Child Development
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Child Development Theories: Abraham Maslow
Psychologist Abraham Maslow considered most theories of human motivation too limited because they rarely strayed beyond basic physiological...
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Child Development Theories: John Bowlby
John Bowlby was a pioneering attachment theorist. While early attachment theories considered attachment a learned behaviour, Bowlby’s attachment...
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The Benefits of Music Therapy
Hans Christian Andersen once said that “Where words fail, music speaks”. Practitioners of music therapy will surely have a...
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Why Outdoor Learning Boosts Children’s Development
The beneficial effects of outdoor learning and play on children’s experiences have been known for thousands of years,...
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Why It’s Vital That We Teach Children to Sing
Crying out is how we all announce our arrival into the world, and this for humans forever remains...
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Music in Early Years and Holistic Child Development
Now that most of us live in a 21st-century global village it is tempting to imagine such worldwide...
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Child Development Theories: B. F. Skinner
B. F. Skinner was a behavioural psychologist who was convinced classical conditioning was too simplistic to constitute a...
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Why We Should Encourage Expression and Creativity
Creativity is a form of expression and, above all, a state of mind. It’s a demonstration of our...
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Child Development Theories: Ivan Pavlov
Ivan Pavlov was a Russian physiologist known primarily for his work on developing the principles of classical conditioning....
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Why Should Fine Motor Skills Be Developed?
All children are gifted with great, often unexpected, abilities. By creating a safe space and providing the necessary...
