This week we are celebrating Read Across America Week. Today, March 2, 2022 is Read Across America Day. Wait, it gets better, March is National Reading Month! Yay for all my fellow book worms out there! This article is about […]
Going Back to School? How to Thrive this School Term
It is a new year, which means children are going back to school. It also means another year of school during COVID, and everyone, including our children, is exhausted. This article provides some helpful tips on how to thrive this […]
4 Christmas Activities for Children to Help with at Home
As a child, I loved the weeks leading up to Christmas as much as Christmas day. This was because of all the Christmas activities for children that were fun and exciting. Firstly, I couldn’t wait for school to break because […]
3 Things to Teach Children about Giving
Christmas is a great time to teach children about giving. The act of giving is to present someone with something so that they can enjoy it, look at it or care for it. What better time to teach children about […]
World Children’s Day: A Better Future for Every Child
COVID-19 has laid bare the inequalities in our world that exist for our children and has put some of the world’s most vulnerable children at greater risk for poor outcomes, violence and abuse, poor mental health and increased early school […]
What is Resilience?
The recent celebration of World Mental Health Day brought discussions around mental health and wellbeing which is particularly important as the world grapples with COVID-19. Many of us would have had and continue to have significant challenges due in part […]
Welcome Back to School: 6 Strategies for Teachers this School Term
Welcome back to school! It has been challenging teaching during the pandemic. Back to school means more challenges of online teaching for another year. What strategies can you use this term for success? The rising cases of COVID-19 have shattered […]
Kindness is What our Children Need Right Now
With schools now back in session, our children are back online and looking down a path of uncertainty, isolation from friends and possible frustrations. Schools must continue teaching, and remote learning is the solution for keeping children safe, learning and […]
5 Back to School Strategies for Children
School is now back in session; however, due to the third wave of COVID-19 schools are to continue online teaching until further notice. It was hoped that schools would have reopened face-to-face, but the Delta variant has changed that with […]
Violence against Children in Jamaica
Violence against children in Jamaica is commonplace. There is a lot of talk about the recent cases of violence that have rocked the island. I think that many people are shocked that the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated Jamaica COVID […]