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5 Benefits of Reading

As we celebrate Read a Book Day (6 September), let's escape into the world of fiction or non-fiction and learn something new. A great day for encouraging others to read a book and share the different benefits that are associated with reading, which is listed below

Things to do with Kids at Home: Learn and Play

For the health, safety, and protection of your kids, different district decided to have a COVID-19 (Coronavirus)-related school closures. If you are worried that you don’t have any idea what to do to keep your kids busy while at home, listed below are some ideas:

The Impact of Technology on Social Skills

Do you think technology is helping or harming children’s development? It’s long been proven that healthy social skills are born from healthy face-to-face interactions. For those children in their formative years, these interactions allow for understanding and interpreting non-verbal skills, forming relations with others and learning empathy. But, the amount of time people are spending on digital screens is beginning to affect the way social skills are being taught and understood, especially for younger children. 

Top 4 Must-Have Toys That Will Help in Your Child’s Development: Parenting Tips

Your child is going through a lot of changes and development in every milestone he/she faces. As a parent, we always want the best for our baby, and we can give the world, we will. The good news is there are toys that your child can own that will help him/her improve his/her cognitive, physical, emotional, and spiritual abilities. 

Are board games still an important part of playtime?

How to Develop 5 Most Important Social Skills in Kids

Some children are naturally sociable while others need to be encouraged/trained to socialize. The art of socializing isn’t, however, mastered in a single day. Teaching your kids to communicate well is the first step to helping them be friendly human beings. Luke Baker, a Sydney based writer, outlines some of the ways in which you can encourage your kids to be sociable.

How to Prepare for Back to School

As we all know, back to school is always a big transition for your child and for parents. To help you and your child prepare for the new school year, here are our 10 top tips for back to school to get you prepared!

10 Ways to use Rainbow Timers

Junior Learning's Rainbow Timers are an excellent visual reference for understanding time, as well as setting limits to events and activities. There are three timers - 1 minute, 2 minutes, and 5 minutes. We've put together a list of ten creative ways that these timers can be used.

10 Benefits of Summer Camp

Let your kids disconnect from their gadgets and have an exciting summer that will become one of the most unforgettable and cherished experiences of their life. Kim Tiu discusses the top ten benefits of Summer Camp!

How to Avoid the Summer Slide?

If you assume that more educational resources helps to prevent summer slide, and less resources make it worse, then these ideas might just help keep children learning over summer vacation.

Preparing for Overnight Camp - 5 Tips

First time sending your kid to Overnight Camp? Stay calm, don't worry, and keep these 5 tips in mind.

Screen Free Tips and Tricks

The benefits of media and digital devices can be numerous. However, it’s  becomingincreasingly difficult for both parents and teachers to teach kids healthy, balanced concepts around use of devices. Here are a list of screen-free tips and tricks to help promote healthy screen time habits.

Top 10 Free Summer Learning Activities

Even though it’s summer vacation time, it doesn’t mean the learning has to stop. This list offers some fun ideas for educational games and activities that you can share at home and enjoy with your children.

5 Simple Ways to Teach Kids about Financial Literacy

An unfortunate truth today is that many schools do not teach kids about money. This leads to the inability of kids to allocate resources responsibly, and a struggle to spend funds in a mature, healthy manner. It is essential that parents are actively involved in helping kids learn about financial matters. The lessons learned can benefit kids in perpetuity, and can greatly improve many aspects of their life. Anna Milne, co-founder of Junior Learning, shares five helpful tips for teaching kids about money.