After your child’s first year of life, they officially graduate from baby to toddler. They’ll stay this way for the next couple of years, and many experts suggest it's one of the most important periods in their development. This is a time when they’ll learn how to do certain things - and you should monitor their progress to spot if you should maybe be concerned. While … [Read more...]
Things No One Told You About Raising a Toddler
There's hardly anything that can prepare you for life as a new parent. It's essential to gather as much information as you can but have an open mind because your experience will be unique. One moment you'll feel like you have everything, including your baby, in control, then the next, everything is falling apart. Sometimes you'll even wonder whether you are a good mother or … [Read more...]
How You Can Play a Larger Part in Your Child’s Education
Nothing is more important than your child’s education. It’s what decides how they will grow and develop as people, so it’s only natural that you want to play a part in their education. But what steps should you take to make that a reality? It’s not always easy to know where to start, but being involved and getting the basics right is always a good idea. To help you do more … [Read more...]
How To Establish Good Sleep Patterns
Getting Your Children Off To The Land Of Nod Is Easier Than You Might Think! How To Establish Good Sleep Patterns When you have children, sleep completely changes. It goes from a good night’s sleep with no interruptions other than maybe waking to pop to the bathroom. Regular naps as and when you want. Early nights or late nights depending on your plans for the weekend. … [Read more...]
A Child’s Creativity and Homemade Playdough
Mistakes are Marvelous: At Galileo we embrace mistakes as we teach campers to create without the fear of making them. We earnestly believe that mistake-making leads to magical learning opportunities and children shouldn’t spend their time in fear of making them. (Grown-ups either for that matter). Craft your story around how you and your child approached a project or obstacle … [Read more...]
Learning to Talk, Read and Sing
Just a few days ago, I "discovered" my Kindergarten teacher in Facebook. Mrs. Ramirez who just turned 70 years old. We called her "bionic woman" back then (as she always say that she has bionic powers and will know if any of us will ask our parents to do our homework for us). In our Kindergarten class, we took turns to tell a story every … [Read more...]