20 Pillow Talk Questions for Your Child + FREE Printable Bedtime Routine

In our busy lives, finding time to stop, connect and talk with our children can become increasingly difficult. Why not harness those few quiet minutes before sleep to engage with your child. 

Here are 20 Pillow Talk Questions from iMOM to help you jump start your relationship with your child.

1. What do you like to dream about?
2. What is your best memory this school year?
3. Who is your hero? Why?
4. How would you describe your family?
5. If you could change anything about yourself, what would it be?
6. What are you most proud of yourself for?
7. Who is the kindest person you know? Why?
8. What do you like most about your best friend?
9. What is one thing you would like to learn to do well?
10. If you were an animal what one would you be and why?
11. When is the last time someome hurt your feelings? How did you react?
12. Do you know someone who is going though a hard time? How can you help them?
13. What is the scariest thing that happened this year?
14. If you could keep only one thing, out of everything you have, what would it be?
15. Who do you think is really successful? Why?
16. What’s the best thing about your teacher this year?
17. When do you feel misunderstood by grown-ups?
18. What three words best describe you?
19. What’s something that makes you angry?
20. What’s the best compliment you ever received
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And to help skip the stress of bedtime and help your child get into a bedtime routine try this lovely bedtime routine checklist. (click image for PDF)

Read more at FamilyEducation

Sweet dreams lovely readers,

love L & V

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Don't Let Your Preschooler Forget How to Play - by Janet Lansbury

As hard as it is to believe, there are children as young as 4 or 5 already showing signs of stress and burn-out because parents and teachers are misinformed about their educational needs.  Some have even been mis-educated to the extent that they’ve forgotten how to play.
Janet Lansbury investigates this concerning trend in this article on her blog Elevating Child Care

Ideas to encourage imaginative play:

• A dress-up box. No matter what sex your child is, try to provide clothing and props (handbags, pirate patches, veils, jewellery, light sabre) that will cover the needs of both sexes. Who are you to judge if your daughter wants to be Darth Vadar?
• A recycling box. If you have a stash of empty containers, cereal boxes and milk cartons, your preschooler will be able to turn the lot into a supermarket, or a robot, a space-ship, or Darth Vadar… the list is endless.
• Paper, pencils, crayons, glue. These are all must-have items for making a stop sign, playing schools, making a pet mouse, or a pirate hat.
• Second-hand kitchen utensils. Every make-believe house should have them! How can you cook an imaginary cake for your imaginary husband without a wooden spoon?
• Building blocks. What can't you make with building blocks?
• A secret spot. Clearly, if you know about the secret spot then it's hardly a secret; but a quiet spot tucked out of the way - behind the sofa, under the kitchen table, a hidey-hole in a garden bush, down the side passage - will allow her to conjure up her own magnificent world without you barging in and ruining her illusion.
• Dolls House. Add small boxes of fabric to the dolls house so your child can create new clothes or furniture
• Playdough. Add interesting items to your playdough materials e.g. dried pasta, stone, sticks, gumnuts or matchsticks 

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FREE Preschool Concept Worksheets

Finding fun ways to teach your preschooler concepts can be tricky. Thankfully tlsbooks.com have an amazing range of FREE printable PDF Preschooler Concept Worksheets covering everything from;

- size

- opposites

- positions

- quantity

- same/ different

- number

Have a great day!

Love L & V

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happy Monday everyone xx

L & V

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