As Parents, We Should Relate To Ourselves Kindly The work of parenting involves caring for and meeting the needs of another human being 24 hours a day, seven days a week. And like all demanding professions, burnout is a hazard of the job. That’s why parenting magazines and well-intentioned friends recommend taking care of yourself […]
Fun Mealtimes with Your Fussy Eater?
Fun Tips to Handle Fussy Eaters Many children are fussy eaters. Fussy eating is normal, but it can be hard to handle. Most of the time fussy eating isn’t about food – it’s often about children wanting to be independent. Here are some ideas that might help if you have fussy eaters in the family. About Fussy Eating and […]
Responsible decision-making for young children
Helping Young Kids Develop Good Decision-Making Skills Like adults, children make a range of decisions every day! Young children regularly choose how they will behave, which toys or games they would like to play with, which books they would like to have read to them, or which television shows they would like to watch. As […]
Do Health – Why is it Important?
Establishing Healthy Habits in Young Children Good health and physical well-being is fundamental to a child’s ability to develop, learn and grow. DO Health has been designed to establish healthy physical activity and eating patterns, and to assist children to accept the unity of mind and body. The DO Health program focuses on healthy eating […]
DO Social – What’s It All About?
Helping Kids Understand Themselves and Others Have you been seeing references to the various DO Programs in your child’s online learning stories and programming? Do you understand what it’s all about? At Day One, we believe in using the skills and talents of our educators to the maximum and that is why we have developed […]
10 ways to connect with your child every day
At Day One we’re all about growing resilient children – ready for anything that comes their way in the future. But the most important way to do this is by building a super-strong parent-child relationship. A healthy parent-child relationship involves having a strong emotional connection that will result in a stronger more resilient child. How […]
Protecting your child on the internet
At Day One Early Learning Centre, we are passionate about child safety, wherever that may be. This includes time spent on the internet. We came across this excellent article with wonderful guidelines for actions you can take to protect your child while they have access to the internet. We hope you enjoy it!
Events, Ideas, Resources and Recipes for Day One Families
The friendly team at Day One are always available if you have any early education questions. Here are some additional links we love from advice on common health questions to great recipes for kids and ideas for family activities and days out. 1. Raising Children Network A good resource that has specific information for different age […]
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Are you as ready for a holiday as we are? 2017 has been such an exhilarating year for everyone here at Day One Early Learning Centres as we continued to open new centres in Queensland! Over the past two weeks we have been celebrating Day One Kindergarten Graduations. It is always a bittersweet moment saying goodbye […]
It’s not too late to get school ready!
There are many ways parents can assist in preparing their children for school. Here are five simple ways you can support your child over the coming weeks to be school ready: 1.Reading With Your Child We all read to our children; however, reading with your child is even more beneficial for their early literacy development. When you sit down […]
