Radio Interview: Rethinking the Way We Plan Our Children’s Diaries
As schools reopen for the second half of the academic year, parents will once again be forced to make decisions about what extramural activities their children will take in Term 3. Be it horse riding, piano, rugby, tennis...
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Concentration Can Be Taught To Kids
Improving concentration in children can be achieved not only by using clinically proven natural medicines, but also by exposing them to training in the fundamental cognitive skills that underlie the learning process.
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Is Your Child Too Busy?
It's hard to believe that the second half of the academic year is underway. It's time to rethink the way we plan our children's diaries. Too many children are busy going from the one afternoon activity to the next, every day. They hardly have enough time to unstructured play...
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Good News Story for Business Owners
It’s an age-old success formula in business and still highly relevant: Do what you are passionate about! This is the basis of the criterion applied by Edublox, a successful South African franchise about to enter the international market. As Managing Director Henk du Plessis explains...
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When Concentration Is a Problem at School
As the mid-year exams loom, children will write tests to measure how much they remember what they have learnt. Being able to concentrate in class is a critical step in the learning process and is fundamental for success at school. When a child struggles to concentrate...
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Radio Interview: Overcoming Concentration Problems
Susan du Plessis, Director of Educational Programmes at Edublox gives advice on how learners can overcome concentration problems in their studies and also talks about the three kinds of attention problems experienced by learners.
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Radio Onderhoud: Hanteer Konsentrasieprobleme Só
‘n Kind se vermoë om te lees, te leer, en Wiskunde effektief te doen lê die grondslag van akademiese sukses, wat natuurlik ‘n reuse impak het op hulle toekoms. Wanneer ‘n kind egter sukkel om in die klaskamer te konsentreer...
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Radio Interview: Understanding Your Child’s Concentration Problems
When it comes to lack of concentration in the classroom, there are various options available to help learners to focus their attention better. The difficulty however, is knowing which one will really help your child.
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The Dyslexia Debate…
According to Professor Julian Elliott and Professor Elena Grigorenko a diagnosis of dyslexia adds little value. In their book, The Dyslexia Debate, Elliott and Grigorenko write: "Parents are being misled by claims that such dyslexia assessments are scientifically rigorous, and that a diagnosis will point to more effective forms of treatment."
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ADD – Attention Deficit Disorder
Nadia van Rooyen tells the story of how her son Dihann overcame his attention and concentration difficulties. After hearing the success story of Dihann, LIN went to speak to Connie Senekal, owner of the Edublox Learning Centre in Swakopmund.
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