Dinusha Wickremesekera is a Lecturer and Trainer. She has a Master of Science in Business Psychologist and is currently reading for a Master of Science in Applied Psychology. She has worked in the private sector and the education sector as a lecturer in Sociology and Psychology subjects as well as the inclusive education of children and adults with disabilities. She is a trained Coach. Believing is both Eastern and Western knowledge traditions she is a qualified Hatha Yoga Instructor and Lifestyle Counsellor. She has been facilitated Mindfulness programs for adults and particularly teachers. She has been training Montessori Teachers and Babysitters for 15 years.
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Dinusha Manjarie Wickremesekera
Non-verbal learning disorder
Learning is a continuous process that begins from the day we are born. We learn during the cours...
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How to build independence in toddlers
One of the things that you would notice about your child is how they will want to do things for ...
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Learning Styles Attention and Focus
Up until the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdowns and travel restrictions formal learning...
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Coping with Social Anxiety during Social Distancing
For almost a year now we have been worried about catching the infectious disease Covid 19 from a...
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New Sibling Change and Adjustment
Remember when you first learnt that you were expecting your first baby. Very exciting news that ...
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Managing Behaviors and Emotions: Developing Self-Regulation
Learning how to keep our attention on a single task for a longer period, and managing our behaviours...
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Play based Learning: New way of Learning
Work from Home. School at home. Schooling without teachers and peers on-site can be very...
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The Importance of Parental Well-being
To better understand parental wellbeing, it is important to understand wellbeing first. If we ...
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Online Schools: An New Window to how your child sees the World
At 3 years a child starts going to Montessori. A few hours a day away from home to begin with but th...
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Early Education and Cognitive Development
Cognition refers to our ability to think and reason. Development implies that it is a continu...
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We are expecting: Expectations and Acceptance
We have many expectations of the little one that we are expecting. ...
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Nurturing Kindness
Can you imagine a world in which we are all kind to each other? We would all like to live in ...
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Parenting with Boundaries
During development, children are learning about boundaries and respecting boundaries. We would talk ...
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Importance of Play
“Play is not a luxury. Play is a necessity.” Kay Redfield Jamison Development ...
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Your Parenting Toolkit
Our children don’t come with a parenting manual. And even when reading parenting books, it is ...
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Standing Strong Standing Alone
Developing Independence in Toddlers Until your toddler begins to walk s/he cannot move around...
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Responsive Parenting
I would like to invite you to try a mindfulness practice. Select a sound: the sound of a bell, t...
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Communicating to Get Things Done Helping your Child to Listen
When we communicate, we are either sharing information or informing, or two or more people are e...
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Siblings Rivalry and Friendships
“...the sibling bond can be a thing of abiding love. Our parents leave us too early, our spouse ...
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Parenthood: An Invitation
Learning that your family of two is going to expand to a family of three, or that your family of...
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Mental Milestones
As you speak to and play with your child, inside his / her brain, the capacity to process inform...
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Children say the Cutest Things
How to help your children express themselves As we take care of a newborn, we eagerly await t...
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Chores and Responsibilities: Helping around the House
As adults we are called upon to independently take care of ourselves and also to run a home, have a ...
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Psychology for Parents
The understanding of psychological theories can empower parents to foster strong relationships and h...
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