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The educators at Apple Tree International Kindergarten and Nursery in Bangkok regularly run across parents who don’t allow their children to push themselves to their limits. These parents refuse to allow their precious children to subject themselves to any risk at all. Although the children remain safe and sound, it doesn’t help their development or […]
A nursery school can be one of the environments that can have a large impact on the child’s ability to develop their language skills. This is especially true in Bangkok, where learning multiple languages may be expected of the child. The ability of a child to absorb language skills and increase their vocabulary on a […]
Reading to your child in their early years has long been known to increase the bond between parent and child. Spending fun, quality time with your child is one of the most important aspects of parenting and preparing your child for their school education. Putting aside a special time of day that the child can […]
The need to recognise and control your child’s aggression is very important the closer they get to entering school. Sending a child to school who acts out violently will soon have you looking for another school. But your child can soon be trained to grow out of this behaviour. All it takes is tenacity and […]
Far from being simply a reason to dress up or play games, role play has become recognised by educators as being significant among the recommended tools to use in fostering a child’s development in school. Role play is a fun, creative activity for the child, which comes naturally to them. It’s a part of every […]
Entering kindergarten is a big first step in a child’s life. They may be interested in the concept of education by seeing their brothers and sisters, or the neighbourhood kids be sent off to learn. But whether they are excited and looking forward to their first day of kindergarten or slightly frightened by the prospect […]
Everyone wants their child to grow and develop into a polite, positive person. But every parent needs to realise that they serve as the primary role model for their child’s behaviour. Sending your child to a school in order to ‘fix’ bad behaviour is not the way to approach problems in your child. The parent […]
There are a few social skills your child has to learn if you want their entry into kindergarten to be successful. One of the most important ones is to learn the concept and practice of sharing. If your child has siblings, chances are they already understand both the concept and the practice and they’ve become […]
Stepping out into the world and making friends and connections is something that can be frightening for adults, never mind for children. But every child must learn to put their fears aside and interact with others. But taking that first step outside their comfort zone can be the hardest thing of all. There are ways […]
Developing spatial awareness in children is a facet of their coordination development. It can be a considerable step to take for some children, although most come to it easily. It requires them to think differently about their bodies and see themselves as being part of an environment, one in which the concepts of distance, placement […]
