December 1, 2022
Deciding what to write for my last blog was a bit of a challenge until I was watching some children playing and realised that most of […]
November 24, 2022
My 2 year old granddaughter spent 20 minutes trying to do up the buttons on her pyjama shirt, rejecting any offers to help. (I was keen […]
October 7, 2022
On seeing executive functioning in the title, I was recently prompted to read an article Children who move more and look at screens less have better […]
July 29, 2022
Children’s picture books are a great way to bring up a topic you may wish to discuss including family values, beliefs and ways to respect diversity […]
June 16, 2022
Self-regulation is the ability to control and direct one’s own feelings, thoughts, and actions. (Refer previous blog SELF-REGULATION – Mitchelton Pre-Schooling Centre (mpc.net.au) This blog aims […]
May 20, 2022
We recently ‘played with parents’ at an Information Evening demonstrating why there is so much learning through play. While we were chatting afterwards, a parent asked […]
May 12, 2022
We’re all (MPC staff team) aware that if we’re able to accept the things we can’t change that our well-being will be enhanced, and stress will […]
March 11, 2022
Many people are already working and living at a heightened level due to the Pandemic. Then there’s the war in Ukraine. Throw in another disaster like […]
March 3, 2022
What do children think about the recent flood event? Just like adults, they will all have different thoughts depending on what happened, their previous experiences, different […]