Martha, a six-year-old girl, was spending the week with her mother's best friend, Aunt Aisha, because her parents had traveled for work. During her stay, Martha noticed that her aunt was not having lunch with her as expected. She thought to herself that perhaps Aunt Aisha had already eaten before she was brought home from school. This continued until the third day, when Martha finally decided to ask, "Aunt Aisha, are you okay? You haven't been having lunch with me." "Yes, my

Maya was excited for Digital Space Day. This was a day when her parents allowed her to use her tablet to play games and use the home computer to become more familiar with typing words, creating folders, and saving documents, among other lessons. On the first Digital Space Day, Maya was able to type the word "cat." She was so excited to see the word come to life on the screen. On the second Digital Space Day, she was able to type four words: dad, mum, baby, and dog. On the thi

It was a rainy Monday morning, the kind of day where you just want to stay under the covers. But for Zion, this wasn't just any Monday; it was the first day of Term 1. Just the day before, she had been asking her mother question after question. "Mama, is my uniform ironed?" she’d asked. "Pressed and ready!" her mom laughed. "How about my socks? Are they in my shoes?" Her mom realized this was going to be a very long list, so she turned it into their favorite game. "Shoes?" Zi