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Summer Hike Summer is the perfect time to let kids explore the great outdoors—and it’s also a golden opportunity to teach them survival skills that could one day save their lives. But teaching survival doesn’t mean scaring them. With the right approach, you can equip your child with confidence, responsibility, and respect for nature through engaging hands-on experiences. Why Survival Skills Matter for Kids Problem-solving and resilience Self-reliance and confidence Respect for nature and the environment Teamwork and family bonding 1. Start with a Family Safety Talk Before jumping into activities, talk with your child about why survival skills are important. Use age-appropriate language and avoid fear-based stories. Instead, focus on empowerment and preparedness: "If you ever get lost, here’s what you can do to stay safe until help arrives."   2. “Stop, Stay, Signal”: What to Do If They Get Lost STOP moving STAY in one place SIGNAL for help (...

How to teach your toddler to write?

Learning to write is such a critical and fascinating skill. Even in this computer age, good penmanship is still key for future academic and professional success. Nobody wants the pain of ‘crab writing’ standing in the way of decoding valuable information.

The beauty of childhood is that they can learn things quickly and learn it well; so proper penmanship, before high school, is the goal.

The good news is that pencil and paper are not the only way or even the main way for a child to practice good handwriting skills. 

Magnetic Letter Tracing Board

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Here Is A List Of Ways To Get Kids 'Writing' from the very moment they can hold a crayon or pencil:

✏ Using chalk to write or draw on a fence or on side walk. 

✏ Putting a pencil or crayon in a toddler's hand the moment they can grasp things and giving them paper to mark.

✏️ Finger tracing in the air or on surfaces

✏️ Making letter shadows before bedtime 

✏️ Writing with etch pads, magnetic boards or doodle pads.

✏️ Using play dough to form letters 

✏️ Writing on glass surfaces with window markers

✏ Writing with different tools such as pens, slim & fat crayons, markers and pencil crayons, liquid chalked etc. 


Keep writing because practice makes permanent. ✍️ 


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What are your go to #handwriting strategies for littles? 👇🏾 

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