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Parenting13 May 2025

Screen Time and the Developing Brain

A calm, non-judgemental look at what screens do to young attention and early cognitive development — and how to use them without guilt.

Parenting13 Aug 2024

The Power of Positive Affirmation Before Sleep

Five minutes at bedtime, done consistently, may be the highest-value habit in the whole method.

Development11 Jul 2023

Building Concentration in Toddlers

Attention span is not fixed. Here is how it grows through early cognitive development, and what quietly gets in the way.

Classes8 Nov 2022

When Your Child Seems Restless in Class

Wriggling, wandering, watching from your lap. Why none of it means the class is not working.

Parenting15 Mar 2022

Five Shichida Activities You Can Do at Home Today

Practical, tested cognitive development activities from our classroom, adapted for a kitchen table and a five-minute window.

Classes13 Jul 2021

Why We Cap Our Classes at Six Children

Six children, no exceptions. The reasoning behind one of our strictest rules.

Parenting9 Mar 2021

5 Ways to Support Your Child’s Learning at Home

Simple, joyful early years activities that extend what happens in class — using nothing more than what is already in your house.

Parenting10 Nov 2020

The Benefits Parents Notice First

What actually changes at home after a term of early cognitive development classes? We asked our families, and the answers were remarkably consistent.

Classes8 Oct 2019

A Walk Through a Typical Shichida Session

Never been to a class? Here is the hour, minute by minute, so you know exactly what you are walking into.

Parenting14 May 2019

Why Parents Sit Beside Their Child in Every Class

Parent participation is not a nice extra at Shichida. It is a structural part of how early cognitive development works in our classes.

Classes22 Jan 2019

Inside a 60-Minute Shichida Class

One hour, once a week, more than twenty activities. Why that particular shape works so well for cognitive development in the early years.

Education17 Apr 2018

Understanding the Golden Period of Brain Development

The window between six months and six years is biologically unique. Here is what neuroplasticity means in practice for early cognitive development at home.

Method12 Dec 2017

What Is the Shichida Method? A Parent’s Introduction

Sixty years of early years research, condensed into an hour a week. Here is what the Shichida Method actually is as an approach to early cognitive development, and what it is not.

News22 Aug 2017

Welcome to the Shichida UK Blog

Our very first post. Here is what we plan to share with parents about early cognitive development, and why we decided to start writing in the first place.