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School-Age Connecting and Communicating: In a Nutshell

During the early school years, home life and family relationships are still the biggest influence on a child’s development. Good family relationships are just what children need to learn and grow. Love is what we all want most of the time, often without even realising it. Young children want love even more. By connecting with school-age [...]

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Feelings: School-Age Children

Children experience lots of new things once they reach school age. They start to feel a lot of new things too – and you can help them explore these emotions. What to expect Once at school, your child will probably: go through stages of being loud and confident and then quiet and shy not have a [...]

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Helping Kids Deal With Grief and Loss

Helping Kids deal with Grief and loss Contents Times when children grieve Children’s understanding of loss How children show their grief What parents can do Reminders Contacts Websites Other resources Growing up is an ongoing process of change that involves losses as well as gains. For children changes such as starting childcare, school, sleeping over [...]

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Reading Games

Reading games are fun way to get your children not only involved but also excited about reading. Even “reluctant” readers are more likely to enjoy reading if they are having fun at the same time. Here are a few games your kids may like to try: Try Bingo Reading games. We have some cards you [...]

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Reading Activities Make Reading Fun

There are a lot of reading activities you can do with your kids to make reading fun and inspire them to improve their skills. Here are a few ideas: Create your own Book Club . These are great for developing reading comprehension and listening skills. Click here to learn more about how to start a [...]

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