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How to stimulate a baby’s intelligence and what is the right age to start?

By the age of 4, a child’s brain develops more than we could have imagined, reaching 80-90% of its size. Moreover, between 0 and 2 years, the brain triples its size, which happens especially due to the growth of neural connections. This period of intellectual “boom” significantly impacts the intelligence of the future adult. That […]

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Verbal intelligence: from what age can we stimulate it and how?

Did you know that your child’s success at school also depends on the volume of words he/she will hear every hour, by the age of 3? Moreover, did you know that by mastering language they will be able to express their feelings, needs and desires, which will reduce the frustrations caused by misunderstandings, that lead […]

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Why is early education important and how it influences IQ and EQ?

Should we send the child to nursery or not? While there is the belief that during the first three years, the child’s needs are limited to eating, hygiene and unconditional family affection, early education proves to be particularly important for intellectual development (IQ), emotional (EQ) and social development of children. Experts in early education and […]

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Why choose a British style nursery for my child?

British preschool education has gained a worldwide reputation for its quality and is recognized and respected throughout the world. One of the advantages of the British model is the focus it places on developing skills that will later help adults to cope with the environment in which they live and work.

We talked to Fiona Duţu, […]

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The importance of early years education

Acorns mission is to be more than a  nursery. We started 15 years ago with the aim of providing the best care and education for the children enrolled in our nurseries but also to be a role model, to make a mark on education and the community, to influence for the better the lives of […]

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Valentina Secară – speaker at MERG LA ȘCOALĂ. SUNT PUTERNIC! community event

MERG LA ȘCOALĂ. SUNT PUTERNIC! was a community event which took place on 26th June in Șoldanu. The event gathered 70 participants involved in education and community development. The topics approached were about good practices guidelines in education and social involvement that can generate positive change in the rural environment.

Valentina Secară, founder of Acorns Nursery […]

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Story Teller: Claudiu Maier

Actor Claudiu Maier was another of our Story Tellers this week. It was a very fun session as Claudiu chose a funny story called “How to Hide a Lion from Grandma” and he did more than read the book, he also acted it out!

By |March 29th, 2018|Acorns Journal|Comments Off on Story Teller: Claudiu Maier

Valentina Secara – keynote speaker at the Pediatric Somnology Conference

The 4th edition of the National Conference of Pediatric Somnology, “A Healthy Sleep, a Healthy Child”, took place in Bucharest from June 30 to July 1, 2017, being the natural result of the scientific manifestations of the previous years and of the increasing interest in our country for pediatric somnology.

The event is organized annually by the […]

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How to support a child – freedom vs. direction

Parents want their child to be successful in as many areas as possible, while children want very much to please their parents – so much so that they sometimes end up doing things that they really don’t like yet are afraid to say so. They can end up taking subjects that they don’t identify themselves […]

By |May 25th, 2017|BLOG, Resources for parents|Comments Off on How to support a child – freedom vs. direction

Shy children: 10 tips for parents

Each person has their own temperament and their own way of seeing the world. This characteristic is inate and you can discover from the first interaction with a child whether they are shy or outgoing.
Outgoing personalities are noisy, make friends easily and share toys with others while shy children are timid, preferring to spend time […]

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