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!

Kids mental health, featuring a mum and dad kissing their young daughter on the head, while she plays with toys.

May 18, 2025

Enhance Parent Child Bond•Parenting and Bonding

Role of Parents in Kids’ Mental Health

You don’t need a psychology degree to make a lasting impact on your child’s mental wellbeing.

Emotional Regulation Activities for Kids, featuring a child hiding her face, with little comical faces around her hear, showing a variety of emotions.

May 15, 2025

Emotional Intelligence•Play and Games

Emotional Regulation Activities to Try With Your Child

Meltdowns, tears, and frustration are a normal part of growing up. But within these big emotional moments lie valuable opportunities.

Goal Setting For Kids, featuring a preschool child building a block tower, with a big smile!

May 12, 2025

Learning and Education•Parenting and Bonding

Benefits of Goal Setting For Kids in Early Education

You might think goals are just for grown-ups with to-do lists and deadlines—but goal setting for kids is just as powerful.

Parenting styles, featuring a group of parents and babies at a playgroup.

May 9, 2025

Enhance Parent Child Bond•Parenting and Bonding

Which Parenting Styles Work Best for Children?

Parenting is filled with everyday decisions that shape who your child becomes—from how you set rules, to how you respond when they cry, challenge, or question.

How to Build Child's Confidence, featuring a mum holding her young son. They both look happy.

May 6, 2025

Child Development•Parenting and Bonding

How to Boost Your Child’s Confidence as a Parent

Imagine replacing that uncertainty with joyful confidence—the kind that carries them effortlessly into new friendships, adventures, and discoveries.

Benefits of puzzles for toddlers, featuring a preschooler building a puzzle.

May 3, 2025

Child Development•Play and Games

Benefits of Puzzles for Toddlers

Watching a toddler carefully slotting puzzle pieces together is more than just a sweet sight - it's a crucial part of their early development.

Maths games for kids, featuring a pile of stacked wooden blocks and plastic round chips, featuring mathematical symbols and numbers on each.

May 1, 2025

Literacy and Numeracy•Play and Games

Maths Games Your Kid Will Love

Math's activities that encourage independent problem-solving teach valuable lessons in self-reliance, perseverance and resilience. Read more now!

April 29, 2025

Child Development

Stages of Child Development Guide: Birth to Adolescence

Explore a complete guide to the stages of child development, covering physical, emotional, social and cognitive milestones from birth through to adolescence.

Scissor skills development, featuring a little girl using scissors.

April 26, 2025

Activities for Kids•Child Development

Scissor Skills Development: The Essential Guide

With the right approach, children can learn to use scissors safely - and in doing so, build essential developmental skills.

Spatial awareness development through games, here a preschooler is playing with colourful toys on the floor

April 23, 2025

Activities for Kids•Child Development

Spatial Awareness Enhancing Your Child’s Development

This article will guide you through the concept of spatial awareness, its benefits, and practical ways to help strengthen your child’s spatial abilities through everyday activities and play.

Developing fine motor skills through everyday fine motor activities, here a preschooler is tying her shoelaces.

April 20, 2025

Learning and Education•Play and Games

50 Fun and Effective Fine Motor Activities for Kids

Every parent wants their child to enjoy a happy, fun, and healthy childhood. That means finding the right balance between play and development.

Fine motor activities for toddlers. Two toddlers playing with wooden blocks, practicing their fine motor skills through play.

April 17, 2025

Learning and Education•Play and Games

Fine Motor Activities for Toddlers: Fun Proven Exercises

Spending time doing simple activities with your toddler may seem like just fun and games - but these moments are more important than they look!

fine motor activities for preschoolers - a child playing a number game

April 14, 2025

Learning and Education•Play and Games

Fine Motor Activities for Preschoolers: Hands-On Fun

For preschoolers, fine motor skills play a vital role as they undergo an important part of their development. Early support can help spot any delays and ensure they’re reaching key milestones.

