Daisy

Jan 24, 2017

How Our Expectation Can Affect Outcome, Personality & Achievement

A parent informed us that her child had been ‘diagnosed as mildly dyslexic’. I resisted laughing, it sounded like a menu in a Nandos...

Daisy

Jul 28, 2016

Raising Thriving Children Who Become Thriving Adults

A couple of weeks ago, a parent questioned our timetables. She was concerned over the slots we had labeled as ‘free play’. I explained...

Daisy

Jul 3, 2016

On Saying Goodbye In Preschool Making friends is part and parcel of starting preschool. It never fails to amaze me how little children...

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My thoughts on learning and other cognitive matters

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Raising kids is about building them up to be strong enough to thrive independently.

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