Margi
- Nov 25, 2016
- 4 min
3 home-language approaches if your child has communication difficulties
There are so many ideas about whether it is better to keep to one language with young children, especially if they have any difficulties that affect their communication. The problem such children have is in learning to ‘Code-switch’: or move between two or more languages, something that most children usually do with ease. An example of difficulty in ‘Code-switching’ My older son had this difficulty: we later found he had some high level language difficulties associated with d
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Margi
- Nov 4, 2016
- 3 min
How to help our children better communicate and express what they are feeling
I was shocked one day when, in the middle of a difficult decision I was making, my son said 'Why are you angry, Mum?', and thought I was upset with him. It is not till later teenage years that a young person starts to be able to interpret facial expressions accurately: before that, a young person may only recognise basic facial expressions, such as happy, sad or angry. A young child will often interpret more complex expressions, like puzzlement, tiredness, or surprise as ang
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Margi
- Sep 2, 2016
- 3 min
3 ways to develop a strong bond with your child and school
Bismillah al Rahman al Rahim As children grow, they gain strength in understanding their own role in relationships with their parents, their peers, their teachers and others in their environment. What is really empowering for your children, is when they are able to take responsibility for their own relationship between school and parents. However, it is vitally important to maintain a link and a connection yourself between your child and school. Here are three ways to develop
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