Like the rest of the country, Practically Speaking will be taking a holiday break! Our blog will remain accessible, but we will not be posti...

Image: Loren Stow http://www.lorenstow.co.za/ The holidays are a time when we have all the time in the world (for a week or two) to spen...

Image: Loren Stow http://www.lorenstow.co.za/ It can be really stressful at this time of year, as you walk into your local mall, armed ...

Image Source: http://www.thedailygreen.com/ Our last post was about the importance of early reading (if you missed it, go here ), and t...

Image Source: http://www.scusd.edu/ I remember as a little girl that I loved to read - I would even pretend to read my mother stories t...

Image Source: http://www.buzzle.com/ In our last post, we discussed how middle ear infection can affect your child. The effects are ofte...

Image Source: http://www.westorlandonews.com/ According to Dr Vincent Iannelli of the American Association of Paediatrics , 50% of chil...