The Social Child

Enriching the Life of an Only Child

January 11, 2012
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This post is by regular contributor Tricia Hogbin of Little Eco Footprints. My husband and I recently decided to give up trying for another child. Building our family hasn’t been an easy journey. With my 40th birthday on the horizon we’ve decided it’s time to embrace having an only child. Calling it a day has [...]

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Questioning

December 15, 2011
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Sometime (when I am wearing my Mum hat), I worry about Immy making it to almost four as an only child. I am always questioning if I have done enough for her socially, even though I know (when wearing my teacher’s hat) that most 3-4 year olds are still in the very early stages of [...]

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Puppet Fun: Making and Playing With Puppets

November 8, 2011

I am taking a little time offline this week to spend with family and to try and kick the final symptoms of my recent illness.  Fortunately, I have some great blogging friends who have offered to help me out with a series of fabulous guest posts. I hope you all enjoy this playful post by [...]

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An Attitude of Gratitude

September 7, 2011
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This post is by regular contributor Catherine Oehlman aka Squigglemum. When I started my career as a teacher a poster near my classroom read, “Let your attitude be one of gratitude.”  I’m not sure whether the reminder was for the students or for the teachers!  No matter what age we are, it is oh-so-easy to [...]

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Play Date Preparation

June 16, 2011
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With the weather cold and rainy here, attention is turning indoors when it comes to playing with little friends. Instead of meeting at a park or the beach, play dates at home are a back on the agenda. Yesterday Immy had a friend over to play. Well really, I had a friend over for tea [...]

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Why Doesn’t Everyone Have a Home?

June 9, 2011
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This post is by regular contributor Sarah Bendeich of Oesch & Doots. This story is about winter. It’s also about how our children’s questions can nudge us in positive directions. We live in the cold far south of Australia, but our family is lucky to be able to get cozy by the fire. We can [...]

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Q & A: Developing Social Confidence

June 2, 2011
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The following question was recently received from a Childhood 101 reader and Mum of two: I was wondering how parents can encourage social and emotional independence in early childhood? I take both my boys to activities such as Music and Swimming and I have noticed that both do not like to get involved/participate. They are [...]

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Volunteering with Children: One Family’s Story

June 1, 2011
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I am a long time visitor to Amy’s blog, Flexible Dreams, and a post she wrote over a year ago now (yikes, where did that time go?) recounting a conversation with her young children about homelessness has stayed with me. Since then, Amy, her husband and children (aged 6 and 4) have been involved in [...]

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