Starting daycare or childcare can be a big transition for toddlers and preschoolers, often bringing about separation anxiety. While this behavior is normal, it can be challenging for both children and parents. What Is Separation Anxiety? Separation anxiety is the...
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Looking After Yourself: Parents and Carers of Babies and Children
Raising children is an important job, and looking after yourself helps you do it well. Taking care of your health, relationships, and wellbeing gives you the energy to support your child. Looking after your relationship with your partnerFor parents with partners, a...
Early Intervention: The Key to Your Child’s Bright Future
As parents, we all want the best for our children. Ensuring they develop to their full potential is one of the most important things we can do. One powerful way to support your child’s growth and development is through early intervention. But what exactly is early...
Resilient and Confident Children
In the book “Raising Mentally Strong Kids", Dr. Daniel G. Amen encourages parents to raise emotionally strong children by challenging negative thoughts and replacing them with constructive, optimistic perspectives. This practice not only boosts self-esteem but also...
RAISING MENTALLY STRONG KIDS
Dr. Amen’s Eight Essential Rules for Kids: Raising Mentally Strong ChildrenAdapted from Raising Mentally Strong Kids by Daniel G. Amen, MD, and Charles Fay, PhD, coming March 2024 Parenting in today’s fast-paced world can be overwhelming, but having clear rules and...
The benefits of Lego!
As parents and grandparents, we all know the pain of Lego (especially when you step on it with bare feet)! However, let’s look at some of the benefits! 1. Teamwork and Social Skills One of the main aspects of Lego that children work collaboratively in a small...
WHY CHOOSE YOUNG DISCOVERERS
Young Discoverers have four amazing education and childcare centres: OSHC in Upper Coomera OSHC in Carrara at Emmanuel College Long Day Care in Helensvale Long Day Care in Upper Coomera. Our dedicated and caring teams can’t wait to welcome new families to our early...
Celebrating our Dads & Dad figures this Father’s Day!
Our Young Discoverers Childcare Centres love celebrating our special days and our Father’s Day celebrations are always a highlight! Father's Day is an opportunity for children to celebrate the important role of fathers and all father figures in a child’s life, while...
Routines: why they’re good
From the desk of Miss Chrissy... Daily routines help family life run smoothly. With a routine, everyone in the family knows who should do what, when, in what order and how often. Routines are also good for children’s health, development and wellbeing. That’s because...
Growing Emotionally Intelligent Children
by Simone Herring (chaplain, counsellor, pastor) Emotions are the first language we learn. Long before a baby can talk, it can express and communicate its feelings of pain, frustration and contentment. But not all people grow up to be emotionally intelligent and some...