Author: Medowie Gumnuts

Many children know how to get the cooperation of others by asking for what they want or need. This means that they don’t throw tantrums, say no words at all, or grizzle in hope that their parents guess whats on their minds. When children are young, we as adults can help young children find the words they need to express 
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I’m often asked  by parents how to develop responsibility in children. The answer is simple – give responsibility to them! Let them feed the family pet, empty the dishwasher, clean up their toys once they have finished with them. Most children rise to the challenge when it is given sincerely, and supported by realistic expectations. Often, we tend to give responsibility 
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With this year flying by so fast, our educators at Medowie Gumnut Preschool have been very busy following the children’s interests. This ranged from learning about experiments, making snow, learning colours, numbers and shapes, developing  fine and gross motor skills along with social and emotional skills, learning about seasons, dinosaurs, different animals, how to protect our earth, hairdressers, gardening, sustainability, 
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