Top 5 Positive Parenting Books I recently put together a list of parenting books that I love for a few friends with new babies and one who is expecting and thought I’d share the list here. I never thought I’d have an official declared parenting style however I knew from my teaching experience that I was into positive behaviour discipline and have naturally gravitated towards books and experts advocating this style of parenting. The word discipline often gets mixed up with the word punishment but in fact it comes from the Latin word …
GETTING CREATIVE WITH KIDS WITH SHANNON @OHCREATIVEDAY
GETTING CREATIVE WITH KIDS I'm so incredibly excited to be interviewing today one of the coolest chicks on the internet Mrs Oh Creative Day aka Shannon. I instantly fell in love with Shannon's candid and hilarious voice and her bright, vibrant and playful ideas on how to get creative with your kids. Oh Creative Day is such a happy place on the internet and I always look forward to reading her 'mom truths' on each new post, so naturally I had to invite her for a chat for Petit Stories to learn a bit more about this rock star mom! If you don't …
3 WAYS TO HELP YOUR CHILD WITH READING COMPREHENSION
Reading Comprehension Comprehension is at the very core of reading and can be shown when we really understand something. I talk often about how reading WITH our kids helps create meaningful connections and a stronger bond between parents and their children, and I wanted to share with you what making connections when reading means in the classroom. Making literary connections as we read is how we come to better understand a story. It assists us with our comprehension of the events and people in a particular story and how that …
TOP 10 BOOKS FOR BABY’S NURSERY
TOP 10 BOOKS FOR BABY'S NURSERY Preparing your baby’s nursery is a right of passage for new parents and something that allows you to start making connections and building a bond with your unborn baby well before they arrive and you get to meet your little one. I remember I started ‘nesting’ quite early in my pregnancy (probably around the 20 week mark after that oh so very important scan). I’m a little bit of an organisational freak and I knew that these things take time and before you know it the baby would be here and I would have …
5 FUN READ ALOUD GAMES TO PLAY
5 Fun Read Aloud Games to Play with Children I've had the great privilege of hearing some extraordinary people read picture books aloud. One of my very favourite experiences was having teaching artist Victoria Campbell from Sydney University come into my classroom and share the story of Rapunzel. However, it was Rapunzel with a twist as Victoria mixed in some bits from other fairytales and added a few of the kids names into the story. Needless to say, with her animated expressions and tone, the kids and I were laughing out loud and loving …
