She is now an excited, energetic and creative little 5 year old that takes on the world with curiosity and awe. We realized that being born so early could have a huge impact on her development and the reassurance that Practica gave use about her milestones during the first years was very valuable to us. Now, as we are at the point where we are focusing on going to school, Practica is once again giving us peace of mind – this time that she will be prepared for this new challenge.

Since our second child, Ruben, was born in January 2008, we are once again discovering the world through the eyes of a child, and what a privilege it is!  He is a totally different little person.

Practica showed us how to laugh and play using everyday things while teaching our children at the same time! Every few months I read the relevant age appropriate activities in the guide and make little notes for myself in my diary: just one little thing to do with each of my children every day.

It doesn’t sound like much, but since I’ve been doing it for so long I’ve learned by now how to turn just about any situation into a learning opportunity, so I often spontaneously do something special with my kids every now and then!

I appreciate that Practica makes it possible for me to not get caught up in the hum-drum of life. It is important to me that I connect with my children every day. We believe that Practica is a great help and we definitely recommend it to all parents.

We are never too old to learn!

Susan Sander

Even though I am a Grade 1 teacher, I have learned so much from Practica. I even try to do as many of the activities as possible with the kids in my class who are struggling. It’s exciting to see how much they benefit from it – even at their age!

I just want to say again: thank you so very much. I can’t imagine what my life as a mother would be like without Practica. We as parents run out of ideas when it comes to stimulating our children. The program makes my life a lot easier.

Thankful Mom

Jomarie Nel

Dearest Lizette,

It is my pleasure to write a letter of recommendation to all prospective and existing Practica moms and dads. When our eldest daughter was born 5 years ago, I felt completely helpless and overwhelmed because of the incredible responsibility that I faced to help shape and develop this new little being to reach her full potential one day. As a Language-and-Speech Therapist, I am well aware of the importance of early stimulation, but I felt completely unprepared with regards to many areas of child development.
  
Thank goodness for Practica!!! Ever since my daughter was a baby and also later when her sister joined the family, Practica has provided us with our special mommy-and-daughter time and we have gained so much from those special times!! To me, as a task orientated parent, it was a relief that I didn’t have to try and figure out which milestones needed to be reached at every age and which activities to do with my children at their respective ages.

I felt a bit overwhelmed initially when I saw all the information in the Activity File! But then I realized that it’s a curriculum that is spread out over seven jam packed years!!

I found it less intimidating after I took out each of my daughters’ age appropriate activities from the file, placed them into separate files and stored it between my recipe books in the kitchen. That way I was able to take a quick peek at which activities we can do for the day while I was cooking.
Play time does not come naturally for me, but thanks to Practica, we were able to enjoy hours and hours together having fun. And to top it all, we were enriching our children in a balanced way in all the necessary areas of development at the same time!

 To any prospective couple who are thinking of purchasing Practica but feel that it may be too expensive, I just want to encourage you to look at the big picture and take the following into account: at the current price of a play-group you could pay for a Practica Program in a year or less if you would keep your little one at home just a while longer. Trust me; there is no way that a child will benefit more, even from the best of playgroups, than from a mommy armed with her Practica set!

Furthermore, the value of the Advisory Service which Practica offers is also a great bonus. Our eldest daughter has recently been evaluated for school readiness and it was completely paid for by Practica.

Thank you Practica, she is only five years old, but completely school ready. In fact, she is a year ahead of children of the same chronological age in almost every area of her development!

Did we push our children? Did we not allow them to be kids? We just simply made best use of the opportunities we had to play with them in a way that makes more sense.

Just so you know, the Kwick Pick workbooks are very handy to keep children busy on road trips.  To tell the truth, it’s probably the only time we ever use them, but it creates a wonderful association with learning and relaxing together as a family.

Warmest Regards,

Zelda, Wolmarans (Thank you from Henk, Charle and Johanni Wolmarans as well!)

Hi Vanessa,

I refer back to our conversation on the telephone this morning. I just want to give you feedback about Practica; it is a wonderful product. I bought a set when my first daughter was about a year old. She is now 11 years old and my second daughter is 8. I was incredibly passionate about Practica and played the games with them almost every day. I even did the locomotive program with them. Today, I reap the benefits of the time spent with my children. It was wonderful to see how they master each set of activities. I have to say, it really strengthened my relationship with each of my children. They were always happy and content because they always got enough attention. I am a full-time working mom, but every night and on the weekends I took out the time to do the activities with them.

My eldest daughter, Chavonne, is in grade 5 and her school marks are excellent. She achieves 80 to 90% in almost every subject. Best of all, her listening skills have been incredibly developed thanks to Practica. Her teacher spoke to me last term and told me that Chavonne is the only child in her whole class to always get full marks or have only one question wrong in her listening and comprehension tests.  I was very proud, but wouldn’t have been able to do it on my own, it’s Practica which gave me the information I needed and showed me the specific games I needed to play. Her marks are high without lots of effort. She also has a great love for reading, which I am very thankful for.

My youngest daughter of 8 years, Audine, came home last term with a report which completely bowled me over. She got a 4 for her Numeracy, 4 for Afrikaans and 4 for English. She got a 3 for Life Skills, but I’m not sure if you can get a 4 for Life Skills in grade 2. I was very happy about her good report seeing as though they are 30 children in a class and the teacher works at a very past pace. She does most of her homework on her own and just brings the book for me to sign.

Practica teaches your children to grow a healthy love for learning. Through playing the games, they also learn new skills and they feel a big sense of achievement when they get it right.
My daughter’s teacher made me realize again what the other thing is that makes Practica so unique. She said that Chavonne is one of the few kids in her class who are doing well in all her subjects. She said she usually sees children doing well in only 3 or 4 of their subjects and then they get an average for the rest.

She said that my Practica child is incredibly well developed in all the learning areas, and that is what makes Practica so outstanding.

One thing I would like to emphasize is that parents should try and do the activities with their child every day or at least 4 to 5 times a week. It’s so easy! Just open the file, read the activity and play. Your child learns new skills and he gets your attention, which is very important in the world today.

Greetings

Zene Kaye