Two girls lying on a blanket in a field of grass, one is reading the other is thinking. This represents critical thinking games for kids

April 11, 2025

Child Development•Learning and Education

Critical Thinking Games for Kids: A Comprehensive Guide

Critical thinking for children goes beyond passive thinking - it’s a skill that enables them to assess situations, reason logically, and make sound decisions. By encouraging critical thinking early on, you’re setting the foundation for their success.

The letter T on alphabet flashcards, held up by a preschooler

April 9, 2025

Child Development•Learning and Education

Alphabet Flashcards: The Ultimate Guide for Learning Letters

What a joy it is to see and hear your child reading at a young age! Every parent wants their child to learn and master this skill. Did you know that flashcards can help with this process?

A wooden colourful rainbow for article When Do Babies See Color? Understanding Infant Visual Development

April 6, 2025

Child Development

When Do Babies See Color? Understanding Infant Visual Development

Learn when and how babies begin to see colors, the stages of their visual development, PLUS tips for parents to support their infant's growing vision.

A baby's hands playing with white sand on a lightbox, demonstrating an example of a baby sensory development activity

April 4, 2025

Child Development

Comprehensive Guide to Baby Sensory Development

Explore the essential aspects of baby sensory development, discover engaging activities and learn how to support your infant's growth through sensory experiences.

Early Childhood Philosophy: Comparing Educational Philosophies

April 3, 2025

Child Development•Learning and Education

Early Childhood Philosophy: Comparing Educational Philosophies

Discover various education philosophies, including Montessori, Reggio Emilia, Waldorf and Shichida. Learn which early childhood philosophy best suits your child.

A young girl pointing at an ABC poster, demonstrating early literacy skills for preschoolers

April 2, 2025

Child Development•Literacy and Numeracy

Essential Early Literacy Skills for Preschoolers

Discover effective strategies to nurture early literacy skills in preschoolers, including phonemic awareness, vocabulary development and proven reading activities.

Gross Motor Skills Examples and Developmental Milestones

March 31, 2025

Child Development

Gross Motor Skills Examples and Developmental Milestones

Explore essential gross motor skills in children, understand developmental milestones and discover activities to enhance these vital abilities.

Numeracy activities for preschoolers being taught through a stacking game

March 30, 2025

Literacy and Numeracy•Play and Games

Engaging Numeracy Activities for Preschoolers

Discover a variety of fun and educational numeracy activities for preschoolers, designed to enhance math skills - including counting, patterns and problem-solving.

Kids playing a game on grass, developing skills through gross motor skill activities

March 28, 2025

Play and Games•Child Development

Gross Motor Skill Activities for Children: A Comprehensive Guide

Understand the significance of gross motor skills in child development and explore proven activities to enhance your child's abilities.

A woman holding up two Flash Cards for toddlers

March 25, 2025

Child Development•Develop Love of Learning

Maximising Toddler Development with Flash Cards: Benefits, Tips, and Best Practices

Flash cards may seem simple, but they can be a game-changer in boosting memory, cognitive skills and language acquisition.

girl reading book sitting on sofa - sigh words flash cards teaches reading easily

March 21, 2025

Develop Love of Learning

Sight Words Flash Cards: The Ultimate Guide to Teaching Kids to Read

Sight words are the most frequently used words your child will read in books such as the, look, see, and, play, like. Mastering sight words helps children read faster and more fluently.

Young Kids Playing Football on the Field, quick decisions are helped by developing intuition

March 17, 2025

Child Development•Develop Love of Learning

Developing Intuition in Children: How Parents Can Support Natural Growth and Decision-Making Skills

As a parent, your role is to guide, teach, and support your child in developing their natural intuition, which will shape most of their life decisions and actions.

Visualisation Techniques to Empower Your Child's Success - Close up of a Girl With Hand on Chin Looking Afar

March 10, 2025

Child Development

Proven Visualisation Techniques to Empower Your Child’s Success

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

Intrinsic motivation in children, featuring a Couple Lying on the Bed while Looking at Their Young Daughter Standing

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.