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Tips to Help Keep Your Kid from Getting Sick This Academic Year

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If you feel that your child tends to get sick at the beginning of every academic year, then know that you aren’t alone. On an average, children get 6 -10 colds annually, and colds are the primary cause of visits to the doctor’s for kids and missed school days – and school could be truly a breeding ground for these germs. Children gathering together, in fact, is a key reason that germs get around in communities. Reasons why children pick up germs when at school include how they are in close contacts with other throughout the day, suggests a caretaker at the preschools in Dubai , in addition to how they put fingers in their mouth and participate in various activities that causes the germs to get passed around. Finally, the immune systems of children are not as well-developed as immune systems of typical adults, so they tend to be more susceptible to get sick caused by these germs. Fortunately, there are many simple ways that can help reduce the spreading of germs in order ...

What Can Parents Do to Prevent Their Toddlers Biting Habits?

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For parents, it could be so frustrating really, when their toddler, out of nowhere seemingly, bites someone else. One might wonder, what prompts biting behaviors in children this age.  Toddlers of  nursery schools in Dubai   may bite because they are teething and when they want relief from that pain. Infants and toddlers bite can signal their desire to explore their surroundings through the use of the mouth. Toddlers may also exhibit biting-behavior as a common way of seeing how the other person might react, suggest the caregivers at the preschools in Dubai. Kids this age might want to hear the cries of surprise, without even realizing how they might be hurting them. As your child gets older, biting could be their way to get attention as well. And, even when they are disciplines for such behaviors, they are at least getting negative attention, which might be something a kid who feels ignored may crave. Biting behavior in kids may also be an indication of a sen...

Fun Ways to Pass Your Time While at Home with Your Kids

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Due to corona virus lockdown, schools and lots of businesses across the country are closed; and with stay-at-home directive from the Government, one may find themselves and their kids feeling copped up more than ever. Since you cannot go out, what could you really do at home? Here are some fun, educational and simple ways to entertain yourself and your kids, while staying at home. Make a Fort Do you have any cardboard boxes or boxes of diaper packages lying around at home? You can encourage your kids to use such items to entertain themselves by making a fort with them, suggests a teacher at the day care in Dubai . Kids could get creative and even decorate with paint, glue, crayons and anything else that you might have at home. And, in case you don’t have any boxes at home, try spreading a sheet across some chairs or furniture to make a blanket fort. Read a Book with Your Child Reading books help children develop phonic skills. It is also a great way of spending some producti...

Tips to Teach Your Child Good Hand Hygiene

Hand-washing is the most effective and easiest way to help your child prevent getting sick. It is also the best of all the ways to prevent spreading germs. By washing your hands thoroughly, you would reduce the time being spent at the doctor’s clinic. So, the main question here isn’t whether it is worthwhile teaching your kids correct hand-washing techniques, or not. Instead, the question here is regarding what are the most optimal practices for hand hygiene. The teachers at the preschools in Dubai offer four key steps for hand hygiene, which are as follows: Have your kid wet his/her hands with clean and running water. Doctors suggest that both warm and cold water are effective enough, but one should avoid using too hot water. Lather the hands with water and soap for at least 20 seconds. Explain to your child how it is important to get the whole hand clean, including the backs and the fronts of the hands, plus in-between fingers, wrists, and even beneath the fingernails...

How to Teach Kids to Share?

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Children can be really possessive about things. When they are just beginning to learn about sharing and collaborating, they require guidance and support along with fun, playful, and enjoyable activities in order to help them better understand these concepts. Here are ways you can teach your child to share: ·          Take turns. You can start with quick back-and-forth, like tossing or rolling a ball, in order to teach your child how taking turns work. You may even say, “my turn” and “your turn” whenever the ball is passed. Card games and board games too are great way of learning to take turns. ·          Share with your kid. Be a role-model for your child by sharing your favorite snack or spot on your couch with your child or someone other. ·          Read. Choose the books that are about sharing, suggests a teacher at the play school in Dubai . As you ...

Ways of Promoting Literacy in Your Little One

Research suggests that caregivers, parents, and members of the family could begin fostering a positive interest in reading, writing, and communication at a very early age. It is acquired mainly through the time spent talking, singing and telling stories. Surrounding your kid in a language-rich environment with plenty of interaction, attention and things to observe and do in their own space is really essential to promote literacy in your little one, suggests the caretakers at the day care centers in Dubai . Casual interactions such as these would form the foundation on which your kid’s understanding of language and communication would grow. Spend More Time Reading to Your Little One Reading to your kid is perhaps the best gift that a parent could give. Allowing your kid to see, observe and play with books while you are reading to them creates increased interest and an emotional connection between feeling of being supported and comforted, and an understanding of language. Kids nee...