PURPOSEFUL PLAY

For Parents and Children Aged 4 to 6 Years

Parents are children’s first most enduring teachers. You play an important role in providing a home environment that promotes your children’s development, communication skills and school readiness.

What is Purposeful Play?

Developed jointly by the Ministry of Social and Family Development and the Parenting Research Centre from Australia, the Purposeful Play programme seeks to help parents develop their child through play and common home activities.

Key areas covered

Parents will be equipped with knowledge and skills to:

Think about ways to create a warm and stimulating home environment for your child
Use everyday activities to develop language and problem-solving skills to enhance your child’s school readiness, as well as to bond and strengthen your relationship with your child

Module	Topic	Date
1	Warm and Gentle and Play	Saturday, 2 September 2023 2.15pm – 3.30 pm
2	Tuning In and Routines	Saturday, 9 September 2023 2.15pm – 3.30 pm
3	Following Your Child’s Lead and Shared Reading	Saturday, 16 September 2023 2.15pm – 3.30 pm
4	Listening and Talking More and Watching Screens Together	Saturday, 23 September 2023 2.15pm – 3.30 pm
5	Teachable Moments and Community Resources	Saturday, 30 September 2023 2.15pm – 3.30 pm

Venue

Morning Star Bedok North Centre
Blk 508 Bedok North Ave 3 #01-369
Singapore 460508

About the Trainer

Ms Josephine Loh is the Senior Training Manager at Morning Star. She has been in the teaching and helping profession since 1993, guiding and supporting children to fulfill their potential and raise their self-esteem and confidence. She has worked together with many educators in schools, caregivers and parents to enrich their understanding of children, the causes of their difficult behaviours and how to overcome these challenges. Josephine has developed programmes like Coaching Social and Emotion Skills through Play and character development and parent-child bonding programme Values for Life.