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BestStart to test games to improve self-control with 1600 Kiwi children
14 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
5 minutes to read Jaizleen Kaur (right) threads beads on to a necklace with Clair Edgeler of BestStart (left) - games like beading can teach kids self-control. Photo / Sylvie Whinray Jaizleen Kaur (right) threads beads on to a necklace with Clair Edgeler of BestStart (left) - games like beading can teach kids self-control. Photo / Sylvie Whinray
About 1600 Kiwi preschoolers are about to take part in the world s biggest trial aimed at improving their oral language and self-control - by playing games. The children, at 140 BestStart childcare centres throughout the
Creating great kids with HIPPY Taupō
27 Jan, 2021 12:00 PM
5 minutes to read
HIPPY participant Memory Thompson, 3, with a fish she made using fine motor skills, art skills and maths skills. Photo / Supplied
Laurilee McMichael is editor of the Taupo & Turangi Weekenderlaurilee.mcmichael@nzme.co.nzTaupoWeekender
Just 15 minutes a day, five times a week, is all it takes to make a significant difference to improve your 3-year-old preschooler s future, regardless of his or her background and circumstances.
That s the message HIPPY Taupō is spreading to encourage more parents to take up their free, in-home educational programme for 3- and 4-year-olds.
HIPPY (Home Interaction Programme for Parents & Youngsters) was originally developed in Israel but has spread around the world. Here, it has been adapted for the New Zealand Te Whāriki early childhood curriculum and incorporates a mixture of English and te reo Māori.