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!

Cultivating a growth mindset in kids

Cultivating a Growth Mindset

Explore the benefits of promoting a growth mindset in kids. Learn practical ways to develop resilience, creativity, and problem-solving.
Alternative Education, father holding two young kids at home
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
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.
Fine and Gross Motor Skills practice board
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
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.”
Core skills: a test paper, pencil and eraser
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, why a child can't focus, young girl daydreaming
Learning and Education

Reasons Why Your Child Has Difficulty Focusing

Understand why your child may struggle to focus despite being capable. Learn practical ways to support child-focused attention and address common issues that impact focus.
How a child's memory formation works, shown by a child having an idea, and graphic behind him showing a brain and gears to imply that thinking is at work
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.
A child sitting in front of large letters spelling IQ with an overlaying IQ bell curve diagram for an article on the IQ test for kids
Learning and Education

IQ Test for Kids: A Comprehensive Guide

The tests typically cover areas such as verbal reasoning, nonverbal reasoning, spatial reasoning, and working memory. 
How To Say No To Kids - a child that is pouting
Parenting and Bonding

How To Say No To Kids

Saying no doesn’t have to lead to tantrums! Discover effective ways to set limits while keeping a strong, positive connection with your child.
Young boy playing with blocks, Boosting Memory and Retention
Concentration and Memory

Boosting Memory and Retention in Young Learners

Explore simple activities that help is boosting memory and retention to help kids in their overall brain development for academic success.