Welcome to Laugh, Learn, Play — your go-to spot for all things fun, educational, and exciting at Building Blocks. We celebrate the joy of childhood with tips, activities, and stories that inspire and delight. Whether you're a parent, caregiver, or just love the magic of childhood, explore the latest adventures in our world of childcare!
Self-regulation is tough and requires a lot of learning for our children to become proficient in. Emotion coaching helps children self-regulate by helping identify, understand, and manage their emotions in a healthy way. It focuses on validating their feelings, even the challenging ones, and guiding them towards constructive coping strategies.
Puppets provide a safe space for children to express themselves and explore various aspects of their thoughts, feelings, and ideas. Incorporating puppets into music sessions, storytelling, and puppet shows is an excellent way to enhance social and emotional skills.
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The Transforming schema is a child's fascination with change and how things transform in substance or appearance by mixing or altering their shape or state. They are exploring cause and effect from their interactions with materials and objects, often by mixing, mashing, melting or disassembling.
Play and playfulness are shared across all ethnic groups, with some variations according to the beliefs and customs that influence how they raise children. Whānau/Families typically play with their children, and they devote a great deal of time to helping children to learn