Understanding your options for nursery school June 07, 2021LearningTimeID Admin It’s that time when you have to start thinking about nursery (or ‘pre-nursery) school. We’ve been through the process and we know what you’re thinking. The school your child attends...
Science says this is the best way to improve your 1 year old’s persistence June 07, 2021LearningTimeID Admin Persistence, or sometimes known as ‘grit’, is becoming increasingly popular in the parenting world. Parents want to raise children with ‘grit’ who can persist through challenges and obstacles instead of...
Signs of speech and language delays in a 1-year-old June 03, 2021LearningTimeID Admin Children develop at a rapid pace. In the first year alone, they go from having bad color vision, no ability to move, and no ability to produce language to being...
Your child needs to understand one-to-one correspondence before learning to count June 03, 2021LearningTimeID Admin You might think that your child already knows how to count because they can recite 1 through 10. However, memorizing the sequence of numbers versus counting with one-to-one correspondence are...
What does it mean when your toddler hits, bites, or kicks others? June 03, 2021LearningTimeID Admin Right around this age is when behaviors like hitting, biting and kicking peak. As a parent, it’s hard to draw the line between allowing these behaviors to occur and correcting...
Speech therapy techniques for 14-16 months June 03, 2021LearningTimeID Admin At this age, most children would have about 1 to 5 words in their vocabulary. Usually, it includes words like ‘mama’, ‘dada’, and possibly the name of a sibling or...
The best way to teach your child a second language June 02, 2021LearningTimeID Admin By now, we know that teaching young children more than one language can have many cognitive and social benefits. Now, the question is ‘how’? We had the chance to sit...
The cognitive and social benefits of being bilingual June 02, 2021LearningTimeID Admin It’s a long held misconception that children should not be taught more than one language because it might confuse them or delay their speech. However, these myths have been shown...
Speech therapy techniques for 12-14 months June 02, 2021LearningTimeID Admin Speech begins to be an area of concern right around this age. Some children may have said their first words while some may still be babbling - both of which...
Your child’s nutrition: breastfeeding, weaning, and timing June 02, 2021LearningTimeID Admin Nutrition is one of the three factors that have the largest impact on early brain development, with the other two being toxins and environment. Many parents struggle with knowing when...
The difference between how native English and Chinese speakers teach their babies language June 02, 2021LearningTimeID Admin Many of you reading this may be bilingual (or multilingual) but most, if not all of you likely prefer one language over the other. This preference is automatically passed on...
Appropriate ways to discipline your 1 year old June 02, 2021LearningTimeID Admin By the time your child is 1, you may notice that they begin to display behavioral issues like screaming, hitting, biting, and pulling. They may begin to do these things...