Beach Kids Early Learning Pre-School

Teaching Boredom

Boredom is something that we inevitably face over and over in life. When boredom strikes it is often thought we need to distract children from its clutches, however, boredom plays a significant role in supporting the development of specific life skills. While boredom seems less like something parents would wish to expose children to and […]

How A Parent Creates Their Child’s Solid Learning Foundation

Your perfect baby is growing faster than you can blink and, here it is, time to enrol them in childcare/preschool. Or had you not thought seriously about it? Quality early learning (childcare/Preschool) has been proven, via multiple studies, to establish and deepen your child’s development base via physical and mental stimulation, social-emotional skills advancement and […]

Beach Kinder takes children out of the classroom and onto the sand

When your child care centre is just 100 metres from Cabarita Beach, it’s easy to see why excursions to the beach would be so popular. At Beach Kids Early Learning & Preschool, the children enjoy sea breezes at the centre and fun extracurricular activities such as beach kinder with their friends. Toddle spoke to Susan, […]

How A Parent Can Better Understand Their Child’s Challenging Behaviour

Parenting is hugely rewarding and has moments of significant challenges. Puzzling is another word that jumps to mind when dear, sweet Ava or Adam experience a tantrum time-bomb out of the blue. In the ‘old days,’ a child having tantrums was labelled as a naughty or disruptive child and was punished, sometimes quite harshly. Nowadays, […]

Rediscovering the Great Outdoors

In recent years, the rise in mental health incidents has become a cause for alarm. Worldwide trends are emerging where more people are being treated and diagnosed with mental health disorders than ever before. While debates rage around what influences technology, social media, parenting styles and economic status (to name a few on a very […]

0 How Important Is Reading To Your Child for School Readiness?

Source: ParentTV on 29 August 2020 As a busy parent it can be hard to build reading to your child daily into your routine, but research shows it has numerous important benefits to childhood development. Not only can reading be a great way to bond with your child and help settle them as a part […]

0 No such thing as ‘naughty’: How the language we use shapes our children

Source: ParentTV on 2 Sep 2020 ‘Right, it’s bedtime,’ you say to your child when they put down their fork at the dinner table. ‘School tomorrow. Can you please take your plate to the sink?’ Your child looks at you. ‘But –’ ‘Come on, get a wriggle on,’ you say. ‘Let’s move a bit faster.’ […]

0 One child, two wildly different approaches to parenting: How to come together when your parenting styles are miles apart

Source: ParentTV on 24 Aug 2020 Do you ever think parenting would be so much easier if you could just get your co-parent to follow your lead, or maybe even just do exactly what you tell them to? And also agree with you and back you up and not question you? It sounds positively idyllic! […]

0 Sorry, she’s not a hugger: How to role model consent for your children and advocate for their rights – ParentTV

Source: ParentTV on 12 Aug 2020 Everyone’s got one. You know the type. That family member who always expects a hug from your kids when you see them. The one who pulls them in for a hair ruffle or a cheek pinch or tight squeeze. The one who pretends to get upset when your child […]

Is wanting our kids to be happy all the time actually doing them damage? – ParentTV

Source: ParentTV on 20 Jul 2020 If you ask a parent what they want for their children, they will probably say this: Health and happiness. No arguments here for the first one, but is the second a good idea? Why did securing happiness for our kids become a goal that we reached for above just […]