Early Learning Blog

Are you a parent of a baby, toddler, or preschooler? Gain valuable insights into early learning education through our informative blog articles.

Our early learning blog provides parents with practical tools to support their child’s growth and development during these crucial years. Plus, get the latest Shichida News!

Harnessing Visualisation Techniques to Empower Your Child's Success

March 10, 2025

Child Development

Proven Visualisation Techniques to Empower Your Child’s Success

In this article, we learn how visualisation can be an incredibly useful tool to aid your child's success.

Developing Intrinsic Motivation in Children: Strategies for Parents

February 27, 2025

Child Development•Enhance Parent Child Bond

Developing Intrinsic Motivation in Children: Strategies for Parents

In this article, there are practical steps and strategies you can adopt to help boost your child's intrinsic motivation while supporting their growth and success.

Effective Fine Motor Skills Activities for Toddlers & Preschoolers

February 20, 2025

Child Development•Activities for Kids

Effective Fine Motor Skills Activities for Toddlers & Preschoolers

Fine motor skills are small but powerful building blocks that help a child to be independent.

Fostering a love for learning, young child looking through a picture book

February 13, 2025

Emotional Intelligence•Child Development

Developing a Love for Learning

Nurture a love for learning in your child with fun, practical and engaging activities that build confidence and curiosity for life.

Early Development Gives Your Child a Head Start

February 12, 2025

Child Development

How Early Development Gives Your Child A Head Start

Early development programs are popular among families wishing to give their children a head start in an increasingly competitive world.

Exploring early brain development, mum playing with her child

February 12, 2025

Child Development•Problem Solving and Cognitive Skills

Exploring Early Brain Development

Learn about early brain development with practical tips to start your little one's learning adventure. Nurture their growing mind!

prepare for Phonics Check year 1 with Shichida

February 11, 2025

Shichida News•Learning and Education

Victoria Replaces English Test with Year 1 Phonics Check

Victoria's Year 1 Phonics Check replaces the EOI in 2025. Find out how it works, why it matters, and what this means for early literacy.

Concentration Products For Kids: Young boy playing with a shape stacker

February 10, 2025

Concentration and Memory•Learning and Education

Concentration Products For Kids

Our list of concentration products for kids is full of fun, engaging games and activities that your child will love.

Meditation for Kids: a child and parent meditating in a garden

February 5, 2025

Emotional Intelligence•Child Development

Meditation for Kids: Helping Their Emotional Intelligence

Explore the importance of positive emotions, actionable ways to teach them to your kids, and how Shichida’s proven approach can help nurture emotional growth.

better parenting tips: How to Be a Better Parent with No Regrets 10 Years Down the Line

January 22, 2025

Parenting and Bonding

How to Be a Better Parent with No Regrets 10 Years Down the Line

Explore the importance of positive emotions, actionable ways to teach them to your kids, and how Shichida’s proven approach can help nurture emotional growth.

Enrichment centre Glen Waverley entrance

January 21, 2025

Develop Love of Learning•Learning and Education

Unique Early Learning Enrichment Centre at Glen Waverley

Discover a unique early learning enrichment centre in Glen Waverley. Fun, educational classes and activities for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers.

January 15, 2025

Emotional Intelligence•Child Development

Cultivating a Growth Mindset

Explore the benefits of promoting a growth mindset in kids. Learn practical ways to develop resilience, creativity, and problem-solving.

Young girl showing eight on her fingers, next to an abacus, a great example of numeracy in early childhood

January 8, 2025

Literacy and Numeracy•Learning and Education

Enhancing Numeracy in Early Childhood

Boost your child's numeracy skills in early childhood. Discover hands-on techniques and activities to ensure math is a fun experience.

Problem-solving skills in young children shown through shape puzzle building by parent and child

January 5, 2025

Problem Solving and Cognitive Skills

Developing Problem-Solving Skills in Young Children

Discover simple and effective ways of developing problem-solving skills in young children, essential for their creativity and future success.

Alternative Education, father holding two young kids at home

December 19, 2024

Learning and Education

Alternative Education For Children

Why do more Australian doctors and teachers seek alternative education for children? Professionals and teachers share something in common.

How to help an easily distracted child: a girl playing with a fidget spinner

December 15, 2024

Concentration and Memory

How To Help An Easily Distracted Child

Kids who are easily distracted are often more sensitive to an overload of sensory stimuli which can scatter their attention.

December 15, 2024

Child Development

Fine Motor Skills vs. Gross Motor Skills

Know the difference between fine and gross motor skills? Learn why developing these skills are important. Explore our practical activities.

Learn together at Shichida - mum and two girls in a Shichida class

December 14, 2024

Parenting and Bonding

Learn Together Bond Together

We often tell parents the importance of learning alongside their child: “When you engage the heart of your child, you will engage their mind.”

The power of positivity and positive emotions with three kids enjoying ice cream

November 29, 2024

Learning and Education•Emotional Intelligence

The Power of Positivity: How To Teach Kids Positive Emotions

Explore the importance of positive emotions, actionable ways to teach them to your kids, and how Shichida’s proven approach can help nurture emotional growth.

emotion chart for kids, stickers showing a variety of emotions

November 29, 2024

Learning and Education•Emotional Intelligence

Create Your Own Emotion Chart For Kids

Help your child understand and express their feelings by creating a personalised emotion chart for kids that’s fun, interactive, and easy to use.

How to help kids express emotions through play

November 29, 2024

Learning and Education•Emotional Intelligence

Using Play To Help Kids Express Their Emotions

Help your child understand their feelings with engaging emotional regulation activities for kids that promote self-awareness, build resilience, and make learning about emotions fun and interactive.

November 29, 2024

Concentration and Memory•Learning and Education

Do Memory Games Help Kids With ADHD?

Discover how memory games can support kids with ADHD by enhancing focus, improving working memory, and addressing ADHD memory challenges effectively.

Core skills: a test paper, pencil and eraser

November 25, 2024

Learning and Education

Achieving Academic Success Through Eight Core Skills

Our programs not only instil the eight core skills identified by AERO but also go beyond to nurture well-rounded individuals.

Difficulty focusing, this article looks at child focused issues, girl daydreaming,

November 22, 2024

Learning and Education

Reasons Why Your Child Has Difficulty Focusing

Understand why your child may struggle to focus despite being smart. Learn practical ways to support child-focused attention and address common issues that impact focus.

November 22, 2024

Learning and Education•Concentration and Memory

Long Term vs Short Term Memory: What’s the Difference in Kids?

Learn the key differences between short term vs long term memory in kids. Discover how these memory types impact learning and tips on how to improve short term memory.

November 22, 2024

Learning and Education

How Memory Formation Works in Early Childhood

Discover how a child’s memory formation works, from encoding to retrieval, and learn how the Shichida Method supports memory development in early childhood.