While testing a group of grade R learners for 2021 admission into grade 1, I was alarmed to find a significant decrease in their level of school readiness when compared to the previous year’s group. I concluded that the main reason for this was the more than a...
What happens when a child is too dependent on the parent, or an adult to help them with many things? In all my years of assessing and dealing with families who had children that were not doing well at school, or had been diagnosed with some or other disorder, I noted...
Every child is born with potential but they are totally dependent on their relationship with an adult, usually parents and teachers, to guide them to adulthood. They are born with passion and potential and the ability to persevere, make decisions, take on challenges,...