parenting
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When pressure arrives too soon
If the early years are where confidence, curiosity and identity begin, then the question becomes: What happens when pressure enters too early? In many educational settings, expectations are introduced at an increasingly young age. Children are asked to sit still,… Continue reading
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Play is not “just play”
Albert Einstein once said that “play is the highest form of research”, and the more I reflect on early childhood, the more this feels true. Through play, children are not simply passing time. They are rehearsing the world. Long before… Continue reading
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Where it begins – why early years shape us for life
Long before children sit at desks, hold pencils or begin formal lessons, something much deeper is already taking place. They are learning who they are. In the earliest years of life, children are not focused on outcomes or achievement. They… Continue reading

