Written by Keryn O’Neill MA, PGCertEdPsych, Knowledge Manager Our stress response systems are important because they help us survive and deal with stressful situations; but can also be toxic to...Read More
Children’s screen time and the impact on cognitive development New research sheds light on how Kiwi pre-schoolers’ use of screen media may affect the development of executive...Read More
Supporting Social and Emotional Skills A new resource for kaiako has been launched by the Ministry of Education to help support the development of children’s social and emotional skills. He...Read More
Children’s Time for Real Play This article, written by Beverley Morris in the third person, was first published in the Playcentre Journal, November 1996 (p. 22). It is re-published here,...Read More
Magda Gerber once said, “if infants are ready to do something, they will do it. In fact, when they are ready, they have to do it”. Northland-based early childhood educator Kate Liddington...Read More
Did you know that the eldest child is statistically more likely to be the most ‘successful’? All because of one factor called the dyad relationship. More commonly known as the one on one...Read More
Learning is child's play Written by: Keryn O’Neill, MA PGCertEdPsych - Senior Researcher at Brainwave Trust Aotearoa The message that the first few years of life are extremely important for ...Read More
"Knowledge is experience. Anything else is information." Albert Einstein. Let’s talk about the white elephant in the classroom. The post “There is no place for computers in early...Read More