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School-age children begin to view the world in complex ways. At this stage, children often move from being concrete thinkers to being more reflective ones. They think more logically about world events, while still seeing them from their own point of view. They start to look at causes and begin asking more challenging questions. Between [...]
School stimulates whole new areas of thinking for your child. There’s a lot you can do to encourage the development of your child’s thinking and problem-solving skills. What to expect By school age, your child will probably: be keen to collect items such as cards or stamps be able to read independently (from about seven [...]
Try these tips to encourage the behaviour you want in your child. Children do as you do. Your child watches you to get clues on how to behave in the world. You’re her role model, so use your own behaviour to guide her. What you do is often much more important than what you say. [...]
It’s time for your child to go to school. Some children take to school like ducks to water. Others are less enthusiastic about leaving the nest for the classroom. Visit our Make a Book section to build a customised ‘book’ with this and other essentials on school-age children. Go to Make a Book The first [...]
Your child’s development depends a lot on his temperament, cultural influences and how adults around him behave. It is also affected by how secure he feels in his relationships with adults and the opportunities he has to socialise with other children. Visit our Make a Book section to build a customised ‘book’ with this and [...]