te tākaro, play is important. Play is what children do. It is their primary job and how children learn.
6 min readCreating Rich Language and Speech Therapy (BSLT)
Creating Rich Language and Speech Therapy (BSLT) There is one thing that unites parents of Aotearoa, Early Childhood Educators and the New Zealand government.
6 min readPrimary Caregiving and Respectful Relationships
Primary Caregiving and Respectful Relationships How many times have you heard the phrase “Respect your elders”? How can we expect children to respect their elders when they themselves are not respected? I…
3 min readAtypical Development of Communication
Atypical Development of Communication In the last blog I pointed out that Part C: Strand 4 in Te Whāriki states that “Adults should have realistic expectations of children’s language development and…
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