Dinner is on the table. The child can barely sit on the chair, swings his legs under him, twirls the fork in his hand, sways his body, leans to the left, straightens up, then to the right. He doesn't look at his phone, he's not bored. But, still, he's just not...
read moreWe often hear that screens are harmful, but rarely does anyone explain why. The key lies in the way a child's brain develops in the early years: it is programmed to learn through two-way interaction. But when a child looks at a screen, it is in…
read moreFor many families, the moment when it's time to sit down at the table is not a time for bonding, but the beginning of a war. The scene is already well known: the child pushes the plate, turns to the other side, maybe even cries, while you desperately...
read moreEvery spring, in thousands of Macedonian homes, parents of five and six-year-old children ponder the same thought. The child plays, and the parent looks at him and does the math: some of them know the letters. Most of them know the numbers up to ten. But he can't sit still. With…
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