Parenting

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February 11, 2021

Ways to Promote Social and Emotional Health in Preschoolers

As parents of young children, one thing most of us are unprepared for is how to deal with the evolving emotional demands of these little people with big personalities. Ev...

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November 26, 2020

Having the COVID Conversation With Kids

It’s almost a year since COVID threw the curveball at us. Although we’ve all developed our own coping mechanisms to get on with the virus among us, we know ther...

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September 17, 2020

How to Help Preschoolers Adapt to the New Normal

Social distancing. Regular handwashing. Sanitising. While we, as adults, still find it hard to get used to the new way of life, we can hardly blame the little ones ...

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May 05, 2020

Managing Hay Fever in Preschoolers

Probably many of us already know, allergies are one the most common chronic health conditions, which usually occurs when our body recognizes a harmless substance as...

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December 02, 2019

7 Great Apps For Busy Parents

Here's a look at a few great apps that will make life easier for busy working parents: ChoreMonster When the mention of tidy-up time suddenly brings on the yawn...

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November 18, 2019

Advent Activities for EYFS

Looking to steer children away from an overdose of chocolates that come camouflaged as advent calendars? Here are some brilliant DIY ideas to add a good sprinkle of...

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July 15, 2019

5 Ways to Combat Summer Math Loss

Summer math loss is real. As much as we like children to embrace the summer holidays with sheer abandon, unshackled from routine and workbooks, all the fun can come with ...

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July 08, 2019

Get the Kids Outdoors with Geocaching

For the little Jakes and Fancy Nancy Clancys who are tired of the same old paddling pools and pebble painting, here is treasure-hunt in a modern avatar. Fun, free a...

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June 06, 2019

Why Should You Encourage Children to Read?

There was a time when the regal hardbound encyclopaedias, dictionaries and atlases were looked up to as supreme sources of information. They offered fascinating nug...

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May 16, 2019

Forest Kindergartens:  Beyond Logs, Leaves and Free Play

When Friedrich Froebel first came up with the concept of kindergarten (children’s garden), what he envisioned was an enriching environment that offered unstructured...

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