Mighty Oaks Learning Center

Happy New Year! We have big news: Mighty Oaks has just opened doors at Kaleidoscope Therapy Centre's premises at the North Grandstand.

We were sad to leave the lush greenery at Phoenix Park, but it is a great benefit to be close to our therapy team. Not only that, we have a lot more space over two different floors!

Our new address is 200 Turf Club Road, #07-05/06 The Grandstand (North Grandstand entrance facing the football field, lifts 1, 2 and 3).

Mighty Oaks is getting ready for a term break. Our last day of term will be the 16th of December, 2021. We will reopen on the 6th of January, 2022.

Team Mighty Oaks would like to wish everyone a restful month of December and happy holidays!

We wish to thank all the children, their parents and caregivers, staff, friends, and colleagues for your love and support over the past year. What an unusual year it was, but we got through it together.

We are now closed for Christmas holidays and open again on Wednesday the 6th of January 2021.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! May the new year bring you the best of health, inner peace and happiness.

Dr. Suvi Pitkola, Director

Why do some children behave so differently at home and at school? Here is some food for thought, including strategies that can be used to support the children in different settings. Thank you, Dr Roby Marcou for the link.

Why Are Kids Different at Home and at School It’s not unusual for kids to behave differently in different settings. Some kids are on their best behavior in school, only to act out at home. Others stress out in the classroom. Advice from the Child Mind Institute about why some kids act out in different settings, and how parents and teachers c...

Did you already read this article about importance of imitation, and how it should be done in natural, fun ways?

Imitation with Children on the Autism Spectrum - More Than Just a Game of Copycat When you imitate actions back and forth with your child, you’re doing much more than playing a little game together. The ability of a child with autism to imitate the actions of others has been linked to the development of a variety of skills, from toy play skills to peer play skills to language s...

Socially distanced art training - a fun way to spend an afternoon! Thank you Caroline Essame 🙏 Have a great weekend everyone!!

Here are some suggestions on positive parenting from one thoughtful parent. I like the one on being a detective to figure out what is going on. See what you think of this post!

8 Positive Discipline Techniques Every Parent Should Know - A Fine Parent A list of positive discipline techniques to motivate good behavior so you don't have to yell, threaten, bribe or beg.

Dear Parents and Friends,
We are so happy to announce that the long period of online learning is over and our early intervention programs have resumed.

At the present time children are only allowed to attend one group setting at the time. The children attending mainstream school programs will continue to receive our support by Zoom.

Mask-wearing, enhanced hygiene procedures, Safe Entry check-in, and health declarations are in place to keep everyone safe. School times have been staggered and pickup routines adjusted to ensure social distancing.

Welcome back, great to see you all again!

(Image by from Pixabay)
-Floortime

Professional training in DIR-Floortime by Profectum - First time in Asia!

Hosted in Singapore on Tuesday evenings starting 26 May at 7pm, this one-year certificate course is an excellent opportunity to learn the theory and practice of Floortime from the safety of your home.

Our Director Suvi Pitkola, Ph.D., co-leads the course with an expert Speech-Language Therapist Chithra Kathiresan.

More info:
https://profectum.org/training-programs/basic-course/

The course code is CL1 Group 56- Kathiresan. Course fees are paid one unit at the time.

# Floortime -training

This book for children on Covid-19, illustrated by Axel Scheffler (Gruffalo) is available for a free download.
Have a great weekend!

https://nosycrowcoronavirus.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/Coronavirus_ABookForChildren.pdf

Bedtime yoga for kids - nice and slow.

PJ Yoga - bedtime yoga for kids A taster yoga session for kids from the Super Yoga Bedtime app for iPad. Snuggle into bed with this soothing sequence and don't forget your cup of cocoa